Dear Family Advisor Archive December 2009

1. I'm trapped between honoring my mother’s wishes for her memorial –- and alienating my siblings. December 30, 2009

   Advice on funeral planning in an interfaith family. How to honor the memorial plans of your deceased loved ones, while fulfilling your siblings' needs at the same time....  Read more

   Carol O'Dell, Caring.com contributing editor
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2. Help! Being a caregiver has warped my fiance's sense of his own mortality. December 17, 2009

   Advice for the partner of someone in the throes of grief bordering on depression....  Read more

   Carol O'Dell, Caring.com contributing editor
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3. I'm a new widow who wants to skip the holidays this year – but my grown kids want me to be with them. December 10, 2009

   A helpful article providing advice on grief at the holidays. Balancing personal needs and family obligations can be difficult but your feelings are normal and healthy, so don't feel guilty for humbugging it this season....  Read more

   Carol O'Dell, Caring.com contributing editor
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4. My sick wife is way too dependent on her mom for her care. December 04, 2009

   Find out how to help a sick spouse find appropriate emotional support when she is dependent on her parents. Your goal is not to get her to transfer her dependency to you, that's not necessarily healthy either....  Read more

   Carol O'Dell, Caring.com contributing editor
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