Grandma's visit....

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Hi all.

Just wanted to mention how very well the visit with my mom is going. She

has been great about the OCD thing - not saying much about it & just being

understanding.

It was quite a hoot when she told my daughter that she too was on Prozac!!

I think my dd is beginning to understand that it really isn't as uncommon (or

" weird " ) as she might think (although for different reasons.) My mom went

on Prozac shortly after my Dad passed away (12/22/06) because she was having a

hard time of it, depression, etc.

Although at dinner tonight (my mom took us to a nice restaurant - one of

those oriental places that cooks right on the table), and dd said she had to use

the bathroom just before the cook started..... I looked at her & said

" you'll be ok? " she said " no, come with me " (all whispered, of course)... my

mom

looked at me & said, " no let her try it on her own... " (maybe she was

right... maybe not... I don't know - all I know is that if I didn't go with her

she

probably would have been in there for 20 mins on her own and would have

missed the cooking 'fun part' and would have felt badly when she finally got

back

to the table -- so I told my mom that I really had to go, she wanted me to

help her along. I just thought it was the right thing to do, given the

circumstances. My mom doesn't really understand (because she hasn't seen it

yet)

how long she can be 'stuck' in a bathroom.

Also, I caught her brother 'helping' as he walked by the bathroom a couple

days ago & she was in the middle of her frenzied " is the door locked " check

(jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle..) I heard him say a couple of times as he

passed, " It's locked... it's locked " (which is just what my husband & I do when

we hear her doing that.) I mentioned it to her today & said, " gee, it's kind

of nice to have someone else here who can offer a little help now & then,

huh? " She agreed.

All good things I think.

LT