It works, and not just in divorces.  Recently, my family had the extraordinarily grueling challenge of helping our parents come to the realization that they could no longer live on their own.  While in rehab following my father’s brain surgery, he admitted to my sisters and me he could no longer care for our mother.  And while our mother thought she was fully capable of caring for herself and him, the reality was much different.  Any time my sister or I even mentioned our parents leaving their … [Read more...]