Originally Posted by billsgirl
Originally Posted by cjomomma
They don't realize things like that and I can't convince them otherwise.
My parents are just like that! Mom has a Singer Featherweight that she promised me I could have but Dad won't let her give it to me! I "borrowed" it when I lived in Maine and took it with me when I was doing nurses aide work. This 97 year old lady loved to watch me make quilts! I have sewn 6 quilts on it and just love that machine! Now mom has dementia and I'm not sure it will land in my hands after all! :( It just sits in their garage!
But you can't reason with them!
Billsgirl
Wow. It's so unfortunate that both your parents aren't at the place that realize how much more joy they would feel seeing you use the machines, than having them dust-covered and neglected. Plus using the gorgeous quilt you would indoubtedly make them! :) My sister and I were just like that with our parents, too. What my dad said - went! But after a lifetime of being "the kids," the power shifts and you become the 'parent'. Oddly enough, I think he was relieved to not have to be 'in charge' of everything. What that means to you is that they realize you know what you're doing, can make good decisions, and are not just out to get their 'stuff'. And that you will be good caretaker to their heirlooms (the sewing machine, for one), not just a kid who will break it!