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

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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Do you not see the irony here? [b]That your parents cared for you when you could easily have pooped on their favorite chair? [/b]

I am not pretending this is easy or that one solution works for all. But I think the explanation has to do with love and willingness to sacrifice. Not processed food.[/quote]

[b]Her parents made the choice to have a child.  PP did not make that choice[/b].[/quote]

That's so sad! In my culture my kids say they picked me to be their mama.[/quote]

In your culture, do you also say that children with physically or sexually abusing parents picked them to be their parents, too?[/quote]

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