re: Nursing home talk

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And yet some how people managed to care for their elderly parents for thousands of years before nursing homes were ever even a thing.



Yeah and people died at 48 also.

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And families were generally much larger; more kids to share the burden.

And wives/mothers worked in the home.

Maybe the fast paced culture with career minded women, rampant single parenthood, having no kids or 1-2 kids, living in various states, etc. has some significant downsides later in life.