Publisher's Synopsis
It is for this demographic that The Hardest Conversation was written. It was also written by one of those aging parents who themselves has had to have The Hardest Conversation with not only their parents but older siblings who needed to make changes in their lives. These conversations were not always welcomed but required. Speaking to parents about their lives and what they should be doing is something parents of this writer's generation find it hard to accept. The conversation feels almost like a role reversal, something no parent is prepared to agree to.
This book has been written by someone who themselves is that aging parent, and shares the conversation from the parent's perspective. It is designed to help adult children plan and prepare for the conversation in a manner that makes it is less difficult for both parties. It reveals how certain things, settings and words can hinder the intent of the conversation. All parties to this type of conversation will have their own version of what the outcome should be. What your parents want may not be what you think they need. What you think they need may in fact not be what is really required. How both of you get to what the real needs are is what this book is intended to help you do?
