[–] getshanked 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Even if it were the case, there are 99 other elderly patients who love their kids to death. I work in an allied health profession and I’m doing placement at an aged care facility. Not a single one of them ever talks about their fucking jobs, their holidays or time spent with friends. It is ALWAYS family.
“No amount of money ever bought a second of time” is quote from an Avengers movie that I thought was actually really good. When you stop and just think about the quote, everything outside of family seems worthless.
[–] Bremertonbruiser 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Eye laddy but friends can be family too
[–] getshanked 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yes but ultimately, they are still not the same. And if they have their own family, you can bet you’re coming in 2nd place. Family is legacy, it’s your mark left on the world, and the people who have it seem to be at peace while the childless are forever unsettled and confronted with a completely pointless existence.
[–] PaulNeriAustralia 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That is very true but unfortunately your children don't feel the same about you.
[–] Sweettendiesloving 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
And that grandmas name? Albert Einstein.
[–] gimpyoldman 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
And that's why she's 95 and in a hospital room alone talking to a stranger.
[–] midnightblue1335 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
As angry as this lie of a story makes me, it also leaves a sad, empty feeling within me.
Imagine being 95, and the only people you have around you to pass on your wisdom and life experience are absolute strangers who wouldn't piss on you to put out a fire, unless they were being paid.
Being 95, bed-ridden and dying of old age, surrounded by your children, grandchildren, and perhaps even a few very young great-grandchildren- all of whom adore you and do their best to make your final days comfortable and happy, while expecting nothing in return (besides the love and care you've provided them for your entire life). Sounds much worse than literally begging to offer a strange 30 year old woman (who is being paid to deal with you) your wisdom, doesn't it?
[–] gimpyoldman ago (edited ago)
Last year a ladder collapsed on me(68) and fell and fractured my hip.. My worrier wife(71) took me to the ER, got me admitted and scheduled for surgery the next day, then went home and had a heart attack. I was in the hospital for 6 days, my wife was transported to a different hospital 30 miles away and was there for 8 days. One granddaughter came to my room after school (college) everyday, and the other granddaughter did the same for my wife. I don't talk much, but it was nice to have her there.
[–] SubtleDissonance 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
Hahaha the only UNHAPPY old people I have ever met in my life were childless fucks.
[–] ButterBeater9000 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
My wife an I never wanted to have children until one day we did, and I can say without the slightest hint of irony that my daughter has changed everything for me and given me the meaning I'd searched for and never found.
[–] PaulNeriAustralia 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
It's not in my nature nor in a lot of peoples' nature. Unfortunately people only see the pleasant side to breeding before they take the plunge. The female sees cute little human toys; the male feels pride in being the head of the pride; all advertisements by businesses showing the family are stereotypical - handsome dad, pretty mum, adorable kids. Parents are lulled into thinking that's how it will pan out for them when nothing could be further from the truth - the squalor, drudgery, boredom, stress including financial stress, the arguments ... Parenthood is a great con by females, government and business and men are the suckers.
[–] Gettheclip1 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
The chances of that really happening are slim to none.
[–] HelpAcct123 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
The chances of the single 30 year old poster being slim are none.
[–] Steinmacher 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Definitely a jew
All alone at that age with no one but a stranger to care for her.
Congrats.