FAMILIES

Seniors and Family Relationships

Hi Folks,

It’s been awhile since we talked about seniors and family relationships so this is probably as good a time as any to consider how we are getting along with our families.

Having a family is a wonderful thing. By nature, families are designed to provide love and support to members in need and act as an exclusive little society that is a pleasure to belong to. However, they can also have an extremely negative effect on individual members. Some people find their families to be stifling because their opinions and perspectives can ultimately come into conflict with those of the individual. Depending on whether your family is liberal or conservative, the level of support for another’s ideals and beliefs can vary greatly. This applies to seniors as much as it does to teenagers for a variety of reasons.

Supportive families will rally round a senior whenever they are needed. Many seniors fight to protect their independence at all costs, and the most supportive families will respect their decisions while keeping a watchful eye purely out of concern for their family member. Whether you decide to sky dive or play golf, a supportive family will back your decision a hundred percent, even if they do express their concerns if you do decide to jump out of a plane. If they didn’t in that situation then there would be something seriously wrong with the family unit as a whole. The families that are supportive are a tremendous asset and are easy to spend time with. You should take most of the credit for that, having raised the older member of the family unit.

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