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NEMO | The best advise I can give you is to have patience and be respectful. It is a very hard for someone to admit that they can't do as much or as well as they used to. We dealt with my FIL for a few years tyring to get him to slow down and not try to do as much, but with patience and respect he was able to come to that realization on his own that he just can't do what he used to and that there were others that would step up and get things done. My dad will turn 70 this year and he still tries to do things that he shoiuldn't. His judgement is not what it once was and my brother gets really frustrated with him, but I remind him that we need to address those issues in a manner that he doesn't feel that we think any less of him due to his shortcomings and that he still has a lot to offer. Good luck and embrace every moment that you have with them. | |
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any advice on working with aging fathers
