Dementia

Dementia is hard.  It changes the person.  So not only do they lose their memories but who they are.  I am seeing this dramatically in my mom.  I have to keep reminding myself that it is the disease being mean or rude, not her.  And it is hard to bite my tongue.  And I still find myself being harder on the littles than I think I should be.  It feels wrong.  Trying so hard to find the balance and then when I do the board is going to keep shifting.  And it is so hard to explain to little people. They just think part of it is fun and games.  Poor Mom, poor kids, poor me.