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As you have matured, how has your relationship with your parents changed? How did that transformation change you?
After my folks retired, I began to worry about them - they never seemed worried! My Mom had stroke, but my Dad seemed lost in the maize of medical stuff so I stepped in to manage things. Since she has died, the balance has really changed. I have to remind myself that I need to be mindful of my place - honor my father is tough sometimes when we see things differently.
Posted by: Kristen McMasters (Westminster, MD)
Posted: 9/4/2010 11:41:04 PM
Congregation: St. Ben's Lutheran
I can pinpoint the moment that the real change took place. I was 25 and my father had a heart attack. That was pivotal in our relationship. Then it seemed that gradually I began to care more and more for them. About 20 years later, long after my father had died and as my mother slipped into the abyss of dementia, Mom told me, "now you have two children" -- meaning my daughter and now my mother.
Posted by: Linda Post Bushkofsky (Arlington Heights, IL)
Posted: 8/30/2010 8:00:10 PM
Congregation: Our Saviour's
My parents are in their 90's. I am discovering that my role as daughter changes as they age--but not in that "sandwich generation" way. Instead we're more generous with each other, more gracious, more grateful.
Posted by: Sue Gamelin
Posted: 8/26/2010 11:14:48 AM
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