I also think that sometimes the irritation that children show towards ageing parents is because of fear. They do not want us to become infirm, forgetful, frail etc and when they think they see signs of this they worry and this can sometimes provoke a heavy response! I know I was like that when my mum first became ill... when I realised it was terminal I changed but at first I was so afraid of losing her and that was my way of responding..crazy but how it was!
My OH though was always irritated by his mother's deafness to the point of rudeness and I often had to tell him to stop being so impatient with her!
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