If your siblings can t come to you, have your parents go to them. If your parents can travel, arrange a visit for them to your sibling s home. You ll receive a break from your caregiving role, and your parents will have an opportunity to visit a new city or state. They ll also enjoy being part of their other children s lifestyle. Phone calls can keep your siblings aware of the daily events in your parents lives, especially if distance prevents them from making frequent visits.
Letter writing doesn t have to be a lost art.
If siblings live far away, suggest they take pen to paper to express their thoughts and feelings. Suggest to your siblings that they join you. Your destination could be a midway point, so that traveling won t be a burden for any family members. Some great ideas for weekend trips are lodges, beach resorts or rented country cabins. One summer, the women in my family rented a lovely ocean-front house in Ireland.