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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every child of an ailing parent I know has helped them unless:

1. They had a psychiatric disorder that made them dysfunctional and too self-obsessed to care about others.
2. They had suffered abuse or neglect as children at the hands of that parent.
3. They lived too far away.

Now when I say "help", I do see that some adult children help more than others. But everyone not in the 3 categories above does something. And even the ones in 3 send money, or call regularly, or try in some way to be involved. My husband lives a continent away from his ailing mother, but he's the only doctor in the family, and he supervises her medical care from afar.
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Living far away is not a valid excuse. It is a cop out. There are things they can help with.[/quote]

+1 I’m a 5-hr plane ride from dad, and sis is 2-hr plane ride. Brother is 2-hr drive. My sister and I have seen my dad more and attend Dr visits and social worker visits by phone. He has done zero. But, he’s generally a selfish prick. [/quote]

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