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One of my parents was dead before I finished high school. It happens or it doesn't.
Take care of your health, have some life insurance, and don't live in fear.
Yes, this. I have never worried about dying myself. There have been times when I worried about my kids dying young, such as when they began driving, went skiing, or while on spring break trips. Fortunately, they emerged from all the above without harm.
Why do you have this worry yourself? What's your biggest concern?
What will you do to ensure that this will not happen to you?
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Although, I never worried about dying young my BIL did. He had/has a lot of health problems. I remember when my niece & nephew were preschoolers his doctor told him that he would probably not live to see his children graduate from high school. He and my sister were pretty upset about it.
Well, that was over40 years ago! Not only did he see his children graduate from high school but he has seen two grandchildren graduate as well. It just shows you how doctors can be wrong.
In a way it worked out very well because they always tried to live life to the fullest. My BIL is now 80, and although he still has a lot of health problems he is going strong.
We were older when we had our kids, though still in our 30s. I never thought I/we'd be dead by college graduation. I just thought we'd be close to retirement, and have to hustle to replenish our savings.
I have never really thought about that. I was young when I had my kids. 24 and 27. My kids are only 6 and 9 now, but I get more worried about them getting hurt or sick or something. Never have I thought that I won't be there for their graduation or wedding or grandkids.
The best way to not worry about something like that is to go back to the old age of adulthood of age 18 -- if you can raise you children so that they basically grow up and become adults by ages 18-21, you'll have a lot less to worry about. Keeping your children from growing up and becoming self-sufficient isn't at all kind to them. And you don't have to be old to die. The sooner they can make it on their own, the better job you did for them.
The truth is anybody can drop dead young. Either by illness or accident. Life has no guarantees. Sometimes we read about healthy joggers being hit and killed by a car.
I do worry about it. We were 55 and 63 when we adopted our two youngest children. My health problems have gotten significantly worse only in the last 4 or 5 years while 6 year older DH still doesn't even take 1 pill. He is very healthy.
We have the financial part taken care of and our 32 year old son says he would want to be guardian and caretaker of our younger children if we don't live to see them reach majority. That is a comfort. Still we both try to be healthy, teach our now 12 year old girls how to take care of themselves and to appreciate every day they have.
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