Caring for a parent, and never doing enough
By Maya Staff ·
A parent who needs more each month, a job, a family of your own, and guilt whichever one you choose.
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- Feeling: Feeling guilty
- Thought: Whatever I do for Mom, it isn't enough
- Belief: A good son or daughter does it all themselves
- Behavior: Say yes to every call and errand, then snap at my own family
- Thought: Asking my brother or paying for help means I am abandoning her
- Insight: Her getting older is not something I can fix. Showing up, and arranging help, is my part
- Question: What would I say to a friend doing exactly this much?
- Insight: I would tell her she is doing a lot, and that she is allowed to be tired
- Belief: A good son or daughter does it all themselves
- Thought: Whatever I do for Mom, it isn't enough