Janis Abrahms Spring, a clinical psychologist, has written extensively on aging parents issues.

Her FAQ's are eye opening as she give freely of her knowledge and experience.

In other words, she knows firsthand what many of us are going through.

For example, the question 'How do you take care of them and yourself without feeling resentful, or critical or overwhelmed?'
Answer: It's a constant balancing act.

I might add, it's okay to have the feelings we do.
We've got to weave their lives into some kind of working quilt in our lives, if we really want to be poetic about it.
Or, we can say we've just got to make the best of it, mistakes and all.

Read Janis Abrahms Spring On Caring For Aging Parents

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