I Wasn’t Ready To Parent My Parent

There’s no way to be prepared. %2F%2Faspiredrinks.com%2Fbuy-aspire%2F%3Futm_campaign=28100%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018072071938-1ca1756c-99ee-4a23-88e1-305933319df2-000000/_QYflf_9KeKOGyTCZR8NVeTLk-c=268 [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=28100%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018072071938-1ca1756c-99ee-4a23-88e1-305933319df2-000000/Vu-AB5fhoB9OegYsJeKRcDzbI78=268) Apr 28, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Fi-wasnt-ready-to-parent-my-parent%3Futm_campaign=28100%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018072071938-1ca1756c-99ee-4a23-88e1-305933319df2-000000/YQDNhMGX1v3OQqiC7SY8sepmvwE=268 [I Wasn’t Ready To Parent My Parent](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Fi-wasnt-ready-to-parent-my-parent%3Futm_campaign=28100%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/0100018072071938-1ca1756c-99ee-4a23-88e1-305933319df2-000000/D3hAlHlhKvP3D7YFawGTHFwlWq0=268) Alice Seuffert was on a road trip with her kids to see the Grand Canyon when she got one of those calls everybody dreads: her father had had a stroke. “I was so comfortable in my role as a mother, I forgot I was also a child in this world. Gone were the days when I hung onto every word and action of my father. I was a busy mom, occupied with my own family, I’d often let the calls and texts from my dad go unanswered,” she writes. But as she walked into his hospital room, she realized she had something valuable to help her through a tough period: mom mode. — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [READ MORE](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Fi-wasnt-ready-to-parent-my-parent%2F%3Futm_campaign=28100%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018072071938-1ca1756c-99ee-4a23-88e1-305933319df2-000000/nX9yK4IphPsXn3jINe5xGv2JyjI=268) %2F%2Faspiredrinks.com%2Fbuy-aspire%2F%3Futm_campaign=28100%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/0100018072071938-1ca1756c-99ee-4a23-88e1-305933319df2-000000/fseXFv9hq_sABjiZMZGTMQcZztU=268 [Latest] [Latest] %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fmoderna-fda-approval-covid-vaccine-under-6%3Futm_campaign=28100%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018072071938-1ca1756c-99ee-4a23-88e1-305933319df2-000000/zKv703bXdebtaRpS6VibTgy_BX8=268 FINALLY [Moderna Asks FDA To Approve COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Under 6](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fmoderna-fda-approval-covid-vaccine-under-6%3Futm_campaign=28100%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/0100018072071938-1ca1756c-99ee-4a23-88e1-305933319df2-000000/Civ8ciqdZsXAF88r1tTLL1e74G0=268) The ball is in the FDA’s court now, and it’s not clear how fast they’ll move. 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