Old and aged Parent's wish

Hi there, I've been there with both my aging parents who have now both passed away. My dad had alzhiemer's disease and yes he was just like a little 2 year old. We fed him, we bathed him, and we changed his diaper. I don't think he ever thought in his younger years that one day we would be doing these things for him. We did it out of love, not because we were expected to do it. On the other hand, my mother needed assistance in other ways as she aged, such as help with groceries and paying bills. She always felt guilty about asking me to help her out as she felt she was interfering with my life. When she took ill she moved in with me and I looked after her. I prepared her meals, I helped her dress, and even then she thought she was a burden. She was no burden at all, again i did it out of love. ~proudnana~

Of course your kids should take care of you when you get where you cant do anything for yourself thats what they are really here for. I would love tfor my mom to come live with me but she wont! and she wont stay with either my brother or sister. But my brother has to go get her washing, buy extra things she needs or wants and he does this 2 or 3 times a week. Not my sister she gets mad if moms room has kleenexes all over the place. or her bed isnt made. I dont get this for she was moms last had her in the later years and doted on her (my sister) SHe spent alot of time with my sister . Now it seems like my sister has no time for her. I live 500 miles away so all I can do is call her. Which I hope brightons her day.

i do agree with you.old age is supposed to be second childhood.my granny is now 95 yrs old and as expected of old age,her behaviour is wierd but we all love her , she has given us so much love in her younger days.

Having an aged mother I have always made myself available to her needs round the clock. It is time that I shower her with all the love as a daughter and give her my best assistance in her old age. This might be the only chance for me to repay her for giving me this treasured life and her tireless efforts in shaping up my life. Though she didn't ask and her silence does not mean we as children take it for granted that the aged are capable of doing things on her own. As children we are duty bound to see that our aged parents are well taken care of. In the same instance we set good examples to our own kids that one day when we are old and frail we too need them to take care of us and not being discarded or left in one corner of the house treated as old worn out furniture!

here's my thing, us as parents took care of our kids, and our parents did with us, as our parents grow older it's our turn to return by helping them out, and as we get older it should be our kids to help us out. it's like a big revoling door for us.