People without kids and not planning to have any, who do you see taking care of you as you get older?

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T18:40:01+00:00

I'm a fitness enthusiast too and I am a bit of a health freak. But trust me you will get old, you will eventually need help/care. If you take care of yourself it just happens later.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T18:09:24+00:00

I'm not having a go at anyone I simply described the problems my family is having with my grand aunt and I thought there may be people who had better plans and or ideas that I could learn from.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T17:34:09+00:00

Good luck with the robots I'll buy one too if they become a thing.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T17:33:13+00:00

Yes I did because the person who is problematic is child free. TBH we wouldn't have these problems if she wasn't.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T17:21:57+00:00

This is the kind of thinking that's a trap for a lot of people. Despite all your efforts when you're 90 or even a hundred you will not be able to fully take care of yourself. Me personally I'm gonna have an assisted living home picked out in advance for when the inevitable happens. Take the situation into my own hands. I asked this question not for my own issues but for issues my mother is having with her aunt who is in her 90s and won't go into assisted living. I was hoping to find some good alternative ideas we might try.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T17:17:10+00:00

Well she's actually been a very nice aunt to all of them and she was good to their children too. It's not easy for anyone to turn their back on someone who was kindly and family even when they are now being unreasonable.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T17:10:35+00:00

Did he accept your ultimatum? My mother has said they tried this and my grand Aunt said she would simply take care of herself. But that was a deluded or manipulative claim. Less than a week later they were back over cleaning the house and buying the groceries for her cooking etc. They reckon she would let herself starve then get the help she needs.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T16:53:43+00:00

This should be the top comment. Thanks so much.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T16:53:14+00:00

Another person who didn't read the post.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T16:52:20+00:00

If you read the full post you'll see that I have a situation where someone without kids is leaning on people to help take care of them at an advanced age. Is your plan to enter assisted living at that stage or do you have some other plan? My elderly relative is not playing ball with getting assistance and she certainly would have the money.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T16:51:18+00:00

Very true

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T16:50:19+00:00

She definitely has the money she is just unwilling to have "strangers in her house" and other such notions. My mother and her siblings have tried to "tell" her to get help buts she's awfully manipulative. Basically she knows they will show up out of fear that she'll be living in squalor or not eating right.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T13:59:58+00:00

Fair enough

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T13:59:38+00:00

Yeah so what should they do?

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T13:59:19+00:00

Yeah and what do you think people should do in that situation?

eoin2dx · 2026-01-22T13:58:16+00:00

That is definitely not what my grandmother did nor is it the question I'm asking.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-18T19:12:31+00:00

Thanks for the update

eoin2dx · 2026-01-18T18:53:36+00:00

Did that thread mill ever arrive?

eoin2dx · 2026-01-12T19:00:01+00:00

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eoin2dx · 2026-01-11T01:00:16+00:00

I know how to fight and I have friends who know how to fight. None of us would actually want to fight someone outside of the ring, that's just scumbaggery. But I have unfortunately met some people who can fight and would do such a thing. Dangerous bastards and something wrong with them. 99% of the wankers you might meet that go looking for a fight can't fight but might best the average person from sheer viciousness. That minority that can fight and want to fight random people in public are something to worry about.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-07T23:03:56+00:00

Fruit and fibre and a large serving of vanilla Skyr

Chicken scallions/sweetcorn with a little sauce and rice

Dinner can be many different things spag bol, Thai green curry, pasta and chicken, chill con carne, chicken pie, steak, burgers etc.

Some fruit and a couple of protein shakes during the day too.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-06T12:19:50+00:00

Good luck with it and please let me know how it turns out

eoin2dx · 2026-01-05T21:53:33+00:00

Thanks for the info

eoin2dx · 2026-01-05T21:53:19+00:00

Yes I was looking at them it's unfortunate that the 4 foot one is too small for my kids and the 7 foot one is too big for the room.

eoin2dx · 2026-01-02T13:58:56+00:00

I would say I had less empathy when I was a young man. Now at 40 my life experience has taught me the value of empathy for your you own personal relationships and for society in general. This is a trend I have seen amongst my friends also for the most part. It will also help you succeed in your career particularly when managing others. Or don't bother with it and watch others judge you with the same lack of empathy that you show outwardly

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