Archive for the ‘Working with Parents’ Category
I Don’t Want to Talk About It
Seven words that create so much grief: ”I don’t want to talk about it.”
Sometimes an aging parent brings up their death and the children balk. Sometimes it’s the other way around. Either way, not talking about is worse, so how do we get to the point where talking is OK?
Successful approaches probably vary, but most [...]
Talking to Parents About Planning
No one wants to talk about dying. When my dad wanted to talk about his arrangements I didn’t want to be there. Inside a voice was saying NO NO NO so loud I wasn’t able to really listen to what he was saying. After he passed away suddenly some of those conversations came back to [...]
Primary Checking Account
In our experience, the primary checking account is a point of great assistance or a major hassle. In an ideal circumstance, the primary checking account of the deceased is active and useful to the executor. Because my sister was a co-signer on my mother’s account she could write checks for early costs to the estate. [...]