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So I have a conversation about not wanting to have kids with my parents their thing is “wellll who’s gonna take care of you when you’re old” WELL NOBODY TAKES CARE OF MY OLD GRANDPARENTS IN ANOTHER STATE?!
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Anonymous 1w

Should’ve told them “the same people taking care of grandma and grandpa”

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Anonymous 1w

“Whoever I pay to do so, because it’s my responsibility to plan for my own care and financially prepare for it, not the responsibility of my children”

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Anonymous replying to -> og_beer 1w

“I mean just ask grandma and grandpa, their kids don’t do shit even if it was their plan!”

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

Literally. My grandparents separated and my grandmother lived in a Microtel room for like 10 years. Her main “caregivers” were the staff. She’s with my aunt now, but I always felt bad about that

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

I don’t think it’s children’s responsibility to take care of their elderly parents but between the distrust that many people have with senior care providers, the cost of assisted living or in-home caregivers, and the stigma around multigenerational homes, no wonder why people impose that responsibility on their children, and no wonder why children aren’t interested.

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