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[quote=Anonymous]OP, how about you disown your parents and live your life with your own little family far away from their Middle East drama?! Will that make you happy???

I think you have an idea about what should be done but you are not willing to accept it or step up to the plate and claim your share of responsibility towards your parents.

From what I understand your parents are not rich so obviously they both had to work to provide for you and your sister yet you are blaming them for not being too involved in raising you along with your sister...

Your sister is willing to take care of your mother so what's the issue here ??? You want your mother to be thrown to a nursing home facility??? Be grateful that you have a sister who lives with your mother and closer to your father in the same country to check on both of them. Moving your parents to the US would be hard for the obvious financial reasons so I suggest you hire someone to take of your father and try to help financially your mother when needed.

Visit your parents when you can...call them more frequently to check on them....don't forget you have kids of your own and children learn from their parents...they will treat you the same way you treat your parents.

It's hard to live far away from aging parents, and not be there for them when you need them.

OP, it's ok to be mad at the lifestyle choices that may have contributed to their health issues...but they are your parents. They gave birth to you, so respect them and try your best. Family drama is always the same whether it's Arab or Greek.. just find a balance.
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