Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
Insights from our worlds of caregiving can get started by the funniest things. The idea of healing oneself by helping others has been rattling around in my mind for years, but this social media meme started me pursuing the thought. Maybe it was not just me seeing the connection. The Quiet Side Introspection and I …
As election years go, this one has been a doozy for fanciful arguments. The attraction that politics exerts on people has always been a bit of a mystery to me. This year, however, the practical and pragmatic caregiver in me has been poked and irritated. Perhaps it was the defiance of logic by leaders that …
There are a lot of working parts in any caregiving arrangement. Underlying the errand running, meal preparations, doctors visits, and the million other little things, there is trust. Trust that we love the person. Trust that we will be there tomorrow to do it all again. Trust. Since caregiving relationships are also replete with paradoxes, …
I like control. I like that sense that I have the ability to change things to suit my desires. I just wish it were true. Putting Feet on the Ground Once over the initial shock of confronting a caregiving crisis, the cocky youngster in me decided that this should be easy to whip. Such hubris …
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