Why do i often see girls/women looking after their parents as they age.

When my mother was terminally ill, she begged us not to let her go into a nursing home. So I looked after her, although we had a carer and a nurse come in each day to check on how she was. She wanted the comfort of dying in her own familiar home with her own family around and she got her wish. My father is elderly and would think differently, I know. But I would like the same for him if the inevitable happened. Perhaps men have too many responsibilities or commitments to look after elderly parents, but I'm sure there are many who do. But maybe women are those who care the most because it's in us to?

Usually girls/woman are the more caring, more than likely down to the mothering instinct,

My experience is narrow, of course, but what I’ve seen is that females have taken care regardless of the strength of connection with their parents but males with a weak connection find it easier to ignore the need. I don’t think this is always the case or that there’s any one reason, but that is something I have seen.

Women are groomed at a young age to take care of people. Pfft.

my mom is taking care of my grandmothe rright now. She's got stage 3 lungchancer. She's not gonna make it. But my mom has got 4 bothers. Only one of then checks on my grandmother every now and then. The rest is "too busy". Or they'll make excuses not to come. "We're expecting visitors"

[c=#7700B2]not me, im putting my mum in a old age home her next birthday[/c]

Not sure why... i noticed that as well

There are plenty of men who take care of their parents. Our parents are still pretty self-sufficient, but my brother, who lives nearby, regularly runs errands for them.