Oh man is she mad at me today. I left for work 15 minutes before Kristy arrived and came home almost exactly 2 hours after Kristy left. Unfortunately in her mind two hours equals two days and she met me at the door upset as all get out. She tells me she’s “been alone in the house for TWO DAYS straight! and where have I been!” (The boys are coming home from Salt Lake City today)

When I remind her that she spent all morning with Kristy and they went to Kneaders for lunch, and did laundry, and how we spent two hours together last night at JoAnn’s house, she looks at me incredulously with her major skepticism on her face. Now she’s just fuming mad. I’m sure it’s because I challenged her memory, and she’s upset that she forgot when I show her evidence. Usually I just smile and nod in agreement to whatever she says, but when she gets accusatory and angry at me I unfortunately feel the need to stand up for myself. 

Man I really hate what this disease does to her. I feel attacked and guilty already for just leaving her alone for two hours, and she feels humiliated and confused when I tell her she’s mistaken. And now she will forget why she’s mad at me, but still remember that she is. Here’s to another contentious weekend ahead. Yay 😞

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