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[quote=Anonymous]I feel my parents are living an unsustainable lifestyle. They are growing older, have health issues, and yet are making no plans for scaling back various things that have got to be burdens on them. One of them is in such poor health that, if one died first, I am not sure the other could/should live alone. How can I have this discussion with them? I only see them a few times a year for short visits, and every time I mean to bring it up, but it never seems like the right time. Has anyone bit the bullet and had this talk? Or can recommend a book? I really fear that what is going to happen is that they will do nothing and there will be a major crisis that will require me to drop everything, and with my kids and the job that is going to be a nightmare, plus the lack of planning means they will have fewer choices. My in-laws seem MUCH more realistic about this kind of stuff and are talking about it, etc. but I feel like with my parents it is a taboo subject. [/quote]
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