Community Corner
Holiday Support
Parenting Our Parents At the Holidays
On Monday Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m., the
Parenting Our Parents group at thePresbyterian Church in Westfield will
sponsor a conversation with Carol Pedro, the executive director of the Youth
and Family Counseling Services. Carol will be in the Christian Lounge to talk about
how those caring for loved ones can navigate around the emotional roadblocks
during the holidays.
The Christmas season, for most, comes with anticipation of minting new memories and the retrieval of old one etched in years past. Still for some those memories are just about all there is any more.
Rewinding them can be painful, especially when those who played prominent roles
in holidays past aren’t what they were.
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Those who once gave so much now seem
to demand so much. And those who
find themselves meeting that demand, often feel frustration, resentment, even
anger and that can trigger embarrassment and guilt. The holiday season often
intensifies these emotions.
The evening’s discussion is open to all. If you are providing care for someone who nurtured you years ago please join the conversation on Dec. 9. If you know of someone who is in that situation please urge them to come.
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