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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You all reap what you sow.

All of you disrespecting your elderly parents, not helping or caring for them, your children are watching and learning.  Good luck[/quote]

I agree. I have never been around so many people who have dysfunctional relationships with their family.

My parents were wonderful parents and I’m sure I was plenty annoying to them over the years. So if some of their elder issues are irritating or annoying (and some days they are) so be it. I try to take deep breaths and exercise patience and remember to be grateful for everything they sacrificed for us growing up. [/quote]

PP and again, dysfunctional relationships continue for generations. Try being the innocent child born to a narcissist and an abusive drunk who stayed married for a lifetime.

I am quite literally attempting to undo generation trauma and addiction through 
therapy and medication and specific, intentional lifestyle choices.[/quote]

Your post confirms that there are significantly more people on this site with dysfunctional parents than lots of us experience in our lives. Not saying the dysfunctional relationships aren’t real. But between the ageism and never ending use of the word “boundaries” regarding parents, it’s just always shocking to see so many negative posts regarding elder care. [/quote]

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