EP 54: Mom's Mysterious Men's Pants

Live Like Your Nail Color Podcast with Mary Foley

In this episode, Mary Foley shares a hilarious and heartwarming story from her caregiving journey. She recounts the day her mother, who has dementia, came home with a mysterious pair of men's pants in her purse. Mary digs into possible scenarios, but also dives into the bigger life lessons this quirky incident holds.

Key Takeaways:

1. Don't jump to conclusions: It's easy to make up stories when we only have snippets of info. Mary urges us to hold off on assuming and be mindful of the tales we weave about others.

2. Write a happier story: Mary suggests making up hopeful and uplifting stories about yourself and others instead of going down the critical and gloomy road.

3. Laugh it off: Life's full of funny moments, just like the one with the men's pants. Mary encourages us to embrace the light-hearted and find humor every day.

4. Embrace the mystery: We're all still writing our life stories, and that's okay. Embrace the unknown and keep going.

5. Find meaning in the unknown: Even if we never found out who the men's pants belonged to, Mary reminds us to find meaning in the unknown and assume the best.

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Quotables:

Dementia's Surprise: "She came home with a pair of men's pants in her purse, and she certainly didn't go there with them." — Mary Foley [02:00 → 02:07]

Choosing Hopeful Stories: "Why not make a story make up a story that's more hopeful versus depressing and critical, that's more uplifting versus downtrodden. That is something that's more of possibility than of like, oh my gosh, gloom and doom. Why not? We have that choice." — Mary Foley [08:05 → 08:26]

Embracing Humor Daily: "There's funny moments like that in every day, so why not just choose the light hearted and the funny more often?" — Mary Foley [09:12 → 09:21]

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