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originally posted by: LookingForABetterLife
The story of Dad,
by the son of Dad -
For those not familiar with the dad of this story here are his issues:
Diabetes
Onset of Dementia
Brain Damage
Very Poor Hearing
Very Poor Vision
Yet since this is his house he considers himself king of the castle and mom and I are nothing but peons. This means that he "has" to do all the shopping and driving. His driving scares the xxxx out of me so I avoid going anywhere with him as much as I can.
A brief introduction to Mom:
To here there are a few things that she avoids as they are the work of the devil.
Computers
Alcohol
Cigarettes of Any Kind
Plus she doesn't like Seafood (which is a shame)
Now back to my story. Dad is blind when it comes to buying anything from the "red" aisle of the grocery store. You know, the one with all the tomato-based products such as ketchup, pizza/pasta sauce, barbeque sauce and more. He always comes back from the store with the stupidest and mostly unusable items. Forget asking for barbeque sauce as he has no clue as to things such as mild/hot/way too spicy either. His latest failed purchase of barbeques sauce was of the Budweiser brand of honey BBQ. This is now banished from the house per mom's list of devil items.
He is addicted to buying anything that has a 'sales' or 'clearance' sticker on it regardless of what it is. His motto is "cheap is good and good is too expensive". I think I've shared with you his last ice tea purchase. That of mint flavored green tea. I have no issues with green tea. I just don't care to drink something that tastes like spearmint gum. The 'exciting' treat he brought home this week was also a misfire. The request was for peppermints. I'm addicted to them btw. How simple is it to buy something that says "PEPPERmints" and comes in a red and white bag? Of course, that was not simple enough for the king of the household. He brought home a blue and white bag of PEP-O-mints.
He is an idiot, he can't read because of that and other things his driver's license needs to be taken away. He is nothing but a danger to society.
As collecting things that others throw away is his hobby (hoarding) he came home with another desk for me. I have no problem with the new/used desk even with its problems. This issued I had with it were in part getting it from the SUV to my bedroom. I moved the old desk out of the way and swept under where it was. As my ankle is somewhat broken this was a challenge. Day one the desk stayed in the SUV as outside the temp. felt like 108 or so. The morning of day two I removed everything from my desk and place those things mostly on my be and recliner. Then (as I do so much) I waited. After too much waiting I asked mom where dad was. What happened was that mom and dad's health insurance will no longer be honored by their medical group at the end of October, therefore, dad went to their MD's office to find out what the alternatives would be. Of course, he cannot just call someone to get an answer he has to be there in person. The issue he is having is that he doesn't understand that it's not just the MD that will not longer take the insurance, it's all the specialist in the medical group as well.
So finally after too much time, I get the desk to use. He had to also go to the hardware store as the desk was missing a wheel. As it's a bit bigger than the older one I had to do some furniture moving around in the bedroom which is no fun on my ankle as it can give out on me without warning.
Earlier in the dad saga, he was panicking as he couldn't find his billfold (wallet). He asked mom and me if we had seen it. Finally, it was determined that he may have left it at the pharmacy. As it is too below him to talk on the phone he had mom call to verify that his long-lost wallet was there. Which it was of course.
Today he was trying to ask mom some questions but didn't understand that going to the bathroom takes some time and coming back every 10 seconds to see if she is finished is not the best things to do. Who knows what he wanted. He drove off to who knows where. I attempted to take a shower while he was gone but found out the hot water is now lukewarm water instead.
Find a way out. There is always a way out. Hopefully soon, you will find a better way out, blue. Believe in yourself.
originally posted by: Sheye
a reply to: Groot
Find a way out. There is always a way out. Hopefully soon, you will find a better way out, blue. Believe in yourself.
I think Blue has been trying hard and using every resource available to him. He had to miss an important appointment because their driver couldn’t make it, but I believe he is still slated to see the organization that can give him a leg up out of his current situation .
originally posted by: Groot
originally posted by: Sheye
a reply to: Groot
Find a way out. There is always a way out. Hopefully soon, you will find a better way out, blue. Believe in yourself.
I think Blue has been trying hard and using every resource available to him. He had to miss an important appointment because their driver couldn’t make it, but I believe he is still slated to see the organization that can give him a leg up out of his current situation .
I am sorry that I have missed this. Haven't been around much. Just offering my support and hope he get's a leg up on the situation. I do care about him.
originally posted by: LightSpeedDriver
a reply to: Sheye
Thanks. My Doc is at least 20 minutes walking when healthy (public transport). I can't make it to the door. I'll sit it out for a while. The bucket is handy though.