There may come a time when we are called upon to provide them with care.

No, they dont become your fing child. They're still your parents, still who brought you in and should be respected as such. Be grateful you have 82 yrs and more ahead. I wasn't so lucky.

How about you give her some dignity and not film her like a circus freak to post on the internet?

When my dad began slipping we worked hard to protect his dignity & privacy. I understand the sentiment of this post, but not the invasion of this woman’s privacy by posting this video. Preserve your parents’ legacies. It’s ok to keep their decline private.

Celebrating 92nd birthday. Love you forever, even when it got hard toward the end❤️🙏🏼

Its an odd thing to experience for those of us going thru it. Starts with the big guidance pivot, when they reach their 70’s, and now u are the advisor. Then comes the hand-holding, babysitting, and care. Life’s full circle and we will be next.

I can't stand people who film their loved ones without giving them their dignity. I see it all of the time and it turns my stomach.

My dad become my “little buddy” as I called him. It was the greatest honor of my life to care for him (even tho it was hard work). I miss him every day. ❣️

Sometimes I think about my mom growing old. How I would’ve taken care of her if I had the opportunity. I wonder what she would’ve looked like had she grown old. If you’re reading this and you have a mother, text her, call her, visit her. Ask her questions and let her tell you stories. You will miss your mom when she’s gone forever. Don’t take her wisdom, love, and advice for granted. You are the child, be the one to visit or help pay for her to visit if she lives far from you. If you get a chance to take care of your mom in her old age or illness, count yourself blessed for having that time. Do the right thing. 💓

How bout we don't film this and post it online?

Yup, I am now my parents parent, protecting them from scammers, making sure they eat properly, driving them to appointments, paying bills, etc. It wasn't in my plans but I am grateful to be growing closer to them.

This is my beautiful mother at 87. She's 89 now and looks exactly the same. She's amazing.

That's life for you, that's why I always take my time to care for any elderly around me. They're just big babies

I feel this in my soul. I have a video of my mom at a Mexican restaurant- one of the last times she was able to go out and eat. I was cutting her food and feeding her. She was 88. 😔 ❤️

Not a child, still a mom. Still an adult that needs respect as she ages.

Loving, caring, people would preserve their elderly parent's dignity and not post shit like this.

I’m currently in this situation. Im always gonna take care of my mom but some days, doing this all alone, are extremely hard. This video kinda hit hard

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I realized this when I took my 84 year old mom to the doctor this week.

Yep, I take care of my 86 year old mother with Alzheimers. She loves to feed the dogs her food and they love her ❤️ 😆 🤣 😂.

Don't worry sons, the burden won't be yours. It predominantly falls on the daughters. The financial burden, the emotional toll, the potential loss of your own life, almost always falls on the daughters. If it's alzheimers, they can live up to 20 yrs. That's not sweet IMO.

Beginning of dementia for my mother in law. Awesome lady reduced a silly little girl. She’s still very sweet though. Always been an amazing person. Hope it doesn’t change to much

I willingly did it Because if you don’t then you won’t know how to grow older yourself It’s a life lesson

I was my Mom's primary caregiver during her 5 year journey with dementia until she passed 12/12/24 at age 89. It was the hardest job but also the most rewarding. Did she become the child I never had, yes, but she raised me and I did everything I could to keep her safe at home.

It's called the Circle of Life and it's an honor to care for an aging parent or grandparent.

That happened to me as I took care of mom and dad when they were in their final years. I became the parent and made sure they had what they needed.

My kids have a kill order

This is not okay. People still deserve privacy and respect and if they cannot consent to this then you are exploiting their vulnerability. How would you feel if this is how the world remembers you? Aging is a natural part of life and care and compassion should be too.

To be able to care for an elderly parent is a true blessing. They aren’t your child! They will always be your parent. Who deserves your love and care. Taking care of my mother the last year of her life got us closer than ever before. I miss her dearly.

This is the sweetest way to phrase it. 🥹

No one wants that video of themself floating around the internet

That’s when you throw the uno reverse. “We have tacos at home!”

This stinks. Sorry madam no one should post a questionable image like this. Invasion of privacy.

This happened to me last year, my father uti went septic and he became a shell physically and mentally. Spend everyday all day with them in rehab is my advice, these workers don't care, well most don't, if I weren't there he surely would have passed away from negligence

♥️and we’ll do it♥️many of us are…with the Grace of God, we are (trying to do our best for them)♥️♥️♥️

At least you came to X to post about it 🙄

As did we for our parents.