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[quote=Anonymous]We are in a position of having to deal with eldercare issues/aging parents along with young children. Both are hard on their own; dealing with both together is a special kind of hell. DH is the youngest child so his dad was 45 when he was born; DH was 43 when our youngest was born. Dealing with a toddler and 90 yo. This is in sharp contrast to when my parents dealt with elder care -- by the time their parents needed help, I and my brother were college age. We were pretty self-sufficient by then so my parents did not feel pulled in two different directions. It is really hard to take care of the numerous medical emergencies of a frail elderly person when you also have young children who cannot be left home alone, and also in many instances, cannot or should not come with you to the hospital. This is just going to get more and more common as people have kids in their early 40s. [/quote]
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