Comment on How do I tame my frustration toward my aging parents?

• the_q@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  But children didn’t ask to exist. Parents “choose” to burden themselves with children. The elderly, particularly here in the US, are a drain on nearly every aspect of life. They control most of the wealth, still vote even with decreased mental capacity and empathy and generally sap the bulk of the resources for healthcare services.

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  • manapropos@lemmy.basedcount.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I hope when you’re old and incapable you’re treated compassionately, however that may be

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    • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’d like to be treated compassionately now.

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      • Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        So would the people you are calling evil.

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      • tim-clark@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You sound angry and entitled.

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  • Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Your parents also didn’t ask to exist.

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    • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      True, but they decided to bring new life into this hell.

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      • Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        you can get over it or die angry about it. Your call.

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• maporita@unilem.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  My wife was horrified to learn that we put our parents in a home when they get old. She’s from Colombia and such a thing would be unthinkable.

  Having said that I would never want my children to look after me. It’s not fair on them… they have their own lives to lead.

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  • Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    probably because where she lived probably doesn’t have the same housing/living wage/ economy crisis where you’re expected to work 14 hours of the day just to struggle to put a roof over your head let alone have absolutely no time to look after someone who is incapable and failing cognitively

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• Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Probably because of housing costs not driving up the need to work for 14 hrs a day in which no, you cannot look after an elderly person who is struggling. That is a full time job. You can’t expect a person already working two full time jobs to also fail at that.

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