Growing up, we would always assure our parents that we would take good care of them when they grew old or when we were blessed with plenty of wealth. We tend to give them the best, take them to places they haven't been before, and give them the life they never had due to certain circumstances.
Parents are the most selfless humans that ever walked on the face of the earth, they give birth to us even in the weirdest of circumstances they were being faced, despite not having enough in their pockets they will still go the extra mile to ensure their offspring have food to eat, a roof over their heads so the rain won't beat them, they made sure their offsprings have the best education they couldn't have, some sacrificed their adulthood for us to have a great life though not the best.
Some sacrificed their goals and aspirations in life to nurture us into the amazing humans we are today, thinking back I remember how Mum would feel sad whenever there was no food in the house, she would always be restless till there was food on the table then she can rest, often she would sacrifice her food so we would eat to our satisfaction "parents are unique" looking back at all those sacrifices that were made for me to have the best life "I'm feeling loved".
Should our parents be taken to retirement homes during old age or not? They say the older our parents get, the less active they become when it comes to taking care of themselves, or should I say "they become more like babies", they won't have the strength and energy to work to be able to settle their bills.
The way we were dependent on them as children growing up is the same way they will be dependent on us in old age, so it's our responsibility to take care of them during that time of their lives when they need us the most. I know some are likely to see it as a burden because at old age our parents won't able to carry out certain duties even to their private activities like bathing and other things.
Little story: recently, I was having a conversation with a colleague at the office; we were talking when our convo escalated to a different topic of discussion when she started talking about someone who is taking care of her aged mother. How the lady was maltreatmenting her aged mother; she doesn't support her mother in anything. Even the food aspect of it is a problem but the lady is doing very well for herself. I feel like in cases like this that children can't take care of their aged parents; they should be taken to retirement homes to be overseen by professionals.
With or without the finances involved, I would still take care of my aged parents, looking back at the sacrifices they've made for me; even when it was inconvenient for them, they still provided my daily needs, and they made living easy for me with their endless support. My aged parents deserve love; no one is gonna love and care for them like I would because they are mine "I owe them that".
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