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I feel soooo worn out and alone. What can I do to improve my non-existent life?
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del356
Answered Apr 2022
Proposal to move in with MIL for a financial win/win? Is it a solution or potential disaster?
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drewxjacobs
Answered Jul 2019
I am “the mother.” I read all your posts, questions and I really sympathize with you. Do you know, however, how difficult it is to be old?
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CarlaCB
Replied Nov 2019
How to handle downright mean?
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Isthisrealyreal
Answered Jul 2018
How do I cope with feeling heartbroken, alone, and scared?
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Destarte
Answered Oct 2022
Do some people just get angrier and more depressed the older they get?
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PksAgingMom
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What do you tell a parent who asks everyday to move in? She won't listen.
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OutoftheBox
Answered Jan 2020
Elderly Aunt living in another state phones almost every day and tells offensive and racist jokes. I don't want to hear it anymore. Advice?
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sp19690
Replied Jun 2021
My 65th birthday and no one remembered. How do you handle it?
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LMRLMR
Replied Jan 2022
Narcissistic Mother has started to irritate the administration of her ALF. Thoughts?
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xrayjodib
Answered Sep 2020
How can I get my sister and her 4 kids to visit our dad or at least call him on the phone? He's in assisted living and very lonely.
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Cover99
Answered Aug 2021
Looking for advice - Bring her home or let her stay?
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Llamalover47
Answered Jun 2018
Elderly father moans that he never goes anywhere, but then he turns down every opportunity? I don't get it.
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NeedHelpWithMom
Replied Mar 2019
Enabling my mother's misery when she consistently expresses desire to die?
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gemmab123
Replied Jan 2020
Dad wants me there daily; how can I be there for him without sacrificing my entire existence?
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BarbBrooklyn
Answered May 2020
Is anyone lonely as a caregiver? I am. How do you cope?
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MargaretMcKen
Replied Aug 2018
I'm 61 with breast cancer and I have no one. Does anyone know of a place to call for help or a place to go other than a nursing home?
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Fawnby
Replied Mar 2022
How to help a lonely 88 year old mom who has outlived family and friends?
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leslie2l
Replied Jan 2020
Feeling isolated from adult children. Any advice?
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MargaretMcKen
Answered Jul 2022
Would Mom be better off in a nursing home with others than living at home alone with no visitors but brief family visits?
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squirrel13
Answered Nov 2018
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