Talking to them early and often is better than trying to convince them to make big changes in one conversation.
My parents are pretty reasonable, and were willing to postpone a flight to visit me. It helped that I’d told them in late February it was a thing to worry about, then told them again at the beginning of March that it was critical this time.
Unfortunately, it’s not always enough. I can’t convince my dad to skip his short business trip this week, and even though it looks like his last one for months (and he’ll work from home, and my mom is retired), I’m very worried. [Edited to add: fortunately, his client cancelled the trip for him.]
Talking to them early and often is better than trying to convince them to make big changes in one conversation.
My parents are pretty reasonable, and were willing to postpone a flight to visit me. It helped that I’d told them in late February it was a thing to worry about, then told them again at the beginning of March that it was critical this time.
Unfortunately, it’s not always enough. I can’t convince my dad to skip his short business trip this week, and even though it looks like his last one for months (and he’ll work from home, and my mom is retired), I’m very worried. [Edited to add: fortunately, his client cancelled the trip for him.]