The residue of childhood carries with it complex feelings about aging parents that limit objectivity, exaggerates responsibilities and increases emotional vulnerability.
This distorted landscape makes it impossible for adult children to receive the approval the desperately seek from their aging parents as they struggle to do the right thing.
Checkmate this zero-sum game with a transformative intention. Give yourself permission to do the best you can do today with what you have. No more. No less. And the rest will take care of itself…
