How can I handle the frustration?
I hate to say this but my mother's mental health has gotten worse over the last few months and it has gotten to the point where I am becoming very frustrated. I snapped at her the other day and now I feel awful. She doesn't really even remember what happened but she was in tears over the ordeal. I feel a constant pressure to remember things for her while trying to remember my own things and my own children's things. I feel as if I have another child on my plate. I don't want to get like this. Is there a way to handle the frustration without taking it out on her? I know this is not her fault.
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Thank you for your kind and understanding response. I have had others call me a monster. I think you are right, it is just stress building up. It does not help that I am sleeping very little most days and other days I am in bed until my kids get home from school.
I will give the post-it notes a try. I think if I just get some of the other stresses in life off my plate, my mother won't be the one who gets the brunt of my frustration.