tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post116315395196404799..comments2023-10-15T14:35:46.514+00:00Comments on Nickerjac: HelloNickerjachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449748814079861305noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post-1163782855173077552006-11-17T17:00:00.000+00:002006-11-17T17:00:00.000+00:00big hugs like everyone has sentstick to your guns ...<B>big hugs like everyone has sent</B><BR/><BR/>stick to your guns over your boundaries<BR/><BR/>it is hard and it might not feel good, but you are doing the right thing putting yourself first, and by helping out your brother<BR/><BR/>you dad may not know it, but he <B>is</B> old enough to look after himself (and he's not yet too old to look after himself either)<BR/><BR/>(like I'm an expert who knows what she's talking about!)I, Like The Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423569600315825506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post-1163529436898400492006-11-14T18:37:00.000+00:002006-11-14T18:37:00.000+00:00Hey I'm sorry I didn't know any of this when I ema...Hey I'm sorry I didn't know any of this when I emailed you yesterday or would have sent extra big hugs. What a mess. You definitely don't need to feel guilty. Have been readin 'families and to survive them' which can thoroughly recommend.littlelixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221573694562604740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post-1163456848148084672006-11-13T22:27:00.000+00:002006-11-13T22:27:00.000+00:00Just to add that caring for aging parents can be t...Just to add that caring for aging parents can be tough. I hope your dad gets better soon.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220703355730854289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post-1163339136713305842006-11-12T13:45:00.000+00:002006-11-12T13:45:00.000+00:00sorry to hear about your dad. ailing parents can b...sorry to hear about your dad. ailing parents can be "tricky" to deal with.<BR/>do take care of yourself!HPNY KNITShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364973961188155339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post-1163261446629952812006-11-11T16:10:00.000+00:002006-11-11T16:10:00.000+00:00Look after yourself, I know where you are coming f...Look after yourself, I know where you are coming from. My mother was the same and I allowed myself to be guilt tripped and criticised until it was difficult to remember that I loved her. She is now in residential care close to my youngest brother who deals with her much better. Because he doesn't take crap from her and has a sense of his own worth she doesn't walk all over him. Maybe it is because we are women?maylinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276625266772508238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post-1163166458924979212006-11-10T13:47:00.000+00:002006-11-10T13:47:00.000+00:00Hug. I had a aged parent who had the same sorts o...Hug. I had a aged parent who had the same sorts of problems.mrspaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385625296306389489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post-1163158351582379842006-11-10T11:32:00.000+00:002006-11-10T11:32:00.000+00:00It's a very difficult thing when parents need help...It's a very difficult thing when parents need help - how much can/should we give, what other responsibilities we have, etc. Hope you manage to get through this OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356720.post-1163156817264778622006-11-10T11:06:00.000+00:002006-11-10T11:06:00.000+00:00Take care, hope you have some good knitting to hel...Take care, hope you have some good knitting to help the visiting. Aged parents who dont behave dont realise how their actions affect everyone else....<BR/>When I last did a lot of hospital visiting I ended up teaching the nurses how to knit...Wye Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399521757836435470noreply@blogger.com