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How to handle resentment toward a dependent parent

My elderly father moved in with us after his stroke and I find myself resenting how much I have to help him with basic tasks even though I know he cannot help it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Caregiving can resurrect old power dynamics and create guilt about our anger toward someone who has become helpless.

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