Well, God bless you for having the patience and kindness to work with her - not everyone is cut out for that type of work. I fear the day when my mom will have to go into a home, but I know I couldn't deal with her on a day to day basis.

Can I post another thing that bugs me? RUDE DRIVERS! And to my astonishment, I just told one off today, which is so not like me. I was waiting in the median of a really busy street around lunchtime in a shopping district that is notorious for heavy traffic. A guy on my right wanted to make a left turn, but since I was in the middle of the median he couldn't see past me and my annoying minivan. He called me a "stupid b**ch" and gave me the finger. Once I got across the road, I said to my daughter, I am going to go back and talk to him. I went back to the parking lot where he was mailing a letter, and as he hopped back into his car, I pulled up right smack alongside him. He looked really surprised, and then angry, and said "yes, I called you a b**ch" before I even rolled down the window. I said why did you call me a b**ch? You don't even know me, you don't know anything about me! He said you were blocking the road (I wasn't, because he made his stupid turn), and I said well, how was I supposed to get across the street if not in the median? He said "and you came back here to confront me about it? I'm late for lunch". So, being the mature, rational adult I am, I gave HIM the finger and drove off. GGGGRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! But I'm glad I said something for once. What a putz.