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[quote=Anonymous]Adult only.  I see it both ways.  When my dad was dying with cancer, I was unmarried and childless and was able to help my mom (who lives out of state).  Had I had kids in this situation it would have been very difficult.  A decade later, my husband---who is now also an only since his only sibling passed away-- and I are each the sole caregivers of our moms, both of whom are living.    Luckily I have a good relationship with my MIL and she is in much better health than  my mom so she provides a lot of support when I have to travel to see my mom who is having health problems---because she knows that I will be supporting her son when it comes time to take care of her.

Am curious OP---is your husband Catholic?  I've observed that my Catholic friends are much tighter with their sibs than many non-Catholics---even when there are disputes over money, elder care, they still pull it together whereas many protestant families (including my grandparents' generation) were willing to stay permanently estranged from their siblings.   This may be a big overgeneralization---it's just what I have anecdotally observed.

But the good of being an only is that when it comes to these tough elder care decisions---it is all on you but there is also no one to second guess you.  [/quote]

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