.. take care of your family?
What I mean is, I often worry about my dad, he is in good health, super health considering all things, and I figure if nothing happens he has like 15.. maybe 20 years so he can live in his own house. But after that? I feel already that I can't push him to any eldery houses.. you should see some of them in here, they are like Guantanamo Bay. Visit him way too little, you know what's he going to do? Get his brains all numb, that's what, and sad. Get treated by understaffed, underpaid folks who have motivation problems and too little time per customer. I can't have that.
So I was thinking.. maybe, in 15 or 20 years, I have a steady job, I should have a family going on, I should live in a house. It's not customary in here anymore, but I think maybe I should take him in then. Live with us. It wouldn't be such a bad deal, get him his own room, and then just get a big ass TV and lots of hockey. He'd settle right in.
He would first fight it, but he'd want to come I'm sure. I feel it would be my duty. After all, he's given everything to me, why shouldn't I give just a little bit back? He'd live longer and be much happier, and I could sleep my nights too, knowing I gave back and did the right thing.
What do you guys think? I used to think there's no way in hell I would ever take my parents to live with me and my family, but now that I think about it these days? I don't trust the quality of care they give in those ... places. It's no trouble really, just one more mouth to feed, really. I don't know anyone who has this arrangement, that's how uncommon it is these days in here, it's just not done. But I think I want to do it and I know my dad would want it too, even though he would deny it at first.
What I mean is, I often worry about my dad, he is in good health, super health considering all things, and I figure if nothing happens he has like 15.. maybe 20 years so he can live in his own house. But after that? I feel already that I can't push him to any eldery houses.. you should see some of them in here, they are like Guantanamo Bay. Visit him way too little, you know what's he going to do? Get his brains all numb, that's what, and sad. Get treated by understaffed, underpaid folks who have motivation problems and too little time per customer. I can't have that.
So I was thinking.. maybe, in 15 or 20 years, I have a steady job, I should have a family going on, I should live in a house. It's not customary in here anymore, but I think maybe I should take him in then. Live with us. It wouldn't be such a bad deal, get him his own room, and then just get a big ass TV and lots of hockey. He'd settle right in.
He would first fight it, but he'd want to come I'm sure. I feel it would be my duty. After all, he's given everything to me, why shouldn't I give just a little bit back? He'd live longer and be much happier, and I could sleep my nights too, knowing I gave back and did the right thing.
What do you guys think? I used to think there's no way in hell I would ever take my parents to live with me and my family, but now that I think about it these days? I don't trust the quality of care they give in those ... places. It's no trouble really, just one more mouth to feed, really. I don't know anyone who has this arrangement, that's how uncommon it is these days in here, it's just not done. But I think I want to do it and I know my dad would want it too, even though he would deny it at first.
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