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I think if you ALL decide that moving your parents is a decision that needs to be implemented now, your mother will not be able to fight it.

So do that.

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Wow. That is a truly horrible thing to do.  OP’s mom seems lucid and just values her correct residence.  Forcing her out is basically treating her like a child.  Op and her siblings should meet with her parents and help facilitate the conversation.  Maybe there is a middle ground.  They coukd hire a service to help clean out some of the clutter and/or reconfigure the house to live in a portion of it so dad does not need to use so many stairs.  Or maybe mom is more afraid no one will visit if they move and the kids could ease her concerns. [/quote]

PP you replied to.

I don't see it that way. OP's father desperately wants to move, and both will have to move eventually. Moving is emotionally upsetting (even for the one who wants to move) and logistically burdensome, so it's best to do it once and for all, early on, so that her mother has time to adjust while she still can.

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They don't have to move.  Many people, especially in a house like that find ways to make it work.  OP doesn't want to help and that is the issue.[/quote]

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