Yikes! Are they seeing a therapist? Maybe talk to them about a nutritionist. I know parents can be stubborn but sometimes using logic works. prepare an argument. Ask why they do this and if they know it's detrimental to their health.
My dad refuses to see a therapist or nutritionist because he sees it as being weak and he's too lazy to actually do it. When my family used to go to therapy he'd usually not go or not say anything.
The scary thing is, I think they know it's bad for them but they just don't care anymore. I think my mom was seeing a therapist but it cost too much or she just stopped for no reason.
I've talked to my mom about alternative medicine like massages or acupuncture for her pain but she thinks medicine is the only way and she freaks out if the doctor tries to take her off of it. My parents don't respond well to my concerns. They usually respond in a defensive tone and get mad. :/ SO FRUSTRATING!
That sounds like my grandpa and smoking. Unfortunately he never did quit even though he knew he was killing himself. Hopefully your parents will wake up and change things before its too late.
That sounds exactly like my dad. He's diabetic too, and he's got heart disease and kidney disease and he can't feel his feet (the last two are completely because of his diabetes). I honestly thought he would die before I graduated high school, because he's been doing this to himself forever.
I've been asking my mom to divorce him since middle school, but by this point we can't imagine him living more than a couple years so there's no more point. But we both know that when he dies he'll leave us with a mountain of debt. My mom cannot accept that her happiness is her responsibility, and just allows herself to be trapped and miserable because she's too passive to take any action.
That really sucks. It's sad when your parent just doesn't care anymore. I fear to become that. I really don't want to end up like my parents.
My mother is too passive as well. I keep telling her to talk to my dad about his unhealthy habits but she is far too submissive to do so. Plus if she did my dad would just get angry and yell. I feel if I talked to him he'd do the same.
This is exactly what Jensen's mother is doing. She's such a strong, capable, vivacious woman, and she just gave up. Kills me to see her doing this to herself.. and what it's doing to Jensen.
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The scary thing is, I think they know it's bad for them but they just don't care anymore. I think my mom was seeing a therapist but it cost too much or she just stopped for no reason.
I've talked to my mom about alternative medicine like massages or acupuncture for her pain but she thinks medicine is the only way and she freaks out if the doctor tries to take her off of it. My parents don't respond well to my concerns. They usually respond in a defensive tone and get mad. :/ SO FRUSTRATING!
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I've been asking my mom to divorce him since middle school, but by this point we can't imagine him living more than a couple years so there's no more point. But we both know that when he dies he'll leave us with a mountain of debt. My mom cannot accept that her happiness is her responsibility, and just allows herself to be trapped and miserable because she's too passive to take any action.
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My mother is too passive as well. I keep telling her to talk to my dad about his unhealthy habits but she is far too submissive to do so. Plus if she did my dad would just get angry and yell. I feel if I talked to him he'd do the same.
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