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How do you handle an elderly mother who is always angry at her family after her alcoholic husband and alcoholic son died and left no money?
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∙ 15y ago
* See your mother as a woman and a human being first and not as your mother! You should walk in your mother's shoes and realize that she has had quite the life with an alcoholic husband and son and then grieving (she did grieve even if she may have been angry at them all the time) and to be left to fend for herself. It's a frightening feeling to be too old to go back to work, be stripped of your dignity and know that you haven't been looked after and your only future is possibly facing a nursing home just to wait and die. Most couples plan a Will and leave something to their spouse. She is not angry at the family, but frightened. Sit down with her and talk to her woman to woman and not as your mother! Let her tell you how she feels and offer help where necessary. Let her know that you all love her and are there to help and that she's won't be left alone. Right now she is bitter and who could blame her.
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