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Everyone around me is crumbling. Give me strength!
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<blockquote data-quote="elizabrary" data-source="post: 743236" data-attributes="member: 11235"><p>I have been steering my parents towards assisted living, but they aren't ready yet. I emailed my mom and suggested having someone come to their house once or twice a week to help with household chores and drive them places, but she said they aren't interested. I mentioned to her on the phone yesterday that it's a good idea to develop a plan before tragedy strikes and then we will have to deal with figuring out the living situation along with whatever issue has befallen them. I think they're in denial about how bad the situation really is. There's not much else I can do, and I realize that. The good news is they have plenty of money to deal with things in whatever way as time goes on. So that's not a worry. </p><p></p><p>I have a few close friends who I share this stuff with. One of them is dealing with similar issues, so that's nice because people who don't have troubled adult children don't get it. My dogs literally save my life on a daily basis. They provide me with so much love and comfort and force me to get out into nature and walk and just breathe. I know that my dogs' behavior reflects my energy, so I try very hard to be calm and peaceful with them. They really bring balance to my life. And I'm re-watching Parks and Recreation, which makes me laugh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elizabrary, post: 743236, member: 11235"] I have been steering my parents towards assisted living, but they aren't ready yet. I emailed my mom and suggested having someone come to their house once or twice a week to help with household chores and drive them places, but she said they aren't interested. I mentioned to her on the phone yesterday that it's a good idea to develop a plan before tragedy strikes and then we will have to deal with figuring out the living situation along with whatever issue has befallen them. I think they're in denial about how bad the situation really is. There's not much else I can do, and I realize that. The good news is they have plenty of money to deal with things in whatever way as time goes on. So that's not a worry. I have a few close friends who I share this stuff with. One of them is dealing with similar issues, so that's nice because people who don't have troubled adult children don't get it. My dogs literally save my life on a daily basis. They provide me with so much love and comfort and force me to get out into nature and walk and just breathe. I know that my dogs' behavior reflects my energy, so I try very hard to be calm and peaceful with them. They really bring balance to my life. And I'm re-watching Parks and Recreation, which makes me laugh. [/QUOTE]
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