Made by Wekesa You promised that you wouldn’t.  Now, you’re putting your children in the same situation your parents put you in. How can you stop the cycle? They are going off to college? Are they running away from you or taking you with them? Communication doesn’t stop because the miles increase. How can you strengthen and repair the communication? When “Elder” is no longer abstract?  General Calendar commands. Whether it is your own or your  parent’s time, a new closeness, a renewed communication is  required. Are you prepared? We’ll start this section of the FTFS-Marathon with this reminder from Oscar Brown, Jr (RIP) Our quest is to increase our skill in talking about the family aging - our own and those before and after us. The skill to heal old wounds is key to this section. When “Elder” is no longer an abstract idea “both/and or African-centered di-unital thinking and communication becomes paramount. Seeing elders as they start their great and mighty walk requires you to manage the future and the past.  Your old communications habits are likely to be insufficient. Make sure you go the the Family Relationship Room @ the FTFS Marathon.