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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which of course she has no control over how long she lives (now 89) but did you ever feel that[b] people shouldn’t live that long[/b]? I don’t want to live that long.

I’m 61, give me +|- 20 years I’m good. My husband and I became parents late in life. We still have 3 teens at home, the two girls are wiping me out emotionally, physically, and sometime financially. I have no energy for my mother living with us, I can barely talk to her. I have no energy, nor desire. I feel so guilty.

Sometimes, I feel resentful she’s here but we can’t afford a nursing home plus I would never feel comfortable putting her in one. I hate looking at her, I want to only remember her a certain way, certain age.

I feel terrible but I don’t think we were meant to live this long. Do you want to live that long? What for?

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No, because I am not a terrible person. Who are you to judge how long a person should live?  [/quote]

You've clearly go no experience with the ultra-elderly. Adult children have a lot of say in how long their parents live.[/quote]

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