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Scenario

When temporary family arrangements become permanent

My spouse and I agreed to host his elderly father for what was supposed to be a few weeks after his surgery and it's been four months and none of us knows how to talk about what comes next. I love my father-in-law but I'm exhausted and my husband seems paralyzed between taking care of both of us and I feel like the bad guy for wanting our house back.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Caregiving tests the boundaries of a household and forces questions about whose needs get to matter when everyone is trying to do the right thing.

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Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Adult relationships with adult children?”

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