PS My mother was recently in a nursing home for rehab, and all the nurses kept commenting how "cute" she was like she was a puppy or something. I thought it was horrible to see a sharp, intelligent woman reduced to this. During her illness, I found this to be a common theme among the nursing community - calling the elderly "cute" if they seemed nice etc. Well, this was a great topic that I think is not being addressed enough. Thanks to Amy for sharing this.