Is it normal to be annoyed by a parent who is dying?
I have been taking care of my mother who is dying of pancreatic cancer. We are close but have a dicey relationship at the same time, like a lot of mothers and daughters. She is driving me completely up the wall. I feel really bad because I love her and she is dying and I don't want her to. My sister is unwilling to deal with the insults and nagging and has not been to visit in quite a while.
What do you think? Would you feel annoyed if your dying mother was following you around telling you that you need to lose weight, you have bad taste in movies, your husband is goofy, etc. ad nauseum? I drive 3 hours each way to visit and this is what I get. Then again, I don't have cancer.