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[quote=Anonymous]I hadn’t received all the details of my father’s abuse toward my mother until the other day - stitches, hospital trips, cheating, lies, all of the usual. It seemed he had some psychiatric issues along the way as well.

I never knew him growing up, as an adult, he began coming around probably 15 years ago, visiting. I’m late thirties. Unbeknownst to me, he was an active involved adult in the lives of his friends and his siblings children. I’ve never met any of them.

He’s now in advanced dementia and remembers only my name, he was living alone. He’s destitute and in need of care.

I can’t help but wonder if he began coming around in the hopes that one day I’d care for him?

I am the only child of my mother and father together and there is nothing known of any other existing children.

The other families and friends seemed to push the idea that I care for him based upon the one who was able to contact me.

I’m not even sure if therapy can guide me at this point.

Did anyone elect to care for someone like this? [/quote]

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