tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238596.post4350217177326890556..comments2023-08-29T09:12:53.828-05:00Comments on OMIGOD ... I'm ThirtyWHAT?: Thoughts at the End of the Day ... ThirtyWhathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15013731537383431181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238596.post-91621028902129278342013-09-25T16:00:43.065-05:002013-09-25T16:00:43.065-05:00That is SO spot on. For people like me who didn&#...That is SO spot on. For people like me who didn't have babies, nothing reminds us of our mortality like watching our parents slow down. I talked Mom several times today ... the first time to tell her about my interview tomorrow ... and I heard the same story I've heard at least a dozen times.<br /><br />I don't complain ... I just listen. I read something once that really touched me. The gist was that we need to be patient and loving to our elderly parents when they repeat themselves and stumble over easy problems ... because they were patient and loving towards <i>us</i> when we were toddlers repeating ourselves and stumbling over easy problems.<br /><br />At some point I need to call my brother and have a discussion. Not "that" discussion ... she's no where near needing to move or needing constant help. I just want to see if he sees what I see ... tell him to let me know if problems arise that I don't know about.<br /><br />Never thought <i>I'd</i> be the responsible one. When the hell did <i>that</i> happen ... ThirtyWhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013731537383431181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238596.post-37648525676671823952013-09-25T13:04:16.915-05:002013-09-25T13:04:16.915-05:00I always remember the episode of Roseanne where he...I always remember the episode of Roseanne where her mother moved into an apartment in a senior community, and Roseanne said, "I don't want to think about you getting older, because you're just dragging me with you, and I don't want to go!!"Occulahttp://occula.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com