Ask Lisi: No need for daughter to take charge of bereaved family

Dear Lisi: I’m 24 years old and have just moved back home. My mom died last year, leaving my dad to care for my twin 16-year-old sisters. It was a disaster. I didn’t come home right away as I was finishing my degree, and I thought my dad could handle it.

So I decided to come home and help the family regain some balance. I know I’m young and I’m also reeling from my mom’s death, but for some reason I feel I can handle this. Do you think I’m doing the right thing?Yes and no. I think it’s amazing that you want to go home and help your dad and your sisters. But I don’t think you need to “take charge.”

Supporting your dad and being there for him will be appreciated, but you’re his daughter and he just lost his wife. I strongly believe that all of you would benefit from grief counselling, together and individually. By the time he was three, I was worried that when he went to a program without me, nursery or even kindergarten, some other child would inadvertently pull it off. So I consulted with a surgeon and we had it removed.

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