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Scenario

When grandparents struggle with expectations about involvement

Our adult children keep asking why we never visit anymore and we can't figure out how to explain that being around their kids feels overwhelming in a way that makes us feel guilty and old and like we're failing at being grandparents.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A couple is caught between their own limitations and the unspoken expectations of family connection across generations.

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

“Where Are You with Confucian ancestral tablets and ongoing relationship?”

Peri

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