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Originally Posted by greglepore
No worries. That's certainly a part of it. Another part is the total role reversal. I'm 57, he's 99, and for all of his life he felt, right or wrongly, that he had to look out for me. Now, in his hour of darkness, I'm looking out for him. Because its been so darn long, its maybe particularly hard.
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I get it. As long as your dad is around you are in some way still a kid. Then suddenly you aren't a kid anymore. It's a shock.
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But what I meant by changed was more about just walking very close to the precipice with him, looking over the edge, and telling him it was ok to jump. /QUOTE]
That has to be hard. Both of you letting go at the same time in different ways.