[Dutchgirl]

all up on each other

Slightly off topic:

My pastor gave a great sermon on what children owe their parents. 1.Obedience while under their roof. 2. Honor them, by appreciating and respecting the events in their lives that shaped them into the people they are. 3. Love them-and he focused on adult children loving their elderly parents physically, because so many elderly people become isolated,entirely without affectionate touches. and 4. to ask them how they can pray for them.

I got the surprise of my life when I asked my mom this question. She asked me to pray that she would be able to change.

[xsmommy]

both of my parents are gone now, but my mom predeceased my dad by about 11 years or so and i definitely was physically affectionate with him, bc that thought had occurred to me, that he would have been deprived of touch. it is wonderful that your pastor articulated that and is telling children that they owe that to their parents. i would feel terrible if i was just made aware of that now and had missed the opportunity to do it.

your mom is remarkable in asking that you pray for her to be able to change, that is so laudable. old people can become so self centered and entitled to whatever they feel just based on longevity. it isn't an attractive trait. i like your mom : )

[secret garden]

The touching part he added about adult children is so true. When kids are small, they are all over you, all the time it seems(especially nursing moms), but as they get older there is less physical contact. While growing up, my family was not touchy at all, but my kids are.
Touchy is better. :-)