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patrick · 09-02-2008, 06:34 PM

Sigh, my current situation with my parents sort of fits this. Dad is 82 and not doing well at all. Mom is 78 and isn't much better. If I work up the courage I'll post about this. It is a pretty unhappy time, though, I will say that. Your mother seems to be handling this better than my parents are, and quite frankly you seem to be doing a better job than I am.

The one thing I'm petrified of: when the day comes that they can't drive. B/c I'm going to have to be the bad guy. (My sister is down in Philadelphia, and with three daughters under the age of eight and a husband finishing up a P.hd, meaning she's the main breadwinner...she is unfortunately out of the picture for now. Too bad b/c she learned to stand up to them, something I never have. And at 44 suspect I never shall.)

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patrick Regular Contributer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Peoples Republic of Taxachusetts Posts: 124	Re: Role Reversal Sigh, my current situation with my parents sort of fits this. Dad is 82 and not doing well at all. Mom is 78 and isn't much better. If I work up the courage I'll post about this. It is a pretty unhappy time, though, I will say that. Your mother seems to be handling this better than my parents are, and quite frankly you seem to be doing a better job than I am. The one thing I'm petrified of: when the day comes that they can't drive. B/c I'm going to have to be the bad guy. (My sister is down in Philadelphia, and with three daughters under the age of eight and a husband finishing up a P.hd, meaning she's the main breadwinner...she is unfortunately out of the picture for now. Too bad b/c she learned to stand up to them, something I never have. And at 44 suspect I never shall.)