Caring for Old Parents
My parents are now in their 50s and even if they are still healthy and strong, we have discussed who will care for them when they get older. Right now, they are living in the house that they have built through the years of hard work. I am proud that we were able to build our own house even if they were just regular employees in a private company. My brothers are with them so they have company at home.
My mother wants to stay in her native province when she gets old so that she can be close to her family. My father, on the other hand, wants to stay in his own province too, because he hasn’t gone home their in decades. It seems they want different things but I think my father will eventually go where mom decides to go as long as he is able to visit his native land too.
If this happens, we will have our parents come and visit us so that we can take care of them. We have agreed that we will share in the caring of them. We definitely don’t want them to end up in nursing homes because I believe that’s the only way that I can give back all the sacrifices that they have done for my brothers and I.
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