When you get older would you choose to live with your children or nursing home?
By careguarden
@careguarden (5670)
Philippines
October 8, 2009 4:42am CST
When we get older we're incapable of doing things that we used to. We depend on other people. Mostly our children would send us to nursing home in order for us to be care and love. But if given a choice would you rather choose to live with your children or in a nursing home?
4 responses
@getbrowser (1708)
• China
8 Oct 09
To be filial to one's parents is a virtue in my country, China.
So, I whould choose to live with my children when I get older. If the children chooser to send their parents to a nursing home, their relatives and neighbour may hold the idea that the children are so unfiliar for they leave tieir parents away from themselves.
Bu in some European's eyes, it is doesn't matter whether parents will choose to live with children or nursing home.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
Yeah, in western countries parents usually send their parents to nursing home because for so many reasons, like their parents insist to live in nursing home, or children think it's best for their parents to live there since they will be taking care off, or some children who unfortunately have abusive parents they prefer likely to send their parents away. But for me, whatever reason it's better to take care of our parents, it's the only time that we can show our gratefulness, love and appreciation for bringing us into this world. They are helpless and they needed us. And I know how they treated in nursing home. I wouldn't want that to happened to my parents they have only little time left and I want it to spend with them and their grandchildren.
Thank you for sharing with us getbrowser and have a great day!
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@MAllen400 (829)
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8 Oct 09
I would hate a nursing home so would rather have one of my children come and live with me or get a live in carer. I know some homes are great but I would not like to sit there with everyone playing bingo!
Maybe I would rather have sheltered housing where you live in your own home and have someone come twice a day to see if you need anything.
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
in the philippines, it has become a "way of life" for children to take care of their old parents. either one of the children lets the older parents live with them or depending on the children's arrangement. the children wouldn't want to see their parents being led to nursing homes, too (which are scarce here, if ever there is one). they'd rather care for their parents themselves. it is always gratifying for Filipinos to do this to their parents who have suffered and sacrificed for their children.
@breinchem (89)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
Hi! I'm actually a filipino and in our country, old people here lives with their children. Nursing homes here are just for abandoned old people. It is in our tradition that we have to take care of our parents until they die. So I'm glad that we have this tradition because I really would not want to die in a nursing home!
