Chapter 2-Recommendation # 3- Give your aging parent plenty of space

For me it is almost inevitable to think that I wouldn't do anything and everything to make things better for my parents once they reached an advanced age and can no longer do various things on their own. I can't imagine not wanting to protect them, and help them in order to make things easier for them. I know it could be hard on them not to give them the ability to feel independent but at the same I would like to provide them with care and protection as they grow older and very vulnerable. I envisioned my mother pretty much going through the same things the author's mom went through. I know she would be very temperamental, that is one quality about her that's impossible to hide. She's speaks what's on her mind and I can begin to think that as she grows older she won't have any issues letting anyone know how she feels, especially if they have done something to upset her. Although she is known to her friends and acquaintances as being a woman of strong character, and at times very opinionated, she's truly appreciated and respected by many people. I don't want to imagine right now, how would I offer closure to the many friends and acquaintances that have known her throughout the years, it is really hard to imagine that. My mother has always been very independent, therefore is going to be really hard on her to have to rely on others to do things that she once was able to do on her own. I would have to mentally and physically prepare myself for those moments because they will be extremely hard on her as well as those who will be close to her, like me.