Argh…
When a friend of mine assumed the main responsibility of caring for her aged parents, I became uncomfortably aware of the fact that I wasn’t having to perform this role. My friend is the youngest of 4 children, but never had children if her own, so I guess it made sense that she took on the main role of… administrator & advocate really.
And while I’ve grown very close to partner’s parents, the fact that we live in another country… Of course he has guilt issues, which means that he returns like the prodigal son & spends money on them & probably pisses off people back there.
The idea of 12 years or so of existence, highly dependent on the care of others, even if I’m in aged care…
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/28/burden-of-extended-care-for-aged-parents-new-phenomenon?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Looking for explanations…
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