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I am living proof that your children won't care for you when you're older.
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No, I don't have children of my own. I was happily sterilized last summer by a wonderful doctor from the list provided here.

I am my grandparents' caregiver. They're both 90 and their health is declining. I cook, clean, run errands, provide minor medical treatments (like wound dressing). I take them to their appointments. I pay their bills on time. I help them with church obligations. You name it - I probably do it.

My grandparents have three daughters, one being my mom. She does help but she works a lot, so she's not home. My other two aunts don't help at all. One lives a few hours away and survives just to cause drama - no one wants to be around her.

My other aunt is a Neo Nazi and only comes to visit when she wants to complain about 'the Radical Left,' and is the biggest hypocrite I've ever met.

My aunts only care about the inheritance when my grandparents are gone. They've never lifted a finger to help with anything - complaining that it's not done correctly in addition.

End of life care is crazy expensive - so I won't allow my grandparents to be admitted to any retirement homes. But I'm exhausted - I am disabled due to some neurological issues. I am not medically cleared to work outside the home and am juggling school full time.

So, to anyone who thinks their adult children will help them out and that's why they should have kids, they're in for a rude awakening...

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God bless you. My grandma is in her 90s, and she’s lived with us since before I (32F) was born. She helped raise me and my sisters, and we took care of her as she aged until she moved back to the Philippines (where she’s from) in 2022. She insisted on dying there and being buried next to her husband who died in when my mom was a teenager. We’ve never admitted her to any senior care homes, as Asians (and other ethnicities) typically take care of our own. Luckily, she has an army of kids, grandkids and great grandkids in the Philippines to help. We visited her this year, and she’s doing great, much better than how she was at home in the states. Looking forward to seeing her in 2026. ❤️

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