But is anyone ever assigned to be sure Mom or Dad gets touch and affection?
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Make sure Mom and Dad know how to use their cell phones, or at least encourage them to keep them turned on.
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During the nights, my stepmother would stay up with my dad to make sure he wouldn't suffocate while he slept.
Rosie picked me up and brought me back home because that was the morning our cows were butchered and your Dad had to be there to make sure things were done right.
"She has a lot more talent than my dad and myself, that's for sure, " he says.
Now, the one thing I looked forward to was waking up every morning and creeping into my parents' bedroom to look at my dad's thin and frail face making sure he had made it in safe the night before.
When I decided at the age of 14 that I wanted to leave home to go to the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it was dad who packed up the car and made sure that I got there.
Mary is tireless in working to keep her dad safe, supervise the caregivers, manage the money, be sure he gets enough nutrition, exercise, stimulation and rest.
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Needless to say, I made sure that, without question, my mom knows that I think about what she and dad meant to me.
If their classmates told them anything about the incident and they were not sure if it was true, he reassured them they could always come to mum and dad.
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And my dad was so proud to be sending his kids to college, and he made sure that we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.
And let me tell you, every semester he was determined to pay his little share, and to pay that right on time, because my dad was proud to be able to send his kids to college, and he made sure that we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.
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