What do you as a caregiver want in your Christmas stocking this year? Be funny! Be serious. Be ridiculous if you like. Be sarcastic!

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NeedHelpWithMom Asked July 2019

What do you as a caregiver want in your Christmas stocking this year? Be funny! Be serious. Be ridiculous if you like. Be sarcastic!

My answer is funny! Maybe a little serious too. Hahaha

I want a cordless portable microphone so I don’t have to keep yelling for mom to hear me! Hahaha.

I want a tape recorder so when she says to me, “I didn’t say that!” Then I get to say to her, Oh, yes you did! Then I would play it back for her. Hahaha. It would also work when she says to me, “You didn’t tell me that!” I can say to her, Wait, let me let you hear the recording. Wouldn’t that be fun?

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score 1 · Answer 1

Just cannot imagine how tiny that stocking needs to be for my budgie, Tweety.
He has been a very good bird, and I want to put some tiny toys in it.

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🥰 Awwwww Love it!

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A cruise. On my own,
My book in my hand, reading,
The sounds of the sea.

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Yes!

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These are great answers!

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We so miss traveling that I would wish for my husband to regain his full mobility for long enough for us to take a wonderful trip for a month or so. We always talked about going cross country by train, stopping here and there, maybe renting a car in some places and going to national parks, hiking.

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score 2 · Answer 5

The person that I'm taking care of to have a durable power of attorney and/or be able to communicate.

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I am just going to keep adding to my stocking! I started this thread for fun! We all need emotional breaks from the everyday monotony.

Today, I want to ask Santa for a week of hour long bubble baths!

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score 1 · Answer 7

Minutes cards for my low tech, pocket size Trackfone!

Works wonders when I must gather up Mary - a neat ol' lady who browses every isle of Walmart, hobby shop, and grocery stores.
The closer to closing time, the more she likes to browse. So far she's not figured out to ignore her incoming call from me. Once she figures this out, I will need ideas on how to get her to checkout.

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Like it!

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score 1 · Answer 8

A gift certificate for a massages

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Oooooh! Me too! My body aches from stress.

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score 1 · Answer 9

Can we have more than one stocking?
I want to wear a pair after Christmas.

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Sure! Hahaha, Sendhelp. You’re cute!

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score 1 · Answer 10

Riverdale,

I totally get that you desire those things. They are so important. Many, many hugs!

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Riverdale,

We all have days where we are down. Especially when things have been so crappy. You don’t have to apologize or feel badly. We all understand. I hope it all works out as well as it can for you.

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score 4 · Answer 11

I would like a medical procedure to be just that. Not a root canal that becomes infected with massive pain and swelling-Me presently. A prostate procedure for my husband that turns into an epic event as blood clots block the urethra and have to be drawn out manually. A cut on the leg that turns into 4 days in the hospital and further treatment in the wound care center. There are more but these are the major lowlights of the past few months. When they told me if my throat started to close off I needed to get to the emergency room it all seemed very dire. I know there is much worst out there but I guess I needed a momentary pity party. Sometimes I wonder if we will make it to Christmas. I know stop with the pitying.

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I want ALL my kids & grandkids here together, safe healthy and happy and for my hair to have grown back (chemo baldness).

A clean bill of health after fighting cancer this year wouldn't go amiss.

What will I get?

SOME hair, and probably 3/5 of the kids. Travel at Christmas is impossible for my East Coasters.

And whatever candy Walgreens still has out at 9:45 on Christmas Eve. (DH is not a great shopper).

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MidKid,

I hope you get everything you wish for in your stocking this year!

Walgreens does have a great candy selection.

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I want a secretary to schedule all of my mom’s home health people coming over. My home is a revolving door right now, OT, PT, nurses. It’s like Grand Central Station! I also have to coordinate around mom’s doctor appointments and my doctor appointments. Gets to be crazy!

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score 2 · Answer 14

A sock filled with diamonds....

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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend! Like it!

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score 1 · Answer 15

NHWM, you ssid to go big. Fine...I want a new Jeep. Money to remodel my kitchen. Too big, then cash always works for me! LOL

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Shell.

Works for me! Hahaha. I like your ideas.

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score 2 · Answer 16

Magic wands for all of us! Dishes done, house cleaned, siblings and in laws who actually get it, help out, and give us a break. Add a bit of pixie dust for our loved ones, it may not "cure" them but may ease thier minds and alleviate their pain🎄Oh,, yes and don't forget the chocolate!

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Sounds good to me!

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score 3 · Answer 17

Chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate. Godiva. Lindt. Toblerone. Heck, I'll take a bag or two of chocolate chips.
Oh, and it has to be magically calorie free.

(dang it, now I want some)

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Yum! Share please!!! Can never go wrong with chocolate!

cwille, make mine dark chocolate, my favorite!

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score 3 · Answer 18

One way ticket. Train, please.

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The orient express!

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score 2 · Answer 19

For me I would like the relationship that I once had with my brother, that of loving little sister, back again. To go from that to advisor and POA for financial and health is a whole lot of change. We are both reeling with adapting. So I will take a good dollop of the good old days with my plum pudding.

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Perfect! Hey, you could ask Santa for a time machine.

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score 2 · Answer 20

A few nuts,
a small orange.
My stockings are not that big and neither is my imagination.
How ya all going to fit that stuff in a stocking? How is Santa?

Will you be taking your stocking to the hotel?
Ask for a toothbrush, lol.

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Hey, Sendhelp

Indulge our fantasy! Hahaha. It’s our ‘dream’ stocking! It can be as big or small as we like. Got it? 😂 LOL

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score 3 · Answer 21

OK. So we can be serious so here it is
my viscous vindictive , hugely hurtful and trouble making MIL just turned 91so obviously my last Christmas wish did not come true
So I would like her to become totally silent so she cannot interfere with my care and decisions for my husband, her son or tell any more lies

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Panda,

Fantastic answer and I don’t blame you one bit! Have to admit I would feel the same as you if I were in your situation.

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score 4 · Answer 22

A week by myself ( yes all alone) in a hotel,, it doesn't have to be a luxury one,, just a nice one with cable TV and internet, and good room service,, so I can just relax and do nothing,, AT ALL!! Except for what I want.. quietly!

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Yes, room service so we can be waited on! Or go out! Just to be away, right? I dream about this too.

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score 1 · Answer 23

My husband to tell me that his father will downsize to a one bedroom at his ridiculously expensive indy living building.

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Good answer too. Why does he need additional space? Just him or with MIL too?

Housing is crazy expensive! I feel sorry for young people starting out now. Seems like it isn’t affordable for youth or established adults.

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score 2 · Answer 24

Thanks for the laughs. I really needed the comic relief and these answers are the best! I had no idea how creative they would be! Smart group on this forum!

We need to format these into book form and sell to have spending money for our cruise. Right?

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score 1 · Answer 25

I want piece of mind and a magic wand that eliminates stress with a wave!

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Can I share your magic wand, please? 😂

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score 4 · Answer 26

12 cases of wine, that should hold me over from Christmas Day to New Years Eve! Then what? I have no clue!

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That’s fantastic! CHEERS!

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score 1 · Answer 27

A vacation to anywhere....

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Me too! Can all of us join in? Let’s book a respite cruise!

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score 2 · Answer 28

My tuba. I’m presently playing on a very imperfect instrument and my mind is boggled by sizes and pitches and prices and uses for tubas.

Outside of love for my wonderful family, playing the tuba is the most important thing in my life, and I’m trying very hard not to make any mistakes with choosing.

When I’m playing I’m not thinking about the lovely toddler and the dear LO that I take care of or the burdensome behavior of the other POA to whom I’m shackled or physical issues that complicate my caregiving, or ANYTHING but my embouchure and fingers and my nasty little horn and how pleasant it will be to replace it with something better.

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