His Son Has Been Treating Him Like A Burden Ever Since He Lost His Wife Of 45 Years, And He Doesn’t Know What He Did Wrong
About two years ago, this 72-year-old man’s wife passed away. They were married for 45 long years and had a son together. And in the wake of the loss, he feels completely lost without her in his life.
“She was my whole world. Now, it’s just me and my son, but he treats me like a bother now, and I don’t know what I did wrong,” he admitted.
Right after his wife died, his son actually visited him a lot, and having a familiar face around his house helped him more than his son ever realized.
More recently, though, his son barely comes around anymore. Plus, when his son actually visits, he can’t help but notice how annoyed he seems.
His son is always telling him that he needs to “stop acting helpless” whenever he asks for assistance with things, such as simply trying to walk steadily.
According to him, he can still nearly manage everything on his own. However, his knees sometimes give out from time to time.
“I don’t want to be seen as weak, but, well, it’s hard sometimes,” he explained.
Rather than being there for him in these instances, his son merely sighs and gets upset with him, claiming that he needs to “manage on his own” and basically do better.
The other day, he hit his breaking point, too. It all began when he reached out to his son and invited him over for dinner on a regular, weekly basis.
digitalskillet1 – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
He wanted his son to come over for just one day each week so he didn’t have to sit at home alone all the time.
In response, his son became frustrated with him and stated that he already “did enough.” Plus, he was told that he needed to give his son some space.
“I didn’t even know what to say. It makes me feel like I’m not his dad anymore, just a burden,” he vented.
He doesn’t understand why his son is treating him like this. All he wants is for his son to be kinder to him after losing his wife, and he’s not sure if that’s too much to ask for.
Can you imagine feeling so lonely and having your child treat you like that? Is it possible his son is still grieving, too? What advice would you give him?
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