[Magdalen] Magdalen] gas prices?

[James Oppenheimer]

Anything that involves putting limits on Mom or Dad are very rough.  In the
last years of her life, Mom tended to drink more wine. They spoke sternly
to my brother about having trouble awakening her the morning after he had
taken her out.  It was hard for him to admit that Mom had to be limited. I
hated to tell her no to another glass of wine.  We tried to have a bit of
wine diluted in water, and we would talk to the wait staff, who were very
good about deflecting the matter back to one of us if she asked them for
another glass.  But relatively speaking, we've been blessed.  Mom and Dad
were very, very conscientious about making as sure as they could that they
would not be a burden to their children, and it worked out well. I am sad
that Mom lasted so long, but we don't get to choose that stuff.

James W. Oppenheimer
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 6:47 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > One easy solution, at least with a parent, is simply to remove the car.
> > My ex-husband took the train up to NJ to visit his folks and drove their
> car back to VA. End of problem.
>
> I did a week of respite care of my dad (with Parkinson's) to give Mom
> a break. #1 rule was Dad does no driving. It was heartbreaking to see
> him backing down the driveway and to have to run out and prevent him
> driving. Felt like scolding a naughty kid. But he felt like he could
> drive and wanted to have a little free time with Mom gone. Fortunately
> he stopped when I asked him to, and when I told him Mom's top
> directive was that he not drive, he looked down guiltily and shut off
> the car and got out. I found a better hiding place for the keys.
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>