what is the proper etiquette to see an out of town relative when they are passing through town?
i just missed one and i want to try again next time someone’s here.  i don’t wanna be a pest but i also want to be close to family.
the number of times you've posted about this ... 

i don't know if you're being a pest to them, but you're certainly becoming one to *us*. 

sorry, but you've asked about this far, far too often.
there is surely no reason at all why a friend of your mom&#39;s, who is not a friend of yours, should visit you or take any particular interest in your baby. simply talk calmly to your mom, and explain that while you tolerated this woman at the shower and wedding, you don&#39;t like the woman and do not want her to visit you. your mother ought to udnerstand this. r3emind her that this is your house, your home and your baby, and your privacy must be respected rather than the idle curiosity of this other woman. that sort of person pushes up the social tree exactly because they are insensitive and never take hints hello jessica, absolutely, a family member or friend can visit you while you are staying at a disney resort. however, they will not be allowed to use the resort pools. swimming pools are for the use of guests of that specific resort only. consider having a family meal at the resort restaurant. some hotels have bike rentals. or maybe enjoy one of the scenic walking trails together. check with your resort concierge desk on all the options you have available. enjoy your trip! welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.
those who come are welcome, those who leave are not regretted. i was going to say that thinking people expressing attraction is sickness is itself a sign of a rather sick mindset- but then, that's exactly what you were saying. you live where you live, after all. I'm so sorry. This is hard to accept. But sometimes people get to the point that they don't want to socialize. My mother - who was once very social - simply arrived at a point where she only wanted those close to her or the nursing home staff around. She was in a lot of pain which I think was much of it.   
  
If your mother was once social, then you could ask the doctor to experiment with her medications. There may be other options.  
  
However, sometimes we have to accept that these diseases take their course and we can only do so much. Forcing what the person obviously doesn't want isn't helpful.  
  
Offering suggestions - yes - so continue to do that. I'm certain that the AL staff does the same. But you can't make it happen if it's not going to happen. Offer all of the support that you can.  
Take care of yourself, too.  
Carol randall, very sneaky of you (i like it!). my brother does that to my nieces every time! first make sure you have a plausible reason for where you are going. can't get on a plane, or hop in the car, on a whim, right? next, decide where you want her to find out. is it as you are leaving home, or literally not until she is getting onto the disney property? if it as you are leaving your house, you could surprise her with four park maps so that on the travel to florida she could start dreaming about what she would want to do. let her start listing out her must do! attractions! if it is as you are getting there, a lot has to do with whether you are flying, or driving. if you give me a quick follow-up question with more info on how you are going down there, i can get you some more detailed suggestions! just go to my bio page to ask. have a magical vacation! last sunday i along with my friends decided to go to the riverside for a picnic. we planned to spend the whole day there, but an unfortunate event took place. we got an unknown call from somebody who introduced himself as our well-wisher. he cautioned us to avoid staying for a longer duration at the riverside for a picnic because there was a fear of a crocodile near the riverside. but, we were not sure whether it was a hoax or real news. nonetheless, there was no chance of taking a risk. hearing this news, we all became tensed and started looking for an alternative location for the picnic. but, we had already travelled for four hours to reach this destination and then the fear of crocodile was making us tremble with fear. all our excitement and happiness were reduced to zero and we couldn't think of anything better than keeping all our things back in the car and making our way towards our respective homes. therefore, the day which was supposed to be a happy and exciting one turned out to be a sheer waste for all of us and we all returned back with a sad face cursing the very presence of crocodile near the riverside. i have a few nearby. i like going to the lake, i'll drive over to cave city with my sister and check out mammoth cave and all the sites around, or red river gorge for camping. that's what's around me but if i want to drive a little extra me and my sister sometimes go down to gatlinburg. i don't see it as about forgetting. you've moved on when you can remember such a moment and no longer miss the person or feel bad in any way. Your loved one is in a nursing home and has dementia, is that correct? By "disengaged" do you mean that your LO doesn't interact with others and doesn't participate in group activities?  
  
Does LO attend live entertainment, movie night, bingo -- the kinds of things done in a group, but with no real interaction with others?  
  
Does the NH offer activities that are done individually, even if others are present? Such as crafts, gardening activities, baking, etc? Does the mere presence of other people bother your LO? I would think playing cards and interactive games would be out, but making a greeting card might be OK.  
  
So my first suggestion would be to go over the monthly activities calendar with the social director and pick out some things that LO might enjoy.  
  
How about activities like crosswords, word find puzzles, sorting things (coins, beads, markers.) My mother loves it when I bring in a laundry basket of clean socks and ask her to match them up for me. Mom also likes to fold a small basket of wash clothes that have different textures and colors. Coloring with crayons or markers or colored pencils is popular with some and can be done in a group or all alone.