cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36437828

I don't think I could be that:

seems to be very low paid, seniors and their families can be very demanding: some family members with dementia I know are basically 78 year old toddlers, throwing a fit for ridiculous stuff, except that this toddler becomes worse with every passing day, then issues with food: too much for him, but if you take half of the food from the plate, he looks at you as if you killed a puppy (what do you expect me to do?), then the constant need of validation and laughing at his stupid jokes he repeats several times a day, completely unrealistic expectations for the day (visiting 3 malls in 4 hours), they're completely self centered children.

not.for.me, and I'm not even the main caregiver. How can you survive this kind of emotional labor?

does it pay being an occupational therapist?

As a matter of fact there is a chance we become this entitled family who feels we can dictate to an overworked occupational therapist how to do his or her job, because we're the ones paying...

what a bleak future for everyone involved.