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I’m not ready to be a full-time caregiver to my mother, who has early onset Alzheimer’s and can barely do anything on her own now, but is resistant against checking into a care facility (and since she has depression, it’s dicey to try forcing the issue). She’s always been very independent, so this is as frustrating to her as it is to me. I’ve never been the nurturing type and just not the ideal caregiver due to my impatience, inexperience, and lack of (what I think is) compassion/empathy. But I know I owe her for raising me, so I rely on this combination of guilt and obligation to care for her as best I can.

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