Hard Choices

The conference call last night was not at all what my brother and I expected but that's not to say it was completely pleasant either. My dad's twin brother is just fucking clueless. Even when we tell him things it's like he just doesn't get it or can't translate those ideas into what my dad's reality is. Does that make sense because I don't even know how to explain what a conversation with T is like.

My dad's older brother is much more business minded and approaches my dad as a business problem, no emotion involved. It sounds like he is going to help us out financially but he also wants to put my dad in an assisted living facility. Big B and I don't think Dad's ready for that so there's some compromising to be done there.

We are facing some tough challenges with Dad in the coming months and to say it won't be easy is a classic understatement. Dad is going to fight, vigorously, against any change. I'm am just dreading having to take a tough stance with him on his finances and his health but it HAS to be done because he is dragging Big B and me down with him.

I'm seeing my dad tomorrow and it will be hard for me because in a way I feel like we've been plotting behind his back. I feel disloyal which is ridiculous. And guilty. Ugh...

Weighed in this morning and lost .5 pounds. Of course I'm disappointed with that instead of being happy that the scale is moving in the right direction.