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My mom does this too, mostly on outings. I think they start to get tired or over whelmed and that is how they respond. I have stopped taking her to more than one or two places on one outing. This seems to have helped. Good luck this dementia thing is very perplexing to me too.
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Folks with dementia have broken brains. They misinterpret what is being said to them.

It's the dementia.
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You just described my experience with dementia parent. Flip the moody / nasty to sweet and charming switch several times, always depending on who is witness to the scenario.

Stay strong and try not to let it wear on you.
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Yes. It is the dementia. What you describe is not logical or rational behavior. She gets no benefit from it. In fact she lost out on a nice lunch because of it.

It is not the logical and reasonable part of her brain that is behaving this way. It is definitely the dementia.
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