2020年5月26日 星期二

My 86-Year Old Dad Wrecked His Car. He Still Won’t Hand over the Keys.

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Alan’s 86-year-old dad will not stop driving—even after an incident where he fell asleep at the wheel and drove off the road. Feeling guilty and worried, Alan has tried to convince his dad to hand over the keys, even enlisting the support of his father’s doctor, but everything Alan does seems to backfire. In this episode of How To!, Saturday Night Live comedian Jim Breuer shares his own experience dealing with a curmudgeonly father as chronicled in the documentary More Than Me. Jim says to reach an aging parent who is set in their ways, don’t try to replace them as the parent. Instead, realize they’re facing their own mortality and give them a sense of control. Let your dad be a dad, then ask for some fatherly advice: “What would you do if you were me?”

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Podcast production by Derek John and Rachael Allen.



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