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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Why is it so hard for adult children to take care of a parent's personal grooming at the end of life- especially when we have done similar things for our children at the beginning of their lives? [/b][/quote]
You know that your kid will grow out of diapers in 1-2 years. The parent's "end of life" period can take 5+ years. The modern medicine is wonderful at keeping people alive.[/quote]

People who ask questions like this have never taken care of an adult alone who needs assistance with all their meals, toileting or diapering, bathing, transferring to/from chair to car to bed, monitoring medications, giving enemas, and their moaning in pain/crying/yelling/ or anger. [/quote]

Actually, you are incorrect, I am currently doing it.  except for the enemas part, but I never did that with my children either. [/quote]

And the physical aspect isn't really what I was referring.  It is more the familial/moral/emotional connection and the birth/death connection- being with family and being taken care of family at both ends of life.  [/quote]

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