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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]So let's do a poll...how many of you people have actually wiped your elderly parents' bottoms??? Honesty please. [/b][/quote]

This thread isn't about actually wiping parents' bottoms.  It's about having kids who are around who are looking out for you and making sure you're getting adequate care. [/quote]

This thread is depressing to read because it shows such low standards of what people expect when they become elderly. Why not use the time you have now to look after your body and mind so that you remain lucid and able-bodied? It's called diet and exercise. So many 80 and 90-year-olds in other parts of the world remain mobile and can climb stairs (which so many obese middle-aged Americans cannot deal with) and enjoy their everyday lives instead of imposing on their children. They probably had children before the introduction of BC but even if they were childless, they would be fine.[/quote]

My parents took excellent care of themselves in every way and still developed Alzheimer and dementia. They too deluded themselves into thinking they would age perfectly. [/quote]

I don't think they exercised or ate healthily the way people do these days. For example, back then, women didn't lift weights. [/quote]

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