Send good thoughts and prayers to her dad and family as he is having some pretty severe eye problems.

I know this means big changes for everyone involved for the duration, and it’s never easy.

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Aging parents can mean changes for everyone

They had a hard time a while back when a family “friend” tried to take advantage of them and I hope life is somewhat back to normal for them.

She writes about her and her dad’s grocery routine and it both cracked me up and touched me:

Mom doesn’t get out much any more, so it falls to Dad and I, The B Team, to take her list and try to translate her wishes into reality.

There’s a flaw in this system – there are things that do not go on the list. They are the things that “he knows to get” like frozen meals, beer, cereal and jam. Do not ask why some items go on the list and others do not. This is not a matter for discussion. That is just the way it is.

Find out how they fared.

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Grocery adventures

No, not that talk, the one about aging parents.

Her parents are having to make some tough decisions about what they want to do and where they want to live.

It’s always a bit unsettling to have to do that, but getting it out on the table and making real plans is a valuable gift that I plan to (or hope to) give my children willingly when the time comes.

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Time for the talk