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When siblings disagree on caring for aging parents

My sister and I have become the ones who manage everything for our aging parents but we've never actually talked about what good care looks like or what we're each afraid of happening, so we keep making decisions past each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Two people are carrying a profound responsibility without ever establishing shared values about what they're trying to protect or honor.

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