@ ElysiumFate, there are different levels of help for people to live on their own. There's assisted living, and different levels of care in nursing homes. It kinda makes me think of dorms for the above 65 set!

My sister and I basically forced my mother into the assisted living facility.
She was suffering from dementia, and was forgetting to take her insulin.

We took her to visit a few places, and convinced her that it was a nice place (which it was).

I am not sorry that I didn't have children. I was not able to. But I cannot but wonder sometimes what it would have been like.

it is wise to not deal in absolutes. one day you may find you want kids.... I just dont what the twins.

I was a twin, Gypsea.
If I had had children, then my daughter would probably have had twins.

I believe it skips a generation.

Twins I would definitely have a hard time with but I have a friend who had triplets . . . never want that ever.

Originally Posted by GrannyJ

My sister and I basically forced my mother into the assisted living facility.
She was suffering from dementia, and was forgetting to take her insulin.

We took her to visit a few places, and convinced her that it was a nice place (which it was).

I am not sorry that I didn't have children. I was not able to. But I cannot but wonder sometimes what it would have been like.

granny you have kids too.... you have all of us that put demands on you to give advice to us.

Gypsea: can you adopt them out? Don't mean to get too personal, but I had a friend in high school who had a baby and immediately adopted so she wouldn't get attached to him.

Then there are the nutters, like octomom....That's just frightening! Too many babies at one time, how can any parent handle that!

Originally Posted by GrannyJ

I was a twin, Gypsea.
If I had had children, then my daughter would probably have had twins.

I believe it skips a generation.

my dad was the twin.

Yes, you are all my children.

I must keep you all in line!
`laughs`

lol, yup GrannyJ keep us in line XP

It is sad that you find so many people dumping their older parents into a home. And some of them aren't so bad that they even need to be in a home. They might just need an hour of assistence a day but can live fine on their own still. But for some reason when it goes into court arguments, the elderly person always looses and gets put into a home.

Originally Posted by anime_scholar

Gypsea: can you adopt them out? Don't mean to get too personal, but I had a friend in high school who had a baby and immediately adopted so she wouldn't get attached to him.

I dont think I could. I have seen what an adopted kid goes though. my sister was adopted and she has times when she gets mad at her real mom for what she did.

Oh my, I was so caught up in the conversation.
I only have 50 seconds left in power hour.

I am saving all my spanners for the last leg of my power hour. I have 70 so far >=D

my your power hours go well

My power hour ended too! I didn't even notice:)

Well, I am done until noon tomorrow now.

Well I don't use any of my gears, flowers or spanners until I do a power hour.

that makes a bit of sence

I can't say I don't want them...but the idea of pregnancy does NOT interest me.

My grandmother is basically independent. There are just people that walk by her apartment every now and then to make sure she's fine.

Octomom is definitely a nutter. Doesn't she have like 14 kids now? AND she's raising them on her own?

I should probably head out too...Long day tomorrow! Have a lovely holiday everyone:)

BRB all -- must feed self and husband.

Bye, Daria!

Bye all!

I hope you have a nice day with your clients also, Daria!

Perhaps I should go to bed now too. It is quite late here.