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Nicole Taylor Nicole Taylor wrote on May 24, 2023 at 8:50 am
Hi Daniel! I find your YouTube videos so interesting and appreciate your insights. I had a similarly difficult time growing up and was so close to breaking from my parents, but then my 80 yr old dad had to come live with me after he and his 2nd wife got divorced after a 30 years marriage. I live alone in a 2-bedroom apartment by a park, so it made sense logistically, but I'm feeling re-traumatized having him here. He's not overtly abusive (like my mom was) - he's just oblivious sometimes and I can sense disapproval of me being unmarried and without kids. It's subtle, but I sense this "something is wrong with you energy" I so specifically wanted to break away from. I see an arts therapist and am journaling and meditating, exercising, doing yoga, but the sadness just wipes me out sometimes. My dad seems to be experiencing slight cognitive decline, so having him move somewhere and live alone doesn't seem right, so I just wondered if you might have any thoughts about how to address the re-traumatization that can arise when having an elderly parent move in with you is necessary. Thank you so much for any ideas you might have. How can you break from them when they're elderly and vulnerable?
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