Kenny is a great guy. Jordy is a perfect balance for him and we can't forget Visa... goofy doggo.
I'm always happy to have you read for me. I truly appreciate your opinions. 🩷
Parental caregivers are a unique club where membership is entered into reluctantly. It's a special breed of kids who end up switching roles with a parent.
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I've got a couple of know it all brothers.
Hurricane bearing down on me for the second time in two weeks and all of a sudden they know what we should be doing. GTFO... unless you live here, keep your opinions to yourself.
Jim & Kim are control freaks. Kim is that type of person who will host Thanksgiving dinner for 25 people just to hear people praise her efforts. They think that just because Mom lived with them, they should be the sole decision makers.
A truly enjoyable coming of age story. Charlie has a lot of things he needs to figure out and a gap-year road trip is his solution.
Another wonderful story that tim has brought us. Don't miss out.
This was such a wonderful story of Charlie's journey to discovering himself. It's so hard when you're young to figure things out, not just sexuality, but career paths, developing friendships and learning how to navigate adulting.
Charlie was lucky to find someone seasoned and who truly cared about him to be his first experience. It paved the way for him to recognize a forever relationship with Eddie.
Well done tim!
It was hard to write. The only plus to losing someone you love to dementia is that it happens slowly and gives you time to come to terms with it. Saying goodbye hurts, but when it happens it's almost like a footnote.
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Did you miss this line?
Jordy immediately went for the ice while I broke the seal on the Crown bottle
Hmmmm??
I did channel myself into Annie. She's a great character.
No more Sentinel stories. That series is done. It's been a rough year in several ways and I've had a few uphill battles. I am working on a story (non-supernatural) so eventually it'll get posted. I have an idea for another, maybe two part series. I'll have to see how it develops in my brain.
So chill my loveable geek. 😘
Family dynamics seem to complicate things so often. Everyone has their own way of coping. It just sucks when that coping mechanism sucks the soul out of everyone else. That's how my brother is... difficult to be around on a good day, and downright unbearable on a bad. I just had to spend almost 4 days with him after Hurricane Milton. Next time I'll just leave, damn the expense.
It's comforting knowing that we have such good memories of my mom. She was a beautiful soul.
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Memories are so important when you have a loved one with any kind of dementia. To see them slowing slipping away is heartbreaking, but looking back and remembering who the really were helps somewhat.
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I felt I had to write this. Dementia touches so many people's lives. Most everyone has either dealt with a loved one who had/has it, or know someone who has. I'm sorry you had first hand experience watching it steal away people you loved.
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Thanks Anton!
I really did have to hold back laughter at my mom's service. All I could think of was the ending of the Christmas movie A Christmas Story when they had to eat Christmas dinner at the Chinese Restaurant and the waiters were singing "deck the harls with barls of howry. Fa ra ra ra ra, rah rah rah rah. I damn near lost it. Peggy,s eulogy was very similar to what I wrote for my mom. I didn't read it though, the priest did.
Thanks weinerdog. I was fortunate that I was one of the last ones that my mom stopped recognizing. It hurt though, the first time she didn't know who I was. It sucks.
Yes, the narrators name is a coincidence. I chose it because it has a connection to my real life.
Well, hello stranger! I'm sorry you had to go through losing both your grandmothers to Alzheimers. It's one hell of an unwelcome disease. My mom was a teacher and it was heartbreaking to see her decline.
Thanks for reading, and I hope things are well with you.
“Who are you?”
My heart was crushed by a vise-like grip, like nothing I’d ever felt. I picked up the old woman’s hand and smiled. “My name is Kenny.”
She smiled back. “I know a Kedley.”
I didn’t bother correcting her. She wouldn’t remember anyway.
“You look pretty today, Peggy.” My words went in one ear and out the other. My mom resumed staring out the window at nothing in particular. On the wide sill sat a little plastic flower in a small box that pendulated back and forth,
Losing a parent is never easy, especially when someone slips away slowly. Family can help or hinder the process. This is one man's perspective of losing his mom.
I'm trying.
All things considered I'm doing pretty ok. I'm rather proud of myself for staying calm through everything. Especially when forced to stay with family that brings on urges that would end up requiring a GoFundMe to cover bail money. Lol
These storms can really screw with your head. Mother Nature needs an ass whooping or some Haldol. 😆