Daughters are daughters all of your life , a son is a son until he takes a wife  ( unknown)

I often thought about this saying and its not always the way it is, sons do take care of their moms, I have seen it in my line of work. I do think that sons are better able to set boundaries when they are married, and are able to

We never take the place of daughters, we do the work that daughters are sometimes called on to do by their aging parents, the roles become reversed and daughters take up the parenting for their elderly parents.

So many times I have been told by daughters and sons of clients, I really miss my mom or dad.  I wish I had of had more conversations with them, talked more about when I was growing up and what life was like for them.  Not every family is able to do this, to have these discussions or some times we just one day realize that it is no longer possible to have the conversations with mom or dad because the memories are gone. There is going backwards in the aging process!

If you have the time, now, and are able to have conversations, please start now, let agencies who provide service for elderly seniors do the work, the task related work such as meal making,  cleaning, errand running. When services are being provide for your elderly loved one there is also a component of companionship and that is the time when we as outside care companions listen and talk to our senior clients encouraging them to share with us the life they have lived and the contributions they have given us as a whole society.  Even the smallest little bit counts for something.

We do our caring in a way that allows you and your family to have relationships that will sustain you as a daughter or don and help you  to manage the care of your loved one in a way that enriches all of your lives.