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[yuuago]

Well I am sure glad that I sent some followup questions to the prof, because I was doing the assignment completely wrong. But now I have it figured out (I think), and it's going so much more smoothly now. I'm so glad he's so patient; I'll have to remember to be like, effusively appreciative when I fill out the performance evaluation.

I think my dad is losing his marbles. He thought that I have a job interview tomorrow, but that was last week. And recently I saw him write my name down, and he spelled my name wrong. This isn't the first time in the past year or two that I've noticed he's spelled my name wrong, either. I'm used to strangers having trouble with it because, while it is a traditional name, it does have some variations. But this is a different situation.

I've brought this up with mom, and she always brushes it off as him being a flake. But. I don't really know. I mean, he IS a flake, and flaky behaviour and not remembering things is not new for him. (To be honest I would be unsurprised if there were some kind of neurodivergence going on with him, but this isn't something we will ever be sure of.) But one thing that I would expect him to remember is how to spell his eldest kid's name.

I guess it's possible that I'm paying excessive attention to any possible problem/change in behaviour because it could indicate health problems - his father died of brain cancer, so it's something we should all look out for. (Likewise, my maternal great grandmother had dementia, so I've been trying to keep an eye out for any potential issue with my mom.) ...I guess the first thing to do will be to ask mom if dad has always had problems spelling my name or if this is something new. I didn't get a chance to do that earlier. If he's always been bad at it, then it sucks, but it's not something to worry about.