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A revelation
By juliezavala in My Turn
February 24, 2010

It occurred to me today that I am an adult. For years I thought I was, but today it really hit home that I am functioning as an adult. Seeing Mom and Dad as frail as they are makes me want to protect them as if they were my children. The fact that they went through a similar experience with their parents (Dad's mom had Alzheimer's and Mom's mother died of cancer) sends the message home to me that I have come of age, it's my turn. Middle age. My parents raised me then sent me out into the world (slightly ignorant, some would say plenty ignorant), lived their middle aged years working on their land in Jasper, saw their parents pass away, and then as they grew older and sicker, I, the newly realized adult, step in to take care of them. This adulthood thing was no strain--I just let life do all the work--but I'm not looking forward to the final test.