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What's the worst part about getting older that young people don't know about? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

the state before that... getting ill and their health going downhill... no longer able to be the person you grew up with. It's mentally rough.

Having to be the primary caretaker for my dad before he passed while trying and failing to reconcile with the emotional abuse and detachment from my childhood still fucks me up to this day.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    I hear you…I live in a different part of the state than my parents now, but when I see my dad, who used to be a big strong guy (and a bit of an asshole), wither into a ghost of his former self is hard to process for the reason you mentioned. He was emotionally and a little physically abusive, so I battle empathy and bitterness in my head.

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