My daughter's last weekend before turning 13! She spent her second weekend volunteering at the assisted living center. We realized that it is not a good idea to be sucked into the negative energies of a particular resident who always has to be right, even when I am correcting my daughter in being respectful, responsive, and helpful. I let my daughter know that she could not play the victim, in letting it appear like she "rather go outside to play."
Well, it is all for the best that I play the chaperone role rather than be a helicopter mom: it is also not proper for the facility to use me as an extra staff member--as it could become a liability issue regarding care of their own residents.
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