People think they can just birth human beings unto this world, and stop being parents at some magical age and live in lala land

Never tending to their kids beyond that arbitrary number again.

How delusional and effing weird.

If you choose to be a parent, you are a parent for a life time. Their new responsibilities in life do not exempt you from being a parent.

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Carla · 61-69, F

My mother was very much a believer in personal responsibility and independence.
We were expected to carry our own loads and more.
When she was dying, hospice got involved. A therapist was sent to talk to her about death. Mom was terrified of dying.
The therapist asked what she feared. She said leaving her girls as she needed to know we would be alright.
My sister was 66 and i, 61.