Contents
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| Acknowledgments |  |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Context |
| 1. | | Harsh (and Not So Harsh) Realities | |
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| 2. | | Talk So Your Parents Will Listen, and Listen So |
| | Your Parents Will Talk | |
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| 3. | | At an Impasse? | |
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| 4. | | S.U.R.V.I.V.E. | |
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The Model |
| 5. | | Solve the Problems That Are Driving You Crazy | |
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The Dilemmas |
| 1- | | My father can no longer drive safely, but he refuses |
| | to stop. | |
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| 2- | | My mother antagonizes her aide. | |
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| 3- | | My brother and sister won't offer to help take care |
| | of Mom and Dad. | |
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| 4- | | My mother clearly needs to see a doctor, but she |
| | refuses to do so. | |
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| 5- | | My mother is not poor, but she skimps to save money. | |
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| 6- | | My sisters argue constantly about taking care of our |
| | parents, and everyone calls me for help. | |
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| 7- | | My 82-year-old father wants to marry a woman he |
| | just met. | |
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| 8- | | My mother is doing fine, but she won't listen to |
| | her doctor's advice. | |
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| 9- | | My husband resents my father's demands on me. | |
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