Why don’t people take care of their parents instead of dumping them in nursing homes?

Posted December 23rd, 2008

opjames asked: Granted, some people are so bad off they need the round the clock care provided in a nursing home.
But I put my life and my dreams on hold for 15 years to take care of my elderly father. I even sold my house and moved in with him because I knew how much [...]

Do men **** women that were caregivers for an elder family member ?

Posted December 19th, 2008

liipl 2 asked: How do men feel about women who, at one point in their lives, were caregiver for an elder family member( granny)?
I from a family of 4 kids and well I’m often the one stuck with the care giving tasks. Ever since i was a kid , I would after my mom when [...]

Taking care my family?

Posted August 21st, 2008

Loan T asked: I know in Europe have home and places for people when they get old. In Asia we take care our father and mother ourself. I don’t like if I could - to put my parents in special place for elder. How can you do that ?? Don’t you think they [...]

Why do parents try to find reasons for theiri unhappiness in their children?

Posted July 26th, 2008

Nubia asked: As an adult child (with no children of my own), my mother has always treated me as if her happiness and self-worth is determined by my success (of course, my sucess is defined in *HER* terms, not mine.) So most of my life, my grades, performance in college, salary in jobs, type of [...]

Do we owe it to our parents to uproot our lives, jobs, spouses, children, to care for them?

Posted May 3rd, 2008

Nurse Diesel asked: If your parent refuses to move to your home, to an assisted living facility, or receive any in-home care whatsoever, do you owe it to them to uproot your own home, life, business, children, or separate from spouse, job and children for long periods to move to another state and take care [...]

When do you think the fall of America started?

Posted April 26th, 2008

TN Farm Boy asked: The Hippie generation, perhaps? Or was it taking prayer out of school? Children these days are SO disrespectful to their parents, teachers, elders, etc. People only care about themselves and don’t trust anyone. Marriage is a joke these days. Love is almost nonexistent in relationships, it’s all about ***. Money is [...]

Why do other parents love to be in your business about how you raise your kids?

Posted January 1st, 2008

la reigne de sarcasm asked: I’m tired of people saying I’m too hard on my 19 month old, but she can talk well, and she understands as well as a three or four year old. Of course, she doesn’t get in trouble for scattering toys everywhere or just being a kid doing harmless stuff, but [...]