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Scenario

How to Respond to Deathbed Promises You Cannot Keep

My mother is dying and keeps asking me to promise I will take care of my alcoholic brother forever, but I know I cannot and will not do that.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love for the dying can collide with honest assessment of our own limitations and boundaries.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Moral psychology — how we make ethical decisions?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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