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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For my parents I didn't do a lot.  I went to their house (1 hour drive one way) and checked in on them once or twice a month, as did my other siblings, plus other extended relatives, so they had regular visitors.  My mom pulled a major screwy move (obviously influenced by golden child)  that convinced me not to get involved in her care.  I let the golden child get stuck with the work.  Golden child not amused, but them's the breaks when you screw with your siblings.  I would have been happy to help otherwise.  A lot harder to go this route if you have a small family.[/quote]

I hear you. My GC sib pulled the same and was pretty surprised when I dropped out of parent care. You reap what you sow.[/quote]

Can you both explain what your GC siblings did? It might help the rest of us keep an eye out for similar shenanigans. [/quote]

I’m the +1 PP. It would be very lengthy to provide all the details, but my father is destitute. He refuses to do an easy fix that would allow him to qualify for Medicaid. Obviously, he is a financial ticking time bomb since he has several serious health issues and is 80+. My sib refuses to work together to get him take care of this easy fix. So, I’ve told her she’s on her own with him when push comes to shove. And I mean it. She has generally enabled a whole bunch of other very bad behavior from him and has made me the scapegoat when I diplomatically bring it up so we can work together to create a better future for all.[/quote]

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