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The Avocado Parenting Thread Parents the Parents

Hello fellow parents and caregivers of children!

There are a bunch of new parents here (raises hand) and there are plenty of veteran parents, as well as people who have experience caring or helping to care for children, like teachers, baby-sitters, aunts, and uncles. Coming together will help all of us, whether we need advice, commiseration, or just a space to let it out. Being a caregiver of small humans can be hard, but also rewarding and wonderful, so we can also share in the joys of watching little humans get to be big humans.

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This week, let’s talk about Parenting our Parents.

In addition to taking care of small humans, a lot of us are facing the daunting task of caring for our own parents as they get older, flipping our comfortable relationship on its head. What challenges have you faced? Any advice for others? Any takeaways about how you eventually want to face your own golden years?

(Feel free to post about things unrelated as well, the prompt is just a suggestion.)

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