Mom has been doing a very good job of remembering my Dad passed away. Sounds strange that I would want that for her, but it is difficult on me to remind her when she asks where he is, so selfishly I prefer when she can recall he died without my assistance.

She doesn’t immediately remember he died. Typically she will ask where Dad is  and my new successful response has been “Think about that for a minute Mom.” She does and will almost always say “He is dead. I know that but I don’t want it to be true.”

So we had a bit of a laugh at Dads expense tonight when she asked me where he was. I gave my new canned response “Think about that for a minute Mom” and she reluctantly replied “In Jail?” I laughed and said “No Mom!” She guessed again with “Is he with another Girlfriend?” Okay, now I am getting a bit uncomfortable and answered “No Mom he died.” She replied “Oh good I like that better.”