Geezer Stories: The Care & Feeding of Old People

Growing Old is Not for the Faint of Heart.We are the Taffy Generation pulled into two different directions. As we live longer and have children later we find our parents becoming frail and helpless just as our children are becoming independent and leaving the nest (or not but thats a whole nuther conversation). Just as our babies didnt come with an operators manual there is no how-to guide for taking care of old folks. Were all flying blind as our parents slide into their second childhoods.Its uncomfortable to talk about the unpleasant realities of growing old and having those End of Life discussions border on being downright taboo. But if we can somehow find the humor and humanity in it perhaps we ease the pain a little--maybe enough to get us through the soul-crushing times. After all what choice do we really have? None of us are getting out of here alive.Geezer Stories is about finding the happy in the heartache. Its about forgiveness letting go of the past loving imperfectly. Its about accepting our parents failings as well as our own. Its about finding that intangible sense of community and support we all need as we face this uncharted journey of parenting our parents together with compassion and shared understanding.