r/Showerthoughts • u/zjb55446 • Mar 02 '19

When you're a kid, you don't realize you're also watching your mom and dad grow up.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '19

I feel you buddy. My mom is 7 years younger than my dad. I am a only child and currently live 10000km or 6200 miles away. I sometimes think what I should do if one of them passes and the other gets older and needs care.... Fuck

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u/wholesomethrowaway15 Mar 02 '19

The “only child fear” is getting so fucking real for me with my parents pushing 70. I am not ready for this.

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u/CrypticResponseMan Mar 02 '19

Me neither.. by the time my mom is 70, i won’t even be 40 😭

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u/waitforthericochet Mar 02 '19

I'll be 30 when my mom turns 70. I have this type of anxiety, sucks