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| Yes | 74% | 174 votes | Total: 235 votes | |
| No | 26% | 61 votes |
Aging is a process that we each face everyday. At some point, we will have to face the fact that our parents are no longer capable of taking care of themselves. As difficult a...read more
The majority of us will face a day when our parents need extra help in their old age. Then some day, it will be our turn and our children will have to decide how much involveme...read more
by Samantha T.
It might be a few years off before I need to be worrying about this , but I believe whole-heartedly in the concept of caring for your parents when they are no longer able to car...read more
by Tammy McLean
Taking care of our aging parents is definitely our responsibility. Whether we have to make the decision of caring for them at home or placing them in a facility, it is our job t...read more
It is impossible to go through life without assuming some responsibility. Even a thoroughly selfish person must, at the very least, be responsible for himself once he reaches a...read more
by E. V. SHAW
Usually, if the elderly parents are married and have assets, they don't want to leave their own home to live with their children. Of course, living near their children would ma...read more
Should adult kids be responsible for the care of their elderly parents? There should never be any question of this. When your parents become dependent upon others for surviva...read more
by Harleyangelbrat Marilyn Ramone
A mother carries her babies usually for nine months and goes through either labor or c-section to bring you into the world. They bring you home and make sure you always have wh...read more
by Carol Gustke
Yes, it is. Although there are many variables to this questions. There are children who live out of state and are unable to physically be with their parents. Other children...read more
To fully understand the concept of requiring adult children to care for their parents requires an understanding of the beginnings of filial responsibility laws and their histori...read more
Children are not, nor should they ever be, a retirement plan. Too many families struggle in today's society just under the day to day events of bill paying and child rearin...read more
by louisa may
I work as carer in a residential home for the elderly. As some-one who is an outsider looking in, I can see the stress that looking after a family member involves. I find my wor...read more
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