Over the years as we raise our children, we often loose track of our personal friendships and relationships. In our senior years, it is very important to have a friend base to share life with, especially if we do not have a spouse.
This post has been added to help you help mom in rebuilding that friendship train!
Mom in her senior years may have lost some of her personal skills for sharing a relationship. One way to help her polish those skills is to rent a movie that warms her heart like “Terms of Endearment”. You pick the movie…our point here is pick a movie that has a plot around friends. This will help her rediscover the way to be a friend and how to socialize with friends without you having to lecture her (which does not work).
Some things to do or activities for mom and her friends include bingo, old movies, new movies at a theater, senior day trips, crossword puzzles, games, oil painting, remodeling and even community adult education.
Another way to build the friendship base is on line. Sure she could meet someone to date but be careful; there are strange people out there. Sure you can use a dating service like Match Maker. Com to meet members of the opposite sex, but you can also meet friends there too!!
When filling out the profile, simply list all the specifics of who you are looking for and would eventually like to meet. If you have any experiences with helping your mom on line to meet someone, please email me.
Ed@PrimeauProductions.com
Taking care of an elderly parent can always be a struggle. You must devote a-lot of attention, time, and care to make them comfortable and happy. But you must also keep the stress out of your mind and your happiness in sight. Taking Care of Mom can help.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Lesson Five: The importance of friends
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