The elderly (39)
Friskyone: When your parents become elderly and need taking care of, should children feel obligated to care for them?
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
That’s great that you would and can take care of your elders. I imagine that those who want to help their folks can find it difficult though because of money issues and limited time available outside of work and other activities. Maybe today you can drop them off at an elder care facility like you you can take children to child care places.
Otherwise I don’t know where they can stay for free. So if their money runs out wouldn’t they be covered under Medicare at a medicare nursing facility? I’d try and plan ahead and get their names on a waiting list in a good medicare facility of choice before their money runs out.
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galrads: That’s great that you would and can take care of your elders. I imagine that those who want to help their folks can find it difficult though because of money issues and limited time available outside of work and other activities. Maybe today you can drop them off at an elder care facility like you you can take children to child care places.
Otherwise I don’t know where they can stay for free. So if their money runs out wouldn’t they be covered under Medicare at a medicare nursing facility? I’d try and plan ahead and get their names on a waiting list in a good medicare facility of choice before their money runs out.
Otherwise I don’t know where they can stay for free. So if their money runs out wouldn’t they be covered under Medicare at a medicare nursing facility? I’d try and plan ahead and get their names on a waiting list in a good medicare facility of choice before their money runs out.
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Friskyone: When your parents become elderly and need taking care of, should children feel obligated to care for them?
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
We were brought up the old fashioned way (culturally) "familial obligation" prevails irrespective of lack of money or anything else even personal.
Although having tried to instill the same values in our children, the world has moved on from our time, they and their children's children must move with it.
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zacron: We were brought up the old fashioned way (culturally) "familial obligation" prevails irrespective of lack of money or anything else even personal.
Although having tried to instill the same values in our children, the world has moved on from our time, they and their children's children must move with it.
Although having tried to instill the same values in our children, the world has moved on from our time, they and their children's children must move with it.
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Unfortunately both my parents passed long ago.This month would've been my mother's 106 birthday.My youngest son was born on her birthday.So they both share the month of March 25.
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Bearwoman: Unfortunately both my parents passed long ago.This month would've been my mother's 106 birthday.My youngest son was born on her birthday.So they both share the month of March 25.
I'm sorry for your losses
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If Alzhiemers or Dementia wasn't involved of course I would take care of them.
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Mercedes_00: If Alzhiemers or Dementia wasn't involved of course I would take care of them.
Dimentia and Alzheimer's is very sad and difficult to handle.
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Friskyone: When your parents become elderly and need taking care of, should children feel obligated to care for them?
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
How very decent and Nobel of you
The thing is we all get old - no one can get away from that - so its not like its not going to get you and so yes what is the "solution" ??
The state can help to a point...with an aging population...its going to be finite...and the state cant do it as good as - who are your blood.
With regards to "blood is thicker than water" - If such matters are promoted in society (which I dont see happening, at least over here) then, we will have you holding the hand of your child...and once the child grew up...they in turn hold your hand...i.e its the circle of life.
Really I think your "life partner" should do their bit also. When you see an old couple down the street and one is pushing the others wheel chair - I always think, that is - real love.
Basically I believe it should be your next of kin - who has a duty of care to care (and in return probably "all wordily possessions" then left to them.
I think those shirking their responsibilities - is nothing but a sin.
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Friskyone: Dimentia and Alzheimer's is very sad and difficult to handle.
Yep way out of my league love
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Friskyone: When your parents become elderly and need taking care of, should children feel obligated to care for them?
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
Your threads are always so thought-provoking Frisky
In my mid-thirties, I realised my mother was ageing (my father passed away when I was 13) and I became concerned as my marriage was in decay and there was no way I would entertain the idea of her coming to live with us
She was a very independent woman and the thought of her going into an aged care facility was unimaginable also
Sadly she discovered she had cervical cancer and passed away at the age of 74, I was 39 at the time, so I guess my parents spared me that decision
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Its blessed if we have opportunity to take care of them.
I will take the first chance to do it.
Just imagine how they take care of us till we are independent.
I will take the first chance to do it.
Just imagine how they take care of us till we are independent.
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heavensmile: Its blessed if we have opportunity to take care of them.
I will take the first chance to do it.
Just imagine how they take care of us till we are independent.
I will take the first chance to do it.
Just imagine how they take care of us till we are independent.
Some are blessed to of had what you described then some are so not blessed to of ever had what you described.
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Friskyone: When your parents become elderly and need taking care of, should children feel obligated to care for them?
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
My mom and I took care of our grandmother until she passed away 5 years ago. She was very ill. I will - of course - take care of my mom, but I really hope I wouldn't have to. I wish her to live a long and healthy life.
I'm brought up in a society where taking care of your parents and grandparents considered to be something normal. As well as grandparents helping their children with their children. It changes a little nowadays, but it's still very present.
Since there are more and more lonely people nowadays and people whose children live far away, I think that the society should take care about the elderly more and cannot rely on young generation so much.
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Friskyone: When your parents become elderly and need taking care of, should children feel obligated to care for them?
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.
I come from a big family so i hope we will all share that responsibility.
I feel no elderly person should live alone.
Those who have no one to care for them esp...it seems once you reach a certain age your no longer part of the community and thats a bad attitude...the elderly are the ones who paved the road that you now walk on today.
For that alone they should be celebrated and revered
Just saying
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I know my daughter will look after me and heed my wishes when the time comes
She doesn't want to talk about it, I understand that, but as I get older I would like my offspring to come to terms with the fact that I'm not gonna be around forever either
I've shown my son where all my important documents are stored, when I kick the bucket it might make things a bit easier
She doesn't want to talk about it, I understand that, but as I get older I would like my offspring to come to terms with the fact that I'm not gonna be around forever either
I've shown my son where all my important documents are stored, when I kick the bucket it might make things a bit easier
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I cared for my mother for 20 years.....24/7.......because she was worth it......
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truheart1941: I cared for my mother for 20 years.....24/7.......because she was worth it......
Your a great man, Pete.
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Deedee123x: Your a great man, Pete.
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Who should take care of them? The government their adult children/family? etc.
I would WANT to take care of them.