Outta Here Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 Sometimes we just have to laugh at ourselves. The life of a caregiver is exhausting, rewarding, fulfilling, draining and time-consuming! There are days when it's hard to recognize which way is up, which way is down, what the time is or where we're going. I'm starting this thread for people like me who are 24/7 caregivers of loved-ones: spouses, children, elders, relatives and non-relatives. I hope you can use this thread to share funny experiences that might brighten the day of someone else in your shoes (or at least in your socks). Gail 1 Quote
Outta Here Posted May 31, 2016 Author Posted May 31, 2016 Caregiving means... sometimes having to stop mowing the lawn to do an emergency mopping of the kitchen and bathroom floors. Quote
Outta Here Posted June 3, 2016 Author Posted June 3, 2016 Caregiving means... Translating the slurred speech of a male stroke victim with no memory problems to the impatient woman with dementia who has no problems speaking (and no social filter to keep her from interrupting). Quote
Outta Here Posted June 11, 2016 Author Posted June 11, 2016 Recently the fireflies have been quite active. Grandma keeps pointing them out so I can see. Oh what fun it is to catch them when we are kids! Tonight, God gave us a treat! One flew in the house and grandma caught it! She didn't even have to get out of her La-Z-Boy! What a great sense of humor has He! Gail 1 Quote
LifeHiscost Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 As my cared for wife and myself exited a well known shopping mall, we passed a pair of young women whereby my wife felt she needed to share the good news she had experienced while busy inside. She loudly exclaimed, "I had a good bowel movement!", in which one of the young women responded, "That's nice!". Ahhh, the vicissitudes of elderly life. God is Love!~Jesus saves! Outta Here 1 Quote Lift Jesus up!!
LifeHiscost Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 Labels I have changed my system for labeling homemade freezer meals. I used to carefully note in large clear letters, "Meatloaf" or "Pot Roast" or "Steak and Vegetables or "Chicken and Dumplings" or "Beef Pot Pie." However, I used to get frustrated when I asked my husband what he wanted for dinner because he never asked for any of those things. So, I decided to stock the freezer with what he really likes. If you look in my freezer now you'll see a whole new set of labels. You'll find dinners with neat little tags that say: "Whatever," "Anything," "I Don't Know," "I Don't Care," "Something Good," or "Food." My frustration is now reduced because no matter what my husband replies when I ask him what he wants for dinner, I know that it is there waiting. Bon appetit! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
Outta Here Posted June 20, 2016 Author Posted June 20, 2016 Hahaha! Those are great! We do have to laugh at ourselves, don't we!? Quote
Outta Here Posted June 29, 2016 Author Posted June 29, 2016 Caregiving means... Sometimes having to draw the line at 18 cookies in one day. Just because they're sugar free doesn't mean they're fat free or carb free! Quote
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