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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^meant, it’s a balance between living out your own *value* system and protecting the health of yourself and your family [/quote]

Especially if your values say you can ignore those who are weak, frail, old or in need. Hi MAGA.[/quote]Adults, including the adult children of elderly parents, are allowed to set boundaries. It’s healthier for everyone. That’s not political, it’s human psychology.

Even decades ago, a study suggested the challenges and “micropolitics” of aging parents and the caregiving provided by their adult children:

[i]“Aging parents in individualist families were found to have greater power than those in collectivist families who received higher levels of care. This suggests a trade-off between power and care. The data also indicate that when aging parents receive care and don't reciprocate with deference, intergenerational relations become strained, and children are likely to set limits on their caregiving.”[/i]

https://www.jstor.org/stable/353568

Food for thought.[/quote]

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