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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have any of you with children thought ahead to when you become older and possibly infirm and need the support of your children? I have quite a few friends who had to manage their parents' old age from hundreds of miles away, and it's no a picnic. By the time many people who have moved to FL or wherever need support with their age-related issues, they are too old to pick up their life and move it closer to family. Also, why would you purposefully move so far away from family and friends? I just don't get it.[/quote]

I’m nearly 50 and still feel nowhere close to retirement, but from what I’ve observed:

The smart thing to do is have a place some warm AND a place near the kids/grandkids. That makes it easier to help out from both perspectives.

And, at some point the elderly need to let go of their place and settle near the adult child who will help them out when they need it. If you are healthy and lucky, that doesn’t happen until you hit your early 80s.

I feel sorry for the older people I know who never see their grandchildren because the parents relocated far away. I think both generations need to work together to help each other out. [/quote]

I feel bad for the grandparents who think it is more important to travel the world than see their grandchildren.[/quote]

Oh FFS, ppl can do both. We plan on a month long trip the fall after we retire, grandkids be damned. They'll be there when we get back. [/quote]

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