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Elderly father making me feel immense guilt for going out on a date. Any advice?
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TaylorUK
Replied Sep 2021
Does anyone else have "afterthoughts" about having placed a loved one who is now deceased in a nursing home?
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Riley2166
Answered May 2019
My 86-year-old boyfriend of 40 years with dementia is in a nursing home. His kids want me to take him home to my house. What do I do?
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MardiL
Answered Oct 2022
Is it wrong to want FIL to live on his own?
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Janetr
Answered Oct 2017
My mother is going to outlive her money this year. She will have to leave her private-pay AL facility. Should I bring her home?
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Richard41
Replied Jan 2019
My mom assumes I will eventually be her 24/7 caregiver—how do I manage her expectations?
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Mysteryshopper
Replied Dec 2020
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I feel so guilty about the things that I think about my mom's dementia. Can anyone relate?
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azilmedia
Answered Nov 2018
How many people here caring for a LO expect that level of care from their own children someday?
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Grandmaofeight
Answered Jan 2022
I walked out on my parents with no intention of continuing care after an extremely hurtful experience. How do I stay strong and escape the guilt?
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Beatty
Replied Mar 2022
Should I feel guilty about not moving home to take care of my sick parents?
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Hothouseflower
Answered Nov 2022
When your elderly, demented mother, who has 24/7 care at home, places demands on you that you physically can't meet, how can you be patient?
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Sespo1997
Replied Feb 2019
Tell me your hospice story...
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disgustedtoo
Replied Jan 2021
I hate feeling so guilty about not taking my mom on a trip. How do I tell her I'm going and what do I say when she insists on going?
58 Answers
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NeedHelpWithMom
Replied Feb 2019
Why all the guilt and soul searching?
58 Answers
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bettina
Replied Mar 2019
If I don't cater to my mother's every demand, "then we are going to be enemies" she says. What can I do?
57 Answers
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Vickie5297
Answered Mar 2018
Moving away from parents (again).
57 Answers
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mterpin
Answered Jan 2020
Dealing with guilt-tripping mother... Any advice?
56 Answers
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kdcm1011
Replied Jan 2019
My grandmother has severely declined in less than 2 months at nursing home. She has lost 40 lbs. Any suggestions?
56 Answers
T
ToniFromRVA
Answered Oct 2019
My husband or my child?
56 Answers
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Carol2324
Answered May 2021
Holiday gathering and father's incontinence. Any suggestions?
56 Answers
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JoAnn29
Answered Nov 2022
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