Oh my goodness, Yes!!!

When I meet new people, I don't like to answer personal questions because I want to seem normal. For awhile I'd try to talk about my grandpa as if he were still here, almost, cause I didn't want people to know.

Then there's always those same questions you know are coming, about your parents. and then you try to find a way around saying "one of my parents has dementia."

So, yes, and I think its common too!