Do we owe our parents?  Even in the best of scenarios, caring for an aging parent can be difficult  and intense. But for those who may have had a complicated, fraught, or even abusive parent-child relationship, caring for the person who harmed them can be triggering. So, what options are there? To answer that question Brittany is joined by Washington Post advice columnist, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/carolyn-hax/"target="_blank" >Carolyn Hax</a>, and <a href="https://www.dralexandrasolomon.com/"target="_blank" >Dr. Alexandra Solomon</a>, a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, adjunct professor at Northwestern University, and the author of <a href="https://www.dralexandrasolomon.com/books/love-every-day"target="_blank" >Love Every Day</a> to talk through the complexities of managing - or completely opting out of - caring for your parents. Support Public Media.<a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" > Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" > @bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at<a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" > npr.org/podclub</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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