People who do not look after their old parents.

hi doctordidi thats not as cut and dried as you think Some people really cannot afford the money needed to care for elderly parents at home, and we should not blame them when they just do whatever they can to find help for their elderly parents. I am not condoning well off people who just do not want their elderly parents around, thats heartless, and cruel and just plain heartbreaking. but take my son and myself we lived together and I was finally retired. but without my income it w as hard for my son as our rent was so ungodly high. He was laid off and we got behind in the rent so were evicted. we had no home so since I was 83 at the time and was physically handicapped my son felt it best for me to come here to Gold Crest rather than us keeping going from shelter to shelter. He got gov.help to get into a free apt with tw o other guys so he had a ;lace to live while hunting for work. here I p ay for my room and board with my social security checks each monthe with some left over for my personal needs.

It has to be a difficult decision at times to come to as although we would want our parents with us for ever there is quite a deal that they perhaps need and we can't afford and or have the will and or strength to care for them the way the deserve. So not an easy decision at all.

I believe that no one has the right to judge the actions of another person without first speaking to them. Can be that they don't care for their parents because there has been a rift that cannot be healed and the best thing for the relationship is to stay off in the distance.. Could be that they cannot physically take care of their aged parents...They are nervous by nature, perhaps..and trying to care for their parents would put both parties in a worse situation. My philosophy is .. don't judge a book by it's cover and talk to someone , find out the truth before judging them.

I don't think that people who do not care to look after their old parents have any feeling at all for anyone but themselves when it is all said and done. I had a very good paying full-time job when my mother got sick. I had to quit it and take a part time one while she was in a home. She had cancer and I would work in the mornings and then go spend time with her in the afternoons. Life isn't always fair for either party put it was the right thing to do.

Children who neglected their parents or placed their parents in old folks home because they don't want to take care of their own parents will find that history will repeat itself. They will find that when they're old, their children will treat them the same way they've treated their parents. What goes around comes around.

I don't believe the person who don't love their parents can care others passionately,nor do i believe this type of man can love their nuclear family profoundly. I hate these people and will never make acquaintance with them.

It all depends. If the parent was there for the child. Gave And showed them love And respect.And when the child grows up does not care for his/her parents that is wrong.This person maybe a uncaring person. But what if the adult child had great parents but didn't have the means to care for a parent, I would say it is more sad than wrong. And then there is the absentee parent. For some reason , the child grew up and parent or parents weren't there , this adult may never feel connected and may just not care for the parent.I think that does not mean this person is uncaring, just guarded and selecetive with affection.Which isn;t right or wrong . It is life.

Well dear if they could not care and look after their old parents then how could they have sincere feelings for others. I believe people like that can't really love with sincerity. If they show some care for others, it is just hypocrisy. Of all people, parents should be the first one to cared especially when they are old. History repeats itself. What you do with your parents, your children will also do to you. So love and care for your oldies so that once it is your turn, you will not feel alone and left out.

I think people who won't take care of their parents when they get old and sick are horrible selfish people. I could not imagine not being their for my parents when it comes to that point. However, I do know out of the other 4 siblings I have it will problaby be my better half and I that will take care of my parents and the same for his parents. My sisters and brothers will come up with excuses not to help out. I know of people who have actually put their husband in a home early on in the marriage due to illness. I find that cruel and disgusting.

I personally think that it is quite wrong that there are so many people that don't care for their parents as they age. That said, I think that those individuals that don't care for their parents are very self-centered people. When we are young it is our parents that take care of us and provide for us. Thus, when we are grown and our parents are aging and need help, it shouldn't feel like a duty for us to take care of our parents.

Personally I think it is a crime how many older parents are relegated to the nursing homes rather than having their adult children care for them. I used to work in a nursing home and that is not the kind of care we should be giving our senior citizens. They are put on a tight timetable and are not allowed to relax and go at their own pace. In my twilight years I want to eat when I'm ready and at my own pace...dress at my own pace...bathe at my own pace...and I believe all old people should be allowed the same privilege. If we truly love our parents, we will count caring for them in their twilight years an honor and a privilege, not an onerous duty that we would rather not do. I had the privilege of caring for my mother for a short time and I cherish that memory. At the same time it breaks my heart as I remember her apologizing for being such a burden! I never considered her a burden! I loved her! The scriptures tell us that in the last days "the love of many will wax cold". The way we care for our elderly in this day and age attests to that! I just pray that if I find myself unable to manage on my own, that my daughter will feel as I did about my mother and care for me. I have made her promise me not to put me in a nursing home. I would rather die than be put on an assembly line.

It is our culture and tradition to look after our old folks and it is simply normal for humans to do that. I am now looking after my mother and father in my house.

the person who dont care for his parents he can,,t care or respect any other person. and he will also get the same from his childs. i blieve as you sow so shell you reap. thats why he will get the same.