My brother and I inherited responsibility for our aging parents who have very specific religious needs and expectations but we have completely different relationships with their faith tradition. Every decision about their care becomes a conflict about honoring their beliefs versus what we think is actually best for them, and we can't seem to find common ground that serves anyone well.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people who love the same elders must navigate the tension between respecting inherited sacred practices and exercising their own moral judgment about care.
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