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Annual crab pot 🍲 nostalgic. My parents are depressed. Real story... tears

Come on, good luck 2026 # comment _ challenge Somehow nostalgic # everyday _ life

When my family was together. Every year at the end of the year, my father buys from the market. Even Zuwai was full of crabs during the New Year and had a crab pot on the 31st, but my mother disappeared and my father disappeared. I was told that my grandmother with dementia had cancer and would only live for two years, so I took in a relative's uncle. New Year's Eve My grandmother's daughter also abandons her grandmother's care, so it's a big burden for me to take care of my grandson every day... My parents' house is depressed.

It's tough, but I can't hate it, and my grandmother loves crabs, so I'm continuing the annual crab pot instead of my deceased father 🦀

I intend to continue until I die, so please remember!

Don't forget!

Next year's goal No matter how blurry you are, don't get angry and treat gently 🥲 It's hard to get frustrated...

2025/12/31 Edited to

... Read more写真の湯気が立つ蟹鍋を見ると、「2025年-2026年 年末年始の思い出」って言葉がそのまま胸に刺さります。楽しかった年末年始の記憶があるほど、今の現実(介護・通院・家の空気)との落差でしんどくなるんですよね。 私も「実家に帰るのが憂うつ」な時期があって、まずやったのは“蟹鍋を続けるために自分が潰れない仕組み”を作ることでした。たとえば、鍋の日は完璧を目指さず、具材は「カニ+しいたけ+人参+葉物」みたいに定番だけに絞る。だしも市販の昆布だしや寄せ鍋つゆを使ってOKにする。やることを減らすだけで、気持ちの余裕が少し戻りました。 介護中って、相手が好きなものほど「ちゃんとしてあげたい」気持ちが強くなって、疲れが増えがちです。なので私は、イライラしそうな日は先に“退避ルール”を決めました。深呼吸して別室に30秒だけ行く、温かい飲み物を一口飲む、声のトーンだけ下げる…短い動作でも、怒りの波が少し引きます。「優しく接する」って、気合よりも手順に近いと思いました。 あと、周りが手伝ってくれない状況だと孤立しやすいので、自治体の地域包括支援センターやケアマネさんに「今の負担が限界かも」と早めに共有しておくのが本当に大事です。短期のショートステイやヘルパーさんの調整、家族以外の手が入るだけで年末年始の“詰み感”が変わります。 蟹鍋は、亡くなった家族の代わりをする行事じゃなくて、今いる人を温めるためのもの。続けるなら、あなた自身も温まれる形で続けてください。来年もまた、湯気の向こうに少しでも穏やかな時間が残りますように。

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