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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why isn't your FIL handling this himself ? I assume he is a grown adult with decades of experience under his belt. Is he being held hostage?[/quote] I have seen many times within my own family (my father, mother, grandmother, my husband's grandmother) and as a health care professional that elderly people are the last to acknowledge their declining abilities. Frequently other family members are reluctant to see it as well. It's sad to come to the realization that grandma and grandma are no longer appropriate babysitters, drivers, etc. My 85 year old grandmother, with very limited upper body strength and mobility, wanted to babysit our 6 month old in the worst way. But she couldn't pick him up. How would that play out in an emergency? She was of sound mind, but had blinders on when it came to her physical abilities. Gotta protect the kids. But delicately.[/quote]
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