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When promises become dangerous

I told my aging parents I would never put them in a nursing home but my dad hit my mom yesterday during a dementia episode and I do not think I can keep them safe anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Good intentions calcify into rigid commitments that reality eventually makes impossible, forcing us to choose between our word and our wisdom.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Commitment — what it means and what it costs?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.