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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's unrealistic to expect all siblings to contribute "equally" to elder care. It will never happen. All siblings have their own different relationships with parents, and all siblings are of different age. It's always easier for an older sibling, whose kids are out of the house, to take care of an aging parent than a sibling who has tweens at home. Tween years are very time and money consuming, and nobody should be expected to neglect their own kids on the account of a parent. It's also strange to expect a spouse to take charge of the family life, they may simply refuse, it's not their problem. I think if your elderly parent needs so much help that everybody has to chip in so much that it needs daily contribution from 3-4-5 people, it's time to look for an assisted living facility or a nursing home. It sounds like your parent had no plans for their elder years and this is not something you should take out on a sibling. [/quote]
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