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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's their life, give them the gift of your acceptance. Old people have their own ways, but they are adults and they have every right to choose where and how they live.

Given how pushy you come off, maybe they are afraid that if they let go of their house, you'll stick them into the nursing home promptly against their wishes too.[/quote]

Sure they have the right to choose how they live and that right comes with the consequences of their own choices. If they take a tumble they will have to live with the broken hip and corresponding surgeries (ask me how I know). If they can’t manage home maintenance, they will live in clutter with things falling apart. If they live where the weather sucks, they will be shoveling snow in their 80s.

That is their choice. But they cannot expect anyone to come along and save them from the downsides of their choices.

And when they die or become too old to make choices for themselves, a company will come along with dumpsters and throw away all their stuff that they now do not have the mental capacity to sort through. [/quote]

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