I live with and care for my 90 yr old mother who is very controlling and manipulative. I am 60 and divorced and she has been this way all our lives so it is hard to tell when her actions are her true ones or if they are part of the early dementia. I attend a support group but I still struggle everyday. I feel isolated, run down, and miss having the freedom to spend time with my children and my grandbabies. If I bring them here she doesn't like it and it I go there she convinces people that I am neglecting her. This indeed is the toughest job I have ever taken on. My siblings say they understand how I feel but they have no idea. I sometimes feel eaten up and spit out inside. They are all so busy with family that I just don't feel at liberty to ask them for help. And living with them and them living with you are to totally different situations. Trust me!!!
living with and caring for my mother
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