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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]So are people supposed to have children in the hopes of having someone 'check up' on them when they're 85? It makes more sense to remain childless and use all that money that one saved and put it towards a nursing home or hospice should the time come.[/b] Unless you're Asian, expecting your children to be at your beck and call when they're thousands of miles away is naive. It's also unfair to burden adult children with eldercare when they didnt ask to be born. [/quote] The problem is that many old people stay put for too long, so when the time comes that they should go to a nursing home, they are not able to handle finding one. Also even if they do get into a nursing home in time, there is no one to advocate for them. You would simply have to hope that you receive attentive care, and I've heard many stories of kids having to really step in on their parents' behalf even when they were staying in facilities that are very expensive. [/quote]
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