Help I have a 66 year old child on my hands!

     Well, it's not exactly me. It is actually my best friend Cindy. Cindy has a mother-in-law who just turn 66, and acts like a child. Cindy is literally pulling her hair out because she doesn't know what to do. We as Chinese children were taught all our life to respect and listen to our elders. We are not to speak back nor yell at them. Her mother-in-law is diabetic and has a whole host of medical problems that has her on a very strict diet. Yet,  when they go out she always wants sweets or fatty foods, all of which will send her to E.R.

     Today was a horrible day for Cindy. She had a function she had to attend which was at a restaurant and she can't leave her mother-in-law home alone. The mother-in-law has the tendency to turn on stoves and what not and forget to turn it off. She almost burns the house down twice. Therefore, Cindy decided to take her to the restaurant. She was going to just drop off a card and present, then make an excuse to leave. It didn't happen, she ended up screaming and yelling at her senior mother-in-law in front of over 100 people. One of those people happen to be her boss. The mother in law wanted to stay for the party which was not in the plan. When Cindy refuses, her mother-in-law ran into the kitchen in the restaurant stuck her dirty hands into food that were on the counter. The chef, owner of the restaurant was nice and understanding, but help get them out of the kitchen. People in the front having fun at the party had no knowledge of this event, but only saw Cindy dragging, yelling and cursing at a senior. Like that was not bad enough, the mother-in-law forgot to put her depend on.

   Cindy is scared and ashamed to return phone calls from concerned boss and friends. Mother-in-law forgot all about the event once she got home and cleaned up. I am not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing for her to forget. But, this has taught Cindy a lesson that she will never forget. The situation is not uncommon I was told. A lot of seniors are acting like children. I am happy that the majority of the seniors in my family do not act like a kid. But, I too have a few that do.