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rebelviking2 65M
234 posts
6/30/2018 9:21 pm
The Full Story,,,,,About ME,,,,,,,


DISCLAIMER: What I am about to post is NOT intended to solicit any Special Recognition or a "pat on the back". It is merely for information purposes. As the saying goes,, "Forewarned is Forearmed". If you wish to leave a comment, By all means do so,, just be nice,, I won't ask anymore than that,,, If not,, that's ok too.
Things have changed since I first posted this so I've made a few changes.

I am the care taker of my Mother-in-Law who is a Special Needs Adult
The Mother-in-Law for the most part is fairly self-sufficient. She can dress and bath herself. She can and does do lite house keeping such as washing the dishes, sweeping and mopping the floors and the laundry, ( though she does mix the colors). She suffers with Epilepsy. She can read very little and does not drive as that is too complicated for her to understand. She's also O.C.D. I cannot leave my coffee cup n the kitchen table empty. If I just go to the restroom and leave the cup empty, by the time I get back, she has moved it to the coffee pot. If we were to use glassware, the second you take the last bite off the plate, she's ready t o pick it up to be washed. Her O.C.D. is a minor inconvenience, I'm used to it.
The Mother -in-Law has 3 sons. One Lives out in West Texas somewhere. One Lives in Missouri, and the third, God Himself only knows where he's at and he has stated that he WON"T live with her again. As for the other two, she doesn't want to live with them. The one in Missouri "Brow beat" her so bad when she lived with him and I'm still dealing with that and that was over 10 years ago.
None of the afore mentioned are really willing to deal with my Mother-in-law, so that only leaves me.
So,, you're probably wondering WHY I haven't placed the Mother-in-Law in a Nursing Home,,, Answer,,, Money..
Her SSI represents 1/2 of the total income. I'm on Disability also
With out the income, I would have to sell everything I have right now and move into "Low Income Housing",, and I'm 11 years in on a 30 year Mortgage
Now,, to answer another question,, "If you have all this going on, WHY are you on this site?",, Connection with outside world. Connection to people with whom I can talk to and have a decent conversation with.
I cannot, in good conscience, nor will I ask ANYONE to come into this if they have never been exposed, one way or another, to Special Needs people before,, It just wouldn't be fair to them.
So,,,, There you have it,,, My life as it is at this moment


butterfly21 74F
205 posts
7/19/2018 8:42 pm

Rebel,
God Bless you. I was in a similar situation with my aging parents, I won't go into detail, however, I understand your situation. I understand being able to communicate and escape for a little while. If you ever want, need, to talk, just reach out my friend.


GreenEyedLadyOO 78F

9/22/2018 11:33 pm

Awwww rebel what a wonderful man u r...........I agree with ET ..there is a special place in heaven for special people like you!


rebelviking2 65M
117 posts
9/23/2018 5:24 pm

Thank You.