Having Tea with the Pope

That's what my 87 year old mother in law with dementia said today when we told her we had to take her to the doctor."I can't because Im having tea with the Pope right now" You have to laugh.

[👑 AnaZad]

Wonderful capture with great DoF. Very sweet her idea of having tea with the Pope; I would like to meet him ;) One of my grandmothers had dementia and it was amazing to hear her stories. You need to be very patient with her.

[Susan]

Sweetness! Love your photo and story.

[Hope D Jennings]

@anazad511 its a blessing that I was a preschool teacher Ana.I use so many of the same skills and techniques in communicated with my mil.

[Megan]

It's definitely best to just go with it :) My grandpa used to tell us "make sure someone is home to milk the cows tonight!" and he hadn't had cows in about 20 years.

[Daisy Miller]

Lovely photo. Sweet story. My mother has Alzheimer's. I have found that humor is very important to cope with taking care of her.

[Kass]

Wonderful bokeh! Very sorry to hear about the dementia - but it must be interesting hearing what is going through her mind. I'd love to have tea with the Pope!

[Amit]

Really great shot! perfect f/stop.

[April]

I love your compositions and your use of DoF. Lovely, as always.

[Scott]

Love the image and the empathy in your message.

[Lisa Villella]

Great composition and laughter is the best medicine!

[MB]

Lovely image and composition. I hope your mother in law enjoyed her visit with the pope.

[cheryl]

worthy of tea with the Pope.. :-)

[Call me Joe]

Beautiful composition but sad/happy story bout dementia and the pope .

[Gena Pegg]

Oh sweet shot and memory!!

[Jan Rose]

Simple but really nice, I bet she can tell you some stories

[Gwenllian]

Ah that's lovely!

[BeckyS]

Love the simplicity of this

[Ethel]

Love this. My Mother suffered from Dementia, so we all suffered . Best to laugh in order to bear it and keep going.

[Lyn Berriman]

Super creative pov! Haha, that's telling you, well done mother-in-law!

[Kim Harper]

You do have to laugh. I love that she thinks BIG!

[Denise fuller]

Lovely composition and super depiction of the idea

[Jill Hempsall]

What wonderful colours and a lovely narrative.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely comp

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I love the simplicity of this shot- and the sorrowful sweetness of what your mother-in-law said.

[katy]

Beautiful shot of the pot .......but where is the Pope?! Good for you to have the understanding you do! this is a fabulous composition, Hope!

[Kathy]

I love it. It's an amazing thing - our minds. Lovely photo - I like tea.

[Sally Ings]

Wonderfully simple