Boundaries for sick mother?
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Boundaries for sick mother?
My H is an alcoholic, and my mom is in recovery. She has been sober for a while --about 10 years and was sober from when I was 10 until I went to college. Now she is divorced from my dad, and her health is severely declining. She is only 65 but is also a lifelong anorexic and it is taking its toll. She is nearly blind in one eye, has heart troubles, and is severely depressed. Her depressions makes her extremely combative at times, and she doesn't want my suggestions because I am young and don't know what I'm talking about.
So much of what I read seems to be helpful when dealing with her -- especially setting boundaries. But I feel a strong sense of responsibility toward her because she's my mother, she was a good mother, and she's getting old and sick. The rest of her family has pretty much cut her off, so it's just my brother and me.
How do you know when to set boundaries and when someone needs you to step in?
So much of what I read seems to be helpful when dealing with her -- especially setting boundaries. But I feel a strong sense of responsibility toward her because she's my mother, she was a good mother, and she's getting old and sick. The rest of her family has pretty much cut her off, so it's just my brother and me.
How do you know when to set boundaries and when someone needs you to step in?
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