We have acknowledged this bad behavior, and my father-in-law seems to think it is cute. We have been aware of this, the past year. We cannot seem to get him to stop. Do I have to start treating him like a child, and tell him I will not take him out to eat, if he continues this behavior. I'm not sure how to handle it.
Is this common for the elderly? He definitely has become a compulsive shopper since my mother-in-laws passing two years ago.
How do you respond to that one? She is correct, they won't do a thing to her.
A cousin works at one of the restaurants where my parents do this. She said they do have cameras watching the the dining room. That made my mother stop and think, but I'm sure they will keep on doing it.