(Additional thoughts on previous "Aging" post)
I've heard that some parents try to hide their aging mishaps from their adult children / caregivers.
Such as hiding a fender bender so nobody knows they are incapable of driving anymore. A lot of it seems rooted in pride.
This makes me ponder that perhaps my grandchildren will have an easier time with this process. When they are caring for their aging parents (my children) - their parents will be of the generation that grew up posting everything on social media. I think because of such conditioning - the pride factor will be much less to deal with.
Additionally, they will not have to ask their mom what she ate for breakfast - there will be a picture of it on Instagram. Their father will not hide the fender bender - he'll post about it on Facebook.
(Of course, 50 years from now Instagram and Facebook will be obsolete. But you get the point - something will take its place, perhaps even automatic uploads.)
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