Life is like a box of chocolates, 'except when its not'.
I decided to remove the blog post on Father and Son.
It dealt with a deeply personal issue of a flawed father-son relationship. It bubbled up and over under the duress of total responsibility for my 92 year father, too many details to keep tract of that resulted in my father's disenrollment from Medicare Part D and another issue in Hong Kong ..., and facing surgery alone, without my partner. And it is hard to give daily care on an even keel when there is so much laden baggage.
Fortunately, I've had good friends to speak with and both Rachel and Ben have helped immensely.
The important result is that a long-standing father-son issue has resurfaced that has to be dealt with.
Teri was always insightful in these family matters. As I look to learn from her own example in dealing with her parents, it began with acceptance and forgiveness.
Indeed, my father is who he is and immutable. And direct discussions have not led to any response whatsoever, perhaps age-related?
And in the absence of dialog or possibility of his changing, it begins with me, my acceptance of my father as who he was and has become ... and my forgiveness.
