Should adult children be responsible for the care of their elderly parents?
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Yes
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No
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Yes, they should be. Even though it's not something many people do I truly wish people would see it as a responsibility for all your parents have given you...and for quite a number of years. I took care of my mother for the last nine months of her life and it was the best thing I ever did and the thing I am most proudest of. It wasn't easy but I felt it was necessary to do so. If I had it to do over I'd do exactly the same thing! Side: yes
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This is a very difficult question, and I hate how it's so acceptable in the States to just throw your elderly parents into a nursing home. It's detestable, it really is, and it says a lot about a person's character. But in the end, I can't bring myself to agree with forcing anybody to care for their parents, particularly with the varying degree of care that parents give their children and the varying lifestyles that adult children may have. Side: No
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While I believe it is moraly right to care for your own parents I disagree that children should be "forced" to do so. A more desirable situation is that the government provides the means for children to choose whether or not they will have to be responsible for the parents. In developing countries there are no schemes to care for the elderly (very low pensions) and elderly housing is too expensive. Thus, the family is an "extended" one, where the parents HAVE to be taken in by the children, whether they want it or not. I think as long as the children have a choice, then they will choose according to how they feel about their parents and how their budget and time allows them to do so. Side: No
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