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<blockquote data-quote="DeejayR" data-source="post: 1466285" data-attributes="member: 126679"><p>Whoa! Too much caring. Who cares for the carer? Definitely take a step back, if you can. It won't be easy but your wellbeing may depend on it.</p><p>Mostly I try to take people as they are rather than as they "should" be or I want them to be (unless they're threatening me with a baseball bat or similar)(I imagine). I look for avenues of safe communication, like "how's the garden?" or a trip down Memory Lane. Then, defences down, I would try to sneak the diabetes thing in sideways. Above all I back off if it doesn't work.</p><p>As for more direct attempts to persuade your dad, there are plenty in the previous posts here to choose from. I'm sure we all wish you success.</p><p>EDIT Oh yes, and any happy (or at least neutral) encounters with your dad will give you something good to remember him by. Build up positive memories wherever you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeejayR, post: 1466285, member: 126679"] Whoa! Too much caring. Who cares for the carer? Definitely take a step back, if you can. It won't be easy but your wellbeing may depend on it. Mostly I try to take people as they are rather than as they "should" be or I want them to be (unless they're threatening me with a baseball bat or similar)(I imagine). I look for avenues of safe communication, like "how's the garden?" or a trip down Memory Lane. Then, defences down, I would try to sneak the diabetes thing in sideways. Above all I back off if it doesn't work. As for more direct attempts to persuade your dad, there are plenty in the previous posts here to choose from. I'm sure we all wish you success. EDIT Oh yes, and any happy (or at least neutral) encounters with your dad will give you something good to remember him by. Build up positive memories wherever you can. [/QUOTE]
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