I live with my mom. She sometimes goes on long rants or rambles about things that should actually be two-way conversations. This is frustrating and invalidating to me. I would like to have normal conversations with my mom, but sometimes it does not seem possible. She has a habit of droning and rambling, and it's a little disconcerting. I don't know if I'm overreacting, and if this is all in my head, or if her droning and having a monologue instead of a dialogue is not normal. It's like a pressured, forceful way of speaking - I have heard this is a symptom of some mental disorders. Has anyone had a similar experience?
I think it's normal--esp in the elderly who are quite lonely, and don't get out much.
Mother doesn't squawk-- not at me, anyways. I know she does at brother with whom she lives. Drives him nuts, but he chose to have her live with him, so it's his problem. (He has banned most of the family from "helping" care for her, so it REALLY is his problem.)
Wear earplugs. More than 3 hours with mother and I am usually in tears or ready to hit something. Hoping I don't get this way......
It irritates me. I wish she'd call my brothers and squawk at them.
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