Reply to Would you be upset?

Forum Index » Relationship Discussion (non-explicit)

Reply to "Would you be upset?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would tell my husband to go. I'm capable of being sick and taking care of the kids for a few hours. [/quote]

Yes, and I wouldn't need my mother to come over. Who does that? :roll: [/quote]

I was 12 when my mom died. She was sick for some years, so we grew up adapting to learning how to function independently, at a young age. It really weirds me out when adults call on their parents for "help." On the one hand, I know that one person's challenges shouldn't be measured up against another's. On the other hand, grownups shouldn't be relying on their parents when they're sick (unless it's like a serious life threatening illness). It should be the other way around.

I'm totally baffled by my 30, 40 year old friends that still ask for their parents, often elderly-ish, to help them out. [/quote]

+1000   A few people in my department at work are "local" (with extended family nearby) and extremely dependent on elderly parents for all kinds of favors. When flu season comes, some of them even have their parents sleep over to tend to their sick families.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics