Dear Queenie,
My elderly parents do not get along well with each other. My father yells at my mother a lot and sometimes he even hits her. My mother is starting to forget things and makes a lot of mistakes. She blames my father for it and he yells at her for it, but she still cooks for him and helps him get dressed and get around.
She says she’s sick of him and he says he can’t stand looking at her, but it seems like they can’t get along without each other.
Queenie, what do you advise?—Worried sons and daughters
Dear Sons and Daughters,
Arrange to go with each of your parents when they go for their next physical check-up and talk to the doctor about the problem. Keep a close eye on their situation and try to get them out of the house separately as often as possible. Beyond that, there is not much you can do if they will not admit that they have problems.
