Many people who are also taking care of their parents are still raising their own children and could possibly become distracted because of elder care responsibilites.

You need to be aware of what is going on with your teens, even though a lot of your time and energy seems to be going toward your parents at the moment.

Five Things That Parents Need To Know covers such important issues such as what your children are being exposed to on the internet and underestimating your child’s ability to deceive.
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Michael Jackson’s real tragedy began months and years before his death last week because he really lost his zest for life at the young age of 50.

I describe his age as young because I am older, by three years. I believe life is what we make it at any age and I have seen older people in their 80, 90’s, and two who are over 100, who are happy, enthusiastic and enjoyable.

What is the difference?

It’s what you live for.

According to today’s article by Ian Halperin, Michael was worried he had lost his ability to sing and perform. There is even a picture of the pop icon in a wheelchair.

That’s not the Michael Jackson we all remember at the 1984 Olympics singing Thriller.

However, we all must move on in our lives. We grow on.

We gain new interests and insights. We realize it’s about serving others. That’s where they real fulfillment comes. Many of us are currently serving our parents. We’re trying to give back to them for all of the things they have done for us. Sure, it’s hard, but it has meaning.

It’s too late to save Michael, but for many young people the answer is every new day and every new challenge has its own rewards. There are things many of us can’t do that we did 20 or 30 years ago, but does that really matter in the end?
Let’s spend our time doing the things we can do.

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It’s being referred to as Granny Dumping.

That’s when an elderly person is abandoned by uncaring family members.

A disturbing case from Florida  illustrates this heartless disposal of our elderly.

I call them “our elderly.”

That’s because as citizens we can not allow the abuse of helpless senior citizens to continue.

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This family left their 96-year old aunt at a Salvation Army  Center in Bradenton, Florida, so they could go to Disney World.

They did not return for her.

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What is ironic here is that this family cares for foster children.

I must question their compassion level for helpless children as we compare their lack of care and attention displayed toward the old aunt.

Folks, I know it can get rough.

I attented a wedding Saturday afternoon where the grandmother of the bride,  who suffers from Alzheimer’s, did not recognize her own daughter who had flown in from Boston.

“Did I know you in St. Louis?” the mother asked her daughter.  (They had once lived in St. Louis while the children were growing up).

These scenes wound us all, because frankly, it can get way too close for us.  But we have no excuses.  We have been given our assignments by God to care for our aging parents .  I was gratified to see this family at the wedding lovingly caring for their mother.

That’s why I’m glad to see the calls for legistlation for those uncaring faimlies who refuse to take care of their elderly.

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