My parents are in their 80's. I was with them this weekend and the amount of mild bickering was virtually nonstop. No one is really mad at the other. She tries to supervise his driving. (Because he was involved in an accident 60+ years ago when they were dating.) He forgets where he's put things and thinks she's moved them. (Because she did it once 30 years ago.) One of them does something against the advice of the other and it doesn't work out so well. And then they can't let it drop. On and on and on.
This would be almost comical except that I can see my wife and I slowly drifting into the same pattern of behavior. She can see it too. We look at each and say, "This is scary." But it's so slow and gradual that we don't usually even notice it.
Is this something that's inevitable? How do you keep from becoming your parents?
This would be almost comical except that I can see my wife and I slowly drifting into the same pattern of behavior. She can see it too. We look at each and say, "This is scary." But it's so slow and gradual that we don't usually even notice it.
Is this something that's inevitable? How do you keep from becoming your parents?