re: Nursing home talk

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You mean the same life expectancy rates that were heavily skewed by high child mortality rates? We aren't actually living much longer than we used to, just more of us are making it out of childhood alive. Kind of sad how committed you are to making excuses for why you don't want to care for your elderly parents

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Why are you attacking me? I originally responded to you saying that the OP should feel bad because his parents took care of him as a baby.

The OP asked for advice on care, and you're calling everyone in here horrible for even considering nursing facilities. It's NOT the same as caring for an infant. Not even in the same ball park. If you had experience in this area you would never make such ridiculous assertions.

I'm genuinely happy for you that you either haven't been in this situation or that your situation worked out well providing home care. I think it's a given that home is best, but not everyone is physically/mentally/financially able to care for another 24/7. No reason to be a jerk about it.