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[quote=Anonymous]My dad had an accident at work when my siblings and I were younger that left him disabled.  It pretty much turned my mom into a single parent because he couldn't drive, run errands, stand long enough to cook, etc.

I remember relatives saying how strong she was to stay with him and blah, blah when I was a kid.  I didn't really get it then, of course, nor did I get it as I was an older teen or young adult.  It wasn't until I was married that I really realized what a big sacrifice that was and how selfless she was.  I mean, 95% of our family vacations when we were kids was us being sent with my aunt & uncle while my mom remained at home with my dad.  She never went and did things that he couldn't also do with the exception of going to school events and then it was to record it for him.  However, I think the years of being selfless led to resentment now that she's older because she's still having to work in her late 60s and she talks about how she'll never have the retirement she dreamed of with him.  [/quote]

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