Excellent post number lisah! I’m a few decades older and I think the only time I get called Mrs Holt is from DH’s players, which is appropriate.
Medical staff should ask how you prefer to be addressed!
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Jan 15, 2026 8:19:33 am PST #11113 of 12360
Our wings are not tired.
-t - Jan 15, 2026 8:28:27 am PST #11114 of 12360
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
He's only 68, Trudy. And I re-listened to his message and maybe he was referring to my dad not answering his phone, which is still weird but more in line with uncle's usual weirdness.
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2026 8:44:31 am PST #11115 of 12360
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Still weird, but not seeming altered is good!
I've just been amazed at how quickly a UTI mentally impairs an elderly person, and how quickly they can recover once treated.
-t - Jan 15, 2026 9:01:00 am PST #11116 of 12360
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A good reminder, I haven't actually seen that in action
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2026 9:16:02 am PST #11117 of 12360
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
In non-dementia news, my nervous little dog (who has mellowed considerably but can still flip at loud noises) was utterly freaked out by the woosh-woosh of the new corduroy pants I was wearing when I walked him this morning.
It took me a minute to figure it out. I'd take two steps, he'd freeze in terror. Calm down, two steps, terror... I had a good laugh once I figured it out. Cracking me up now.
bennett - Jan 15, 2026 9:45:25 am PST #11118 of 12360
A doctor once told me that the surgeon's code is: It can't hurt you if it's in the trash.
erikaj - Jan 15, 2026 9:53:03 am PST #11119 of 12360
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
My mom used to hate it when therapists or doctors called her "Mom"
-t - Jan 15, 2026 9:57:25 am PST #11120 of 12360
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I can't imagine I would like that
JenP - Jan 15, 2026 10:09:45 am PST #11121 of 12360
My mom used to hate it when therapists or doctors called her "Mom"
Um, yeah she did!
erikaj - Jan 15, 2026 12:54:49 pm PST #11122 of 12360
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
"I'm your mom, not theirs." She might still go off about it actually. It used to come up a lot. I thought of it the first time I saw In The Heat Of The Night and "They call me Mr. Tibbs," came on.