HeyJaredDad Lives with Me
Dad Lives with Me is primarily about caring for aging parents at home, with a little nostalgia, puppies, faith, and lots of encouragement mixed in.
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Moving in Slow Motion—Why I Started Packing Months Early (opens the original)
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This is part of my ongoing series, Moving with an Aging Parent, chronicling our cross-country move—the good, the bad, and the great. Start from the beginning.Dad: What are you doing?I stood in Dad’s closet, mentally calculating what I needed to do in that room, and making notes in the binder that would become my moving bible over the next several months.Sort through the clothes with Dad and decide what to donate.Go through those two bins stacked in the back corner. I have
Home Safety Checklist for Aging Parents: Prevent Falls, Burns, and More. (opens the original)
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When we moved into our current home, I thought I’d found a safe space for Dad. It’s a single-story home with wide hallways and entryways. Each entryway has one short step. The patio is flat. The garage is oversized.Yes, it’s safer than our last home because there are no stairs, and I gave up the pool—partly because I was tired of cleaning it, but mostly because Dad was terrified of it.“You done good, Rosie” (as my mom used to say).Well…Dad has fallen several times in this “safe” home. He’s devel
Dad's Worried About the Little Things, Like His TV Schedule (opens the original)
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This is part of my ongoing series, Moving with an Aging Parent, chronicling our cross-country move—the good, the bad, and the great.<img alt="Cricket match playing on a television screen at night" class="sizing-normal" height
How I Came to Such an Unexpected Decision and Broke a Promise (opens the original)
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This is part of my ongoing series, Moving with an Aging Parent, chronicling our cross-country move—the good, the bad, and the great.<img alt="Open door that leads to light." class="sizing-normal" height="264" src="https://substackcdn.com/ima
Dad and I Are Moving! (opens the original)
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This is part of my ongoing series, Moving with an Aging Parent, chronicling our cross-country move—the good, the bad, and the great.It’s true. I am moving Dad across the country, something I swore I’d never do.When we moved into our current home in 2018, shortly after my mom and Dad’s wife of 51 years passed away, I promised him that he’d never have to move again.I’m breaking that promise. We’ve changed our minds. Let me explain.<a class="image-link image2 is-view
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