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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I’m not sure why caring for parents at home works in some countries and not others.[/b]

My guess is we eat processed foods, don’t exercise and so on. All of that hurts our health and makes it hard for us to keep moving as we age.

My dad stayed in the house for a long time. My stress level was so high dealing with prescriptions that came due at different times, worrying about them falling, and so on.

At the home, they can handle the prescriptions without running to the cvs four times a month and dad has people to eat with every night.

I do not have to clean poop off of my furniture, which I have done during his visits to my home.

I now carry wipes, gloves, a mask, and extra pants with me when we are out…

So good for anyone who wants to keep mom or dad home. I don’t have the extra space or the money to pay for a new home.

I speak as someone with a poop stain on a favorite chair.

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Expectations of providing care is a different at many stages of life in some countries.   One of my brother's wives was very vocal about the fact that in her country, the grandparents care for young children so the parents can work.     Most American grandparents don't want to give up their pickleball and bridge club and travel so they can watch grandchildren full time--why should they expect their adult children/inlaws to drop every thing and care for THEM?[/quote]

You are characterizing grandparents in a stereotypical way. Or judging them all based upon your own wealthy parents.

I think it is far more common for American grandparents to watch their grandkids than for them to play pickleball and bridge. Many others would love nothing more than to see their grandchildren after school each day.

Sorry that you don’t know people like that. Unless you live in a bubble, they are everywhere. [/quote]

Why would there even be a need for daycare centers or nannies if I am the only one that has experienced grandparents not providing full time care for the grandchildren?[/quote]

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