Guilt trip or not?

[Anonymous]

OP I applaud you for standing up for yourself on this thread. It is not unreasonable at all to feel every day is too much. You are balancing a lot. You are clearly flexible and reducing calls is not a big deal. I think your title may have been a dog whistle for all the guilt-tripping lonely people out there. It's interesting because my own parents raised me to be independent from about age 3 and didn't want to be bothered. I fended for myself a lot and didn't demand much, but as they aged mom re-wrote our whole childhood and demanded so much. Dad was reasonable and it was easy to be in his life. He would not have expected a daily call or any of what you are doing.