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[quote=Anonymous]It sounds like you are ALL tired and overworked -your mom, you AND your brother/sil.  So try and think charitably.

That said it may also be that, being around more, you are more aware of your mother's increasing limitations than your brother is.  In that case you should have an honest, non-judgemental talk with your brother/sil about the changes you are seeing in your Mom / the need to cut back on what you ask of her.  Sometimes it's really hard to mentally adjust to the aging limitations of your parents - I know I had this issue and my brother (who lives near my folks) had this conversation with me abut asking less of my Mom.  Since my Mom *wants* to help and I was only up for short visits I wasn't seeing the big picture.  So no when I visit I am much more cognizant of the type of help I ask my parents for - 'watching' the kids while I run into town on an errand, no problem.  Full days of childcare - not OK, if I need more than maybe a morning a couple hours here or there they go to camp or we have a sitter.[/quote]

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