Living with Parents or Sending Them to a Nursing Home

張貼日期：Jun 26, 2016 4:12:53 PM

Jenny Liu

This is an issue that has been quite controversial. Western people often move out when they are young. Eastern people always live with their parents until they get married. Therefore, we have different thoughts about this issue.

Western parents are more open to their children and let them do what they really want. Therefore, western people are more independent. In addition, sending parents to the nursing home is normal in western counties. The thought is totally different from that of eastern countries.

For example, In Taiwan, sending parents to the nursing home would be the last choice. If I really do so, I would consider myself a very terrible person. Parents play a vital role in our lives. They participate every part of my life and raise me. They teach me how to be a better person, and protect me from getting hurt. They provide me a shelter, which is actually a very sweet home. They even give me whatever I want. I am a beloved one. Why would I send them to a place that they have never been to when they are old and sick? I should take care of them because they had been taking care of me when I was not able to take care of myself. I can’t imagine how sad they would be if I dumped them at some place like that. It’s like someone helping me when I am in a difficult situation but when that person is having a hard time I just lie back and don’t do anything.

I understand people do things in different ways. Other people might consider that they have a life to live and cannot be burdened with aging family members. But for me, I really want to take care of my parents when they are old or even when they are too old to remember me. They sure will feel more secure to be around their children than in a new place and don’t know anybody else. And it is the happiest thing to see my family together and that they are healthy and happy.