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Really? You have no problem with an article titled:
"Sons Spend As Little Time Caring For Their Parents As Possible, Dumping The Work On Daughters"
Can you imagine the liberal and feminist outrage if the genders were reversed in that title? I agree with Dockside, it's just a thinly veiled excuse to slam men
I think that given Petch's circumstances she can relate to the article. I was fortunate to have a lot of help from my husband when my parents health was failing but other friends who were going through the same circumstances were not so lucky. I don't think that men do not want to help, but daughters do seem to take on the majority of caregiving.
Yup. Obama successfully pitted black against white with his SJW's and Hillary is pitting the genders against each other. She can't run on her record, so she has to be divisive. 2016 is going to be ugly.
I wouldn't say it the way the OP article does but women carry the overwhelming burden of elder care. My sister moved in with my Father when we were concerned about him and helped to care for him. In her case, she didn't have a job or career to speak of so it didn't really hurt her financially. He passed 2 years ago and she still lives in his house and remains unemployed but happy living on meager funds.
To address this problem, a bill was introduced that would give caregivers credits in Social Security during the time they spend out of the labor force to look after a family member.
And then let's give men Social Security credits for the time they spend changing the oil on their cars since that takes them away from a revenue generating job. Oh, and also for when the mow the grass.
I wouldn't say it the way the OP article does but women carry the overwhelming burden of elder care. My sister moved in with my Father when we were concerned about him and helped to care for him. In her case, she didn't have a job or career to speak of so it didn't really hurt her financially. He passed 2 years ago and she still lives in his house and remains unemployed but happy living on meager funds.
I suspect that the free house more than offsets her Social Security shortage.
I don't get how this is a male/female issue at all..
Staying home and taking care of a parent is a CHOICE.
Choices have consequences.
You can send a parent to a nursing home and deal with the guilt and the need to advocate for quality care
or..
You can give up a job and care for them yourself.
The same choice is freely available to both men and women
As an adult, you make choices and weigh the consequences.
Yup. Obama successfully pitted black against white with his SJW's and Hillary is pitting the genders against each other. She can't run on her record, so she has to be divisive. 2016 is going to be ugly.
Congratulations on managing to bring Hillary into a elderly care thread.
Newsflash: gender issues existed long before Hilary announced.
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Originally Posted by momonkey
None of the women in my family ever fixed my car, even though I have repaired their vehicles free of charge many, many times.
I don`t say all women, but this happens to men more.
I demand social security credits for all that time I spent repairing their vehicles and was unable to work because I was saddled with this obligation.
Most women that I know ~ never asked for or received social security credits for caring for their elderly parents. It's done out of love and a sense of familial duty that is ingrained early on.
I don't get how this is a male/female issue at all..
Staying home and taking care of a parent is a CHOICE.
Choices have consequences.
You can send a parent to a nursing home and deal with the guilt and the need to advocate for quality care
or..
You can give up a job and care for them yourself.
The same choice is freely available to both men and women
As an adult, you make choices and weigh the consequences.
But, but, but....don't we need Big Government to make that choice for us?
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