I read your two-part article about “What to do about Dad” (Page 1, Dec. 14-15), and I am confused. Why would a man with nine children have to be committed to a nursing home away from his wife of many years, and why does this 80-plus-year-old woman have to live alone?
It is hard to believe that of those nine apparently successful children, not one can offer an arrangement that would keep the family together.
The trouble with some children of the elderly is that they do not want any responsibilities when it comes to their aged parents. They think an occasional visit and gift is adequate. People of all ages have feelings and like to be accepted as part of a group. It is too easy for their children to forget them and put them away. The many sacrifices that were made rearing them are forgotten and ignored.
