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Parents - what to do

  • 24-12-2008 10:37pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Hi, looking for some advice on how to tackle this issue. Basically the story is as follows - I'm 26 and I have one sister who is 23 - both now living away from home. My parents are in their 50/60's and live in a rural location. I would have said that I had a relatively happy childhood and as far as I could tell my parents were relatively happily married. However I can remember several occasions in my youth that my mother was quite violent towards me. Looking back on this now I reckon it was probably drink related. In more recent memory it seems their marraige has deteriorated completely, and since my father retired (about two or three years ago) it seems to have gone down the drain - and drinking seems to have become a major issue for both of them. Nowadays it seems that neither has a word to say to each other - both preferring to inhabit different rooms in the house. My father especially seems to become almost hermit like in recent months. My worry is that both seem to be in a downward cycle - and neither seems to be wanting to do anything about it. Both my sister and I have made several attempts to persuade them to see people but nothing has ever come of it.

    What should I do? I can't really sit by and watch these two people rot away in that house for the next few years...


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  • #2
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,012 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    God awful situation!I reckon you have no choice but to tackle them over it has to be better than continuing who knows they might thank you for it! Orr if they`re very irishy go to their parish prist and tell him they deal with things like this alot more than you would think.


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