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Family Relations: How do I accept and adjust to family moving away?
Aging Well | Last Active: Sep 22, 2022 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
I am sorry. What you wrote is a huge loss. I understand the reasons they want to leave, but I hope they stay with you. Time goes by so quickly and we need family. I have two children and I have been told they will not care for me when I age. They are selfish. It is their culture, not mine. I took care of my parents who passed, one at age 95 and the other 93. But I was raised to take care of my elders, as my parents took care of theirs. It was a love sacrifice and my children took care of their grandparents, even when they didn't want to. But still that love sacrifice and family does not mean as much to them as them getting what they want. You sound like a very wonderful person and will accept this as I have, but it is sad and I wish you the best
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Thank you so much, Linda. It's a great comfort to hear of your acceptance of this difficult situation. Perhaps we are living between two very different cultures as the number of "Senior" Care facilities everywhere indicates we are not alone in this. I was raised with those values, too, and not prepared for such a different family response. I wonder what's to come when our children are our age, but perhaps they will know what to expect. I wish you well and greatly respect your response to a painful experience.