My mom is depressed, asks the same q's over and over and over (dementia).. so to entertain myself and make the visits bearable I have gotten to know some of her friends that she sits with at lunch.

But, when I talk to them my mom rolls her eyes, flips her middle finger at her "friends", starts saying "well I guess you forgot who I am.. YOUR MOTHER" and "well I guess you're not here to visit me so I'm going to leave now".

She throws a major fit if I don't only give her attention.

Well anyway, I tell her to leave and I stay with her "friends" and we chat and have a great time. I guess I've found surrogate parents at the senior home :) The more it happens, the less I want to see my mom. My mom has no idea she sits with these people daily and says "I don't give a f who these people are, but I know I'm your mother and I thought you were here to visit ME"

Has anyone experienced this extreme behavior?