My adult siblings and I can't figure out how to talk to our aging parents about climate change because they seem to think we're being dramatic, while we're genuinely scared about what their last years might look like. We all handle this disconnect differently and it's creating tension between us about how much to push or protect them.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family is navigating the tender cruelty of seeing different timelines for catastrophe, where love and protection become tangled with truth-telling.
“Where Are You with Anticipatory grief for civilization?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.