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Brief excerpt from a conversation with a client: Me: So you didn’t live up to your ideals. Client: That’s right. Me: Do you think most people live up to their ideals? Client: I guess they don’t. Me: Most of us develop our ideals long before we encounter reality. Client: Hmmmmm
Jeanette was afraid to answer her telephone. Her mother was calling every day or two with another “emergency” to induce Jeanette to make yet another l,000 mile trip to take care of her. Jeanette had been trained to be the caretaker for her mother from the time she was a small child. Both parents Continue reading »
I sit fearfully on the plane, my mind a jumble of thoughts and feelings. Suppose I don’t get there in time to say goodbye? Suppose I do and she doesn’t die for days? What am l supposed to do? Continue reading »
Do you know if your mother was popular when she was in high school? What about your father? Did he love athletics or did he work on cars after school? What were your parents lives like when you were born? Were they excited or terrified or both? How long Continue reading »
When boundaries between you and your parents weren’t ever clearly defined, the challenge of deciding on care for an aging parent becomes overwhelming. Often the old conflicts with our parents Continue reading » |
