Had not mundane news I could have done without this morning. When I got up to walk the dog I saw my phone had two missed calls at 02:00 from my mothers care home, then had another call. Apparently she'd fallen, they'd called the ambulance they thought she'd hit her head & broken her hip again. So, having walked the dog, called the hospital, and while on hold missed a call from the hospital! They were too busy to tell me anything, ring back in 1/2 hour! Duly rang back to be told her x-ray was fine & they were sending her home. Presumably the phone call missed was to tell me that!
If you think kids are a problem!
I was going to insert some smileys, but they disappeared!
Try teens/young adults and MIL... adds up doesn't it.
MIL phoned last night (PS this is a bit 'dark' - you've been warned) and spoke to MrsF.
"Can you get me some Anadin !"
"Hmm, why ?"
"Well I need some".
We were like, "erm no, the Nursing home take care of medication and you are already on pain killers, plus you are allergic to asprin".
"Well, I need some if I have a headache, and I can't ask them for more"
"Nope."
MIL - "I wish I hadn't asked you now....." - nothing get's past MrsF
MrsF switches on TV, and sees ITV documentary about Assisted dying..... Get's on phone again to MIL - "are you watching ITV ? we would get 14 years for that, good night !"
She's been like this for years and years - must be one on of her morbid stages at the moment. This is the sort of 'shoot' she says to her daughters on a regular basis - emotional stress - they have to 'blank out' some of the comments she makes, as she's actually not serious.
She has been know to take too much paracetamol in the past - doesn't realise "lemsip" has paracetamol in and she's already on 8 a day - when she was at home we told her a few times about taking it. We've also told her overdosing on it is not a quick death, it's long and painful and can't be reversed. - We have to respond by being very frank with her at times, to the extent of being equally as 'morbid', or completely changing the subject. She's always been very controlling, even in a Nursing home - PS daughters are 'wise' to this now.
