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I told them she will say to me when I offer to help or ask why didn't she ask me to help, "Oh, I don't want to bother you," or "I got so-and-so to help," etc. And then she'll turn around & tell them that I wasn't available to help.
I told them that when she calls them for help & if they aren't free, to tell her to call me or better yet, they should call me so that she can't report back that I wouldn't help.
I told them, to help them understand some of the communication difficulties I
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need no stinkin’ help!”
(well drat, I thought I had the word count correctly and there would be just 3 posts. Oh well, I shall live.)
Thanks so much everyone for your support and helpful advice and for listening and for just being YOU! ♥️
Meanwhile, Ms. Mads thought it important to join me as I typed out this long novel of a post.
@see_the_sus Think how much better it would be if all her requests were via group texts so all siblings could see what she said. Maybe record phone calls? Legal with notification most states?
She doesn’t text. It’s amazing she’s figured out how to make a phone call on her iPhone. We moved her over to one with the hopes of using FaceTime with her because she remembers better when she can see a person’s face but that went out the door.
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have, about the changes in my psych med and also that I’m working on getting tested for ADHD. Though I’m off the Effexor now, I can still tell it’s not completely out of my system and I’m still having bouts of mania & quick to anger. The depression end feels a lot calmer. *whew*
We shall see how much of what was talked about today sticks. Our family isn’t known for patience nor do we have a good track record of, “let’s work together.” It’s more, “NO! I can do this on my own, I don’t