The care home my dad is in (Manchester) got all off the tenants' family members ( My sister and I) to send in pictures to make custom made plant pots with their family members on to boost morale during lockdown.
I thought this was so thoughtful and unexpected but at the same time made me feel like I didn't care about my parents enough. They have been in care for 6 years. I visited when I could (1,2 times a month) and tried to update them where possible.
But seeing the excitement with which my dad showed me the plant pot made me cry because I felt like i had completely neglected him. He was simply just so proud to see his two daughters on a plant pot which he could champion and he could take care off. I mean he has several pictures of us but they aren't alive like the plant I guess. I think it made him feel like he was still a part of our lives.
AIBU??