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My mother-in-law is in a nursing home because we are unable to provide the level of care she needs. For three years she lived under our roof and we cared for her the best we could.
My father is getting ready to go into a nursing home for the same reason.
Both are 89 years old.
My wife and I do not consider our lives being wasted by caring for the people who brought us into this world and cared for us.
Kudos to you bro.
It's interesting how the cycle of life works. We are born as defenseless babies, and slowly turn into older babies once again.
At one point they took care of you when you were an infant and couldn't care for yourself. Now you take care of them when they can't care for themselves. That's what any grateful and decent human being would do for -as you appropriately said- the people who brought you into this world.
Sounds like you would be happiest in someplace like Wyoming--- not too many of us "Progressives" there and I think they have an open carry law which will let you go shoot some wild dogs.
Tennessee or rural PA more than likely. Leaning towards TN. I've spent time in Wyoming and Alaska. Neither appealed to me.
Kudos to you bro.
It's interesting how the cycle of life works. We are born as defenseless babies, and slowly turn into older babies once again.
At one point they took care of you when you were an infant and couldn't care for yourself. Now you take care of them when they can't care for themselves. That's what any grateful and decent human being would do for -as you appropriately said- the people who brought you into this world.
It has nothing to do with being decent or grateful. Young people have to work. They may have children of their own. Those elderly people who are in really poor shape need 24 hours a day care. It's impossible to take on all of that burden/responsibility.
And if you take off work every time there's an emergency involving an elderly relative your job WILL FIRE you. So you have the choice of maintaining yourself and preventing yourself from going homeless (putting your elderly relative in a home) or you can try to take care of them and end up broke yourself.
So people put their older relatives in nursing homes.
My mother-in-law is in a nursing home because we are unable to provide the level of care she needs. For three years she lived under our roof and we cared for her the best we could.
My father is getting ready to go into a nursing home for the same reason.
Both are 89 years old.
My wife and I do not consider our lives being wasted by caring for the people who brought us into this world and cared for us.
Well, enough of the population worldwide disagrees with you for nursing homes to be necessary and to exist around the world. A number of young working people do not have the time to take care of elderly relatives and also work, take care of their children, etc. It is what it is.
This is a legitimate question, every day there's 10 new threads with people talking about how much New York sucks, they hate it here, it isn't what it used to be, or how it's so much better elsewhere.
So if you're so miserable, why are you still here?
Do something about it already. NYC has its faults but IMO it's the greatest city on Earth and I absolutely love this place. If I hated it here then I would move! You only live so many years
It is not always that easy to leave a situation. There are many reasons why people may be trapped here.
I'm glad you drank the kool aid and believe that NYC is the greatest city on earth.
My grandmother is currently in a nursing home for rehab, and she MIGHT need to stay, but I would still feel guilty moving across the country which would mean I would hardly ever see her.
I don't know I moved 15 times in my adult life, I do not believe its that hard to move. If people have real expectations of jobs that can get that they will be happy at and pick somewhere that offers them that it's not as hard as it seems. It's those that will only live in one certain place, and must do their dream job, making x amount of money that it become a difficult task.
Your title name tells the whole story "single in ny" means no family obligations to consider/ and anyone who has moved 15 times has a life I will never know.
I think people on the internet tend to make more negative posts than in real life because its simply tolerated online more. In real life if someone where to whine, a huge percentage of the population would just walk away. And the whiner would be whining to themselves.
As far as the excuse of taking care of elderly relatives, I don't buy that. Put them in a nursing home, and go out and live your life.
Not everyone is born to be a non caring selfish twit even though this city has an over abundance of them. Sometimes family obligations out weigh personal goals.
Not everyone is born to be a non caring selfish twit even though this city has an over abundance of them. Sometimes family obligations out weigh personal goals.
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