Grats @Grossly Incandescent!

Home stretch

Can’t wait!

Lel

Thanks for the advice @missliterallywho and congratulations!

But have you run a marathon?

Can anyone recommend a homeschool curriculum that would pass New York states stringent (anti) homeschool requirements?

@Jonaltright I want to use this one with my kids http://greatbooksacademy.org/

There's also an augmented one, Angelicus Academy, that comes with theology as well

Awesome this looks good!

Haha

There are plenty of fat people who have elected surgery over running a marathon.

Would this be the proper channel for discussing how to deal with parents?
Not in a teenage angst sort of way, the much more serious "I'm 30+ and my 60+ boomer mom is actually suffering severe, near-complete short term memory loss."

@Wood-Ape - OK/MN I'm sorry to hear that. Sure maybe our fellow members can help from their perspective as parents.

Yeah, it would just be complaining. Mom and dad have been to many doctors appointments, but my mom refuses to take positive steps that could improve her situation or at least prevent it from worsening. She doesn't exercise, she doesn't volunteer (she's retired), or do a hobby, or read. She just smartphones and watches basic boomer day time TV.

I know it can indeed be frustrating... At least she has access to a smart phone,that's something as far as other information. My dad won't do squat but is probably much older at 78. I'm in full caretaker mode though basically now since he has lived with us the fast 4yrs,but more so the past year.All he does is watch TV all day,refuses to excercise,do any type of hobby or sit outside for sunshine. I have to treat him like a lil kid anymore tell him to shower,eat,everything..

I've gotten him train puzzles,etc,but he won't do them. And only a few times has he decided to play a board game with us..he just wants to lay in bed and zone out on tv,rarely reads anything at all anymore..

But he alao has severe emphysema, so can't do alot of things but he still could do some thingsif he really wanted to but he won't. I have to push him to get anything done..

Damn, that sound really rough. Luckily my mom hasn't yet developed any other conditions, although being an inactive female elder has wrecked her posture and I worry about her bones.

My mom does play sudoku, but far more on FaceBook

Ya not easy,likebi said more advanced. That's an understandable as you want the best for her. If you can try to get her more interested in seeing other family,that helps some. At least she does games thats good,helps keep the brain active

I should also state my dad is in the beginnings of Alzheimer's, so we started him on meds 2 months ago and it has kept it stalled for now.

Try to find something she is interested in that might pique her interest. I at least tried with my dad. Hopefully your mom,likely much younger,you can find something that might help get her curious..

See if she would want to do any volunteer with something she likes or if there is grandkids activities, that usually helps make them smile and gets them interested at least some i have found.

Maybe board games? Card games?

She says she has no time... but she does nothing all day. It is bizarre.

Lol ya i know ...it makes no sense..

There must be something that still peeks her interest, you just have to find it,hopefully

What about Painting Ceramics or something? Any old hobbies she might like to try to pick up again? Knitting,anything?

Or what about possibly finding some old friends of hers?

My dad has moved away from where we grew up,so that's not really there. He used to be very social too,not anymore though. He also used to sit out in livingroom with us,now he won't except for occasionally here n there like when we come back from a doctor appt or family gathering,rtc.

And unfortunately he won't respind to my Aunt Monique's letters or bd cards anymore,he didn't want to go to his brother's funeral back in January, which i tried to understand but it still hurt. He lived with them for a few years before moving in with us,also prior to him driving with his trailor around the us. So he has really with drawn alot,he used to be part of "Escapes" trailer group for older folks,so.. used to love traveling..

I wish you the best. Maybe you can find some older new friends she might like to get to know,that may help..

Thanks. My dad is retiring this year. I hope more frequent vacations and maybe a move to the city will help her. But as a son I can't force her to make necessary lifestyle changes.

Your welcome. Yes i bet once they get to do more vacations when he retires,it will help change her outlook and bring her out of her hole. Unfortunately its its something she has to want to do,but as her son,you do care and want her happy. Until then,maybe talk to your dad and see if there is something he can help suggest too,ya never know.. Hang in there 😉🤞❤

Congratulations @missliterallywho

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> She says she has no time... but she does nothing all day.

This is my boomer mom exactly.

I've once read of playing music on an instrument being shown to delay the onset of Alzheimer's?

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4354683/

Although here it says it only applied to people with 10 or more years of active experience, your Boomer mom better get started soon haha.

Oh and also dementia

I purposely play my music loud when getting ready sometimes and walk by his room with phone in hand,to see if it helps...most times i think he just tunes it out,like he tends to do alot lately with most everything else...