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jwirr

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11. Let her make breakfast! There is nothing worse than feeling that you are not needed. Or having

Reply to Dustlawyer (Reply #8)

Sun May 10, 2015, 10:44 AM

May 2015

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Our Aging Mothers - Call Them Today! [View all] MineralMan May 2015 OP

My aging mother is in the kitchen making brownies... malthaussen May 2015 #1

Mom's brownies...yumm! MineralMan May 2015 #4

Mine lives with me and just made me breakfast. Dustlawyer May 2015 #8

Let her make breakfast! There is nothing worse than feeling that you are not needed. Or having jwirr May 2015 #11

I did and it was GOOD! Dustlawyer May 2015 #42

Take this man's advice! SoapBox May 2015 #2

Thanks for your kind reply. MineralMan May 2015 #5

You are indeed lucky to still have both your parents. lark May 2015 #3

She sounds like a true gem. MineralMan May 2015 #6

A good reminder! riqster May 2015 #7

Lovely post malaise May 2015 #9

Thanks. MineralMan May 2015 #20

LOL malaise May 2015 #22

I was called by my middle name as a kid. MineralMan May 2015 #23

That's a great lesson malaise May 2015 #25

Nope. Never did. MineralMan May 2015 #26

What a lesson malaise May 2015 #35

That's an excellent lesson, indeed. MineralMan May 2015 #36

Speaking of aging mothers justiceischeap May 2015 #10

I know this topic is off on DU but if mom belongs to a church get ahold of her church and ask if jwirr May 2015 #12

Thanks for the advice. justiceischeap May 2015 #15

I hope you find a solution. MineralMan May 2015 #21

My mom would be 100 if she were still with us tularetom May 2015 #13

We've all learned important lessons from our mothers. MineralMan May 2015 #17

Thank you SO much for the beautiful post cal04 May 2015 #14

My wife's mom has some memory issues, MineralMan May 2015 #18

I miss my mother soooo much. Bobbie Jo May 2015 #16

I'll miss mine terribly, too. MineralMan May 2015 #19

I call ohheckyeah May 2015 #24

Keep working at a full recovery. MineralMan May 2015 #28

Thank you. ohheckyeah May 2015 #32

Miss my mom, and dad, so much. MoonRiver May 2015 #27

I'll do that whenever I can, for sure. MineralMan May 2015 #29

We tend to take parents for granted because they've always been there. MoonRiver May 2015 #31

I'm so sorry for your loss. MineralMan May 2015 #34

Thank you MM. And yes, one is never really prepared. MoonRiver May 2015 #37

I am so incredibly lucky to have may mom (and my dad, too) etherealtruth May 2015 #30

I'm glad to hear it! MineralMan May 2015 #33

I think mine has a good bit of time left... F4lconF16 May 2015 #38

Yay! MineralMan May 2015 #41

I'm at my 96 year old mother's w/ my siblings etc. Scurrilous May 2015 #39

Raise a glass for me! MineralMan May 2015 #40