My parents just bought a Condo (supposedly ready in 3 years) for their retirement. My Aunt and Uncle have bought quite literally the apartment next door. I don't know what my mom was thinking because my dad will never agree to move from the house. Looks like she convinced him on the argument that 3 years is not soon and he'll be too old to argue then... I can't wait because in 3 years (when i'll be an established fimmaker) this will give me plenty material for my sitcom. It's a shitstorm coming. Seriously, now that I moved out I love hearing from my parents because their life is so funny now that I'm not involved in the middle of it. Endless entertainment! Just a couple weeks ago, they bought tickets to Cuba, drove halfway to the airport until they realized my dad's passport expired. Thankfully, my mom's passport was only expiring one day after their return (she got lucky buying the tickets!) They drove back home, dad took his Russian passport and flew out. Then, once in Cuba all was well until the day before departure when my dad realized he won't be able to come back to Canada without a Visa with his Russian passport. So they went on a crazy adventure trying to urgently get some papers from the Canadian consulate (I'll spare you the details). In this passport expiring extravaganza, my mom realized her Russian passport expired too and that her trip to Russia in a couple weeks was doomed unless she does something so she's currently running around consulates. As if that was not enough, once back home, my mom was complaining to me because she hid her laptop from theives and could not find in anywhere. Like WTF people! I honestly don't think i'll notice for a long time if they get dementia...
That's pretty funny. I was just talking with my wife and a friend about how crazy our parents are. Then it dawned on me, all parents are crazy in the eyes of their children, at least a bit. That means I'm doomed to be "crazy," by my children's standards. Might as well embrace my future craziness.I honestly don't think i'll notice for a long time if they get dementia...
I'm just amazed how two very intelligent and capable people (They did figure out how to immigrate to Canada and build a very successful life right?) can get into so many stupid situations literally all the time. This whole paragraph was only 1 week worth of adventures, tune in next week for another episode of "La vida de los padres de elizabeth".
I get sad at how much life my parents waste watching television. Also, they have long standing animosity towards their own parents which has caused them so much anguish in their lives and they don't even see it. It's a bummer. I'm trying hard not to have that with them and even said as much to them. They're a bit un-self-aware. I don't think their life would be a comedy. So at least you have that going for you... Humor is a good thing!
Sounds familiar to my mother but oddly enough not my father. She never thought she would live this long so now she has no idea what to do with her life because at the same time she's waiting for the next illness to come take it all away. I don't really understand how they ever got along but I think it's more that my dad accepted who my mom was a long time ago. It's still incredibly sad to watch her sit around and waste every moment she has because she's too afraid to live.