Trudl, 18.12.1922
Heute wäre sie 97 geworden, unsere Mama. Besser so. Alt sein war wirklich nicht ihr Ding.
Und sie ist sowieso immer da.
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Sie liked her afternoon nap, just lay down on the Sofa, „only ten minutes“, and woke up after ten minutes.
Today would have been her 97th birthday.
Better this way. Being old really did not suit her at all. She is around us all the time.
Ach ja, wir wollen alt werden, aber nicht alt werden... mir hat am besten ihr Ausspruch gefallen: Ich kenne Sie nicht, aber ich wasche Sie trotzdem.... großartig!
ReplyDeleteJa, alt werden schon, aber nur wenn wir dabei nicht alt sein müssen!
DeleteHow true How difficult it is sometimes to face an elderly relative.
ReplyDeleteMy mother is still with us, but she is quite old (94) and sometimes she is really bored and tired of living and we, the people who live with her and love her, also become depressed.
There are days that I don't know what to say to cheer her up. She just looks at me and says: - Well, I'll be patient. But I know that she is not listening to what I say, she just keeps thinking about her things.
I am glad you understand what I am talking about here. There’s nothing automatically wonderful about living forever.
DeleteJa. Sie sind immer da.
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