“... a very unhappy task for my siblings and I to tell her she shouldn’t drive..”
Been there, done that and got the t-shirt. It is very difficult. When my husband and I tried to talk my FIL out of driving... he was mad. How could he give up his freedom and independence? He even got his elderly sisters to call us and tell us that his driving was fine... Finally, we told him that it was guaranteed he would hit someone, possibly a child. The lawsuit that ensued would give them his house and life savings. He gave up driving but he was NEVER happy about it. Good luck, PGR88. It isn’t an easy task.
Sounds like when I tried to tell my mother who likes her alcoholic beverages alot not to drive anymore. I hid the keys. She threatened to call the police and disinherit me. It was ugly, but my siblings and I laugh about it now cause that’s all we can do. She doesn’t drive anymore though.
Seriously I think we can all sympathize and agree there is really nothing to be happy about, giving up driving. Of course in our society nobody is happy about that. Cars are extensions of ourselves and they are about personal freedom. Nobody wants to give up the freedom a vehicle gives you.
Keeping your house and your life savings because you’re not sued into the poor house from an accident you cause, and not having to live with guilt from injuring/killing other people unnecessarily, now THAT is stuff to feel good about. It’s really about changing the perspective.
Lose a little freedom, or lose it all. Broke and homeless, or can’t drive anymore, and possibly killed someone. What’s worse?