"Become independent of the good opinion of others." Abraham Maslow
As caregivers, you have probably experienced - as have I - the good opinion of others. If we keep the person for whom we provide care at home and do most of the caregiving ourselves, we will receive the criticism of some and the praise of some others. If we bring services into our homes to provide care, we will receive both criticism and prase from others. If we place the care receiver into a care facility, we will receive criticism from some and praise from others. What might this tell us?! No matter what our decision, there will be those who approve and those who disapprove. Maslow gave very good advice when he told us to become 'independent of the good opinion of others'. To do otherwise, is to imprison ourselves.
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