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Comments on: Caring For Aging Parents Who Abused You http://www.discoveraid.com/mid-life-crisis/caring-for-aging-parents-who-abused-you.html Midlife is a time of change: lifestyle, career, relationships. Time for some self help support to guide you out of the down days. Topics also cover parenting, narcissism, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, divorce & surviving infidelity & midlife crisis. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:34:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Guy http://www.discoveraid.com/mid-life-crisis/caring-for-aging-parents-who-abused-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-256 Guy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:29:16 +0000 http://www.discoveraid.com/?p=125#comment-256 Interesting points Linda, yes I agree and understand. It is important to move away from blaming your parents for your situation or how you are. Taking responsibility, I think, is the first step towards dealing with your own issues. However I wonder how hard that may be if you have been physically or emotionally abused. I'm taking this in the context of abuse in the extreme. Secondly I agree that our society, to some degree encourages care for our elders although some do it better than others, for example the Mediterranean countries have a reputation for being closer as families from one end to the other of life. But again, I do wonder how hard it must be to tend to a weak parent whilst trying to block out the thoughts of emotional or physical abuse when the parent was the stronger one. Best wishes Interesting points Linda, yes I agree and understand. It is important to move away from blaming your parents for your situation or how you are. Taking responsibility, I think, is the first step towards dealing with your own issues.

However I wonder how hard that may be if you have been physically or emotionally abused. I’m taking this in the context of abuse in the extreme.

Secondly I agree that our society, to some degree encourages care for our elders although some do it better than others, for example the Mediterranean countries have a reputation for being closer as families from one end to the other of life. But again, I do wonder how hard it must be to tend to a weak parent whilst trying to block out the thoughts of emotional or physical abuse when the parent was the stronger one.

Best wishes

]]> By: Linda http://www.discoveraid.com/mid-life-crisis/caring-for-aging-parents-who-abused-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-255 Linda Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:46:42 +0000 http://www.discoveraid.com/?p=125#comment-255 I believe that those children that made sure that they lived their own life instead of blaming how they were raised on their life circumstances are in a position to forgive and understand that in most instances their parents did the best they could. I also believe that our society makes people believe that even if you were abused psychologically or physically by your parents that you have a duty to care; like it or not. I believe that those children that made sure that they lived their own life instead of blaming how they were raised on their life circumstances are in a position to forgive and understand that in most instances their parents did the best they could. I also believe that our society makes people believe that even if you were abused psychologically or physically by your parents that you have a duty to care; like it or not.

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