Asking Eric: All the Hard Work at the Family’s Burial Plot Is Falling on Me
- The speaker cares for family burial plots alone while their parents plan to celebrate their 60th anniversary on the speaker's birthday next month.
- This situation stems from a longstanding family tradition of visiting cemeteries every year before Memorial Day with parents and grandparents.
- The speaker is one of five siblings but remains the only one who maintains graves at three cemeteries, involving their children and grandchildren in the work.
- The speaker reports feeling like a prisoner because their parents become borderline abusive when asked to move the anniversary celebration from the speaker's birthday.
- This dynamic suggests a need for setting boundaries or possibly declining involvement if the relationship is contentious, while prioritizing self-care and support from valued people.
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ASKING ERIC: Care of burial plots falls to one family member
DEAR ERIC: As kids we went to the cemeteries with our parents and grandparents every year before Memorial Day. There are three cemeteries with family members, and I remember all of us working on each plot every year
Asking Eric: Care of burial plots falls to one family member
Dear Eric: As kids we went to the cemeteries with our parents and grandparents every year before Memorial Day. There are three cemeteries with family members, and I remember all of us working on each plot every year – planting flowers, digging, weeding then going out for lunch. All this takes preparation then daily/weekly care.
Asking Eric: All the hard work at the family’s burial plot is falling on me
Dear Eric: As kids we went to the cemeteries with our parents and grandparents every year before Memorial Day. There are three cemeteries with family members, and I remember all of us working on each plot every year – planting flowers, digging, weeding then going out for lunch. All this takes preparation then daily/weekly care.
Asking Eric: Why am I the only one of 5 siblings tending the family graves?
Dear Eric: As kids, we went to the cemeteries with our parents and grandparents every year before Memorial Day. There are three cemeteries with family members, and I remember all of us working on each plot every year — planting flowers, digging, weeding — then going out for lunch. All this takes preparation, then daily/weekly care.
The Quad-City Times
Care of burial plots falls to one family member
Dear Eric: As kids we went to the cemeteries with our parents and grandparents every year before Memorial Day. There are three cemeteries with family members, and I remember all of us working on each plot every year
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