Aging Parents.
Just when my kids don’t seem to need me anymore (freedom!), I am surprised to realize just how much my parents do. Similar to parenting my 20-somethings, I have to balance my parents’ autonomy with being available to help. I can harp at my diabetic dad not to have the pumpkin pie but ultimately, he is a grown up and can decide for himself. Seeing the health of my parents decline is so difficult and somehow injurious to my self-concept that they will always be my protectors.
Giant Effects of Fatherhood
Let me work on convincing you that you would absolutely admire and adore my dad if you knew him. I think if he was your Dad, you would be just as proud of him as I am.
