by External Article | Mar 22, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Millennial Generation |
They may have been monsters when we were growing up. But now they’re old, frail and not long for this world. Is it best to care for them — or ourselves? Nat, a 34-year-old non-binary New Zealander, describes their father as a “world-class shitty dad.” However, now...
by External Article | Sep 25, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent |
The sense of obligation and loyalty to dysfunctional family structures is a difficult thing to address when it feels like it’s rooted bone-deep in our values. As a therapist, I always start a line of questioning there: are these actually YOUR values, or are these...
by External Article | Jan 20, 2014 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent |
Who could condemn someone for staying far away from a parent, even an ailing or dying parent, who mistreated him or her as a child? We know relatively little about how many adults become caregivers for abusive or neglectful parents, or about why they choose to — or...
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