Having disagreement with my niece about how much help I need around the house

My children and grandkids are leaving me alone on the food issue but somehow they seem convinced that I should stop driving. Inevitably, this will happen some day, but not yet. Some decisions have to be left up to the individual themself. Most of us are not idiots, and we know what we can do.

I have neighbors in their 90's who are still driving and doing just fine. (Most don't drive at night.) And the way some 20-year-olds drive, I have to wonder if they will make it to 30.
 

As a busy person, Julie may be wishing for a house cleaner & pre-made meals for herself and projecting this onto you. Explain Tell her your plan, that you’re starting with the house cleaner and will try the meals while recuperating. That should keep her happy for now. You shouldn’t have to justify it to her.
 

Lara said:
Sometimes Seniors forget to turn off the stove or oven. That may have led her to suggest the alternative plan of delivered meals. She probably read an article on the internet about how to keep Seniors safe. It's so nice to have someone who loves you that much.

But I'm like you in that I like cooking my own meals too. Just explain to her that you have no problem remembering to turn off the stove or oven and want to cook on your own for as long as possible.
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I had to laugh at that..not laughing at you Lara or at Marie, bless you both.. but Marie is the same age as me.. so reading that 'sometimes seniors forget to turn off the stove''.. made me laugh because we're far from gaga.. ( altho' tbf I have fogotten a time or 2) even when I was younger.....

I'm fortunate however that I don't have the mobility issues that Marie has so I would imagine this is where the niece is getting a little concerned, and also the young always think that people in the 60's are old... :D
 
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