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[quote=Anonymous]It is sad to read this forum about how much people are dealing with.

I'm 53 and had a nice childhood (middle class, no drama, loving family).

Now my mom is 81 and my in-laws are 81-82.  They are living middle-class lives, are relatively healthy, and things are drama-free.  They don't criticize us or bother us, and we enjoy spending time with them.

Is this the outlier?  Or is it more common to have very difficult elderly parents -- some of the stories on here are pretty scary (about the moms crying, calling 12x per day, lashing out due to dementia, etc).

I am genuinely sorry for what so many people are experiencing.  If there are so many dysfunctional situations with elderly parents, I wonder if our government should do more to support families when they are younger, so that parents are better parents to their children, and so the kids don't have bad childhoods.  Then the government could also do more to make the lives of the elderly more supported by the government, so that the elderly don't need to depend so much on their children?  I am genuinely curious and feel very guilty for having a life that seems easier than so many people describe on this forum.[/quote]

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