By sparkx555 - 03/01/2012 16:07 - United Kingdom

Today, I ignored my phone, as my mother has dementia and calls me 15 or so times a day, thinking each time is the first. I braved horrendous rain and gale-force winds to go to work. Turns out it was work calling to tell me not to bother coming in. FML
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sparkx555 7

ok, my mother lives with my brother, she is in the early stages of demetia, she's never left alone, i do everything for her, except answer the phone 15 or more times a day to answer the same questions. i do love her, more than anything, but the phone thing, between her and the nusiance sales calls, I feel a little demented myself! And I could have done with the day off, I would have spent it with her.

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picklemonger 13

Time to invest in caller ID!

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ktchem 0

if she doesn't remember calling, she won't remember being ignored. problem solved. I'm sure OP doesn't mean to ignore her, but 15 times a day is a lot.. let's just say each it literally is 15 times a day. and each convo is about 10 minutes.. that's 150 minutes.. 2 1/2 hours. I love my mom, but if she got like that there would be times I'd have to ignore her too.

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RoseTintMyWorld 8

I would have definitely picked up if there was a chance it was my mother who has a mental disability. What a dick.

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Ancients 8

You should answer the pone if it's your mother. One day she'll be gone and you'll wish you would have answered.

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Rabidkid 14

It's only important if they leave a voicemail

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wriptidez 0

can u get outside help for ur mom...

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scalderon 0

Dont you have caller Id?!

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sparkx555 7

oh I tried this, she just calls me more to see what the message on the notepad is about ...

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