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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I doubt it's about the expense. They probably don't feel comfortable doing this without you as a support person. Or they don't think they can get from train to college because they don't want to drive a rental car in an unfamiliar area.

So much of seniors' demands is them trying to work around their inability and people not wanting to see it for what it is. [/quote]

They're very autonomous in all other ways: both work, both are very active and walk miles every day, go out constantly with friends. I get that the driving is really intimidating at their age and I'd never demand they drive that far, but they are demanding it from us and I don't think that's fair either. [b]And yes, i am scared to say no because they will be pissed off.[/b][/quote]

People sometimes get pissed off when they can't get someone to do something they want. That is ok. Just ignore. It is a huge mistake to give in to this. Much better to practice being ok with their anger. They may eventually learn that being pissed off with you doesn't get them what they want. But even if they never learn, stay firm.[/quote]

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