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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't  need or expect emotional  support. But downright callousness and lack of empathy is pretty frightening.

When  my parents  were advanced in age,  one with serious  terminal  issues,  they were scared. To act as if they should still act  like parents  is absurd. Sometimes the child needs to provide the comfort. [/quote]

I think with serious medical issues and related fears one needs professional support. Most of us are not trained in psychology, therapy, medical science etc. etc. Sometimes adult kids start avoiding a parent because they don't know what to do. The elderly parent has high expectations and expects the adult child to solve all their problems and take away the pain... and realistically, it's simply impossible. Then the guilt-tripping starts, making it even more impossible. Unfortunately a lot of elders have not made peace with their mortality and turn excessively selfish and demanding as the end nears. [/quote]

Your parents aren’t trained in psychology, etc. either, and yet, I bet you have a long list of what they could have done better.[/quote]

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