u/Real_Masterpiece_844

I am honestly so done with it, maybe it’s just me and your experience is different, but they always disregard my concerns and any time I mention hormones they look at me as if I have two heads. They love to throw studies at me as to why something isn’t true or can’t be. For example, two weeks ago I was told by a male ophthalmologist that lumbar punctures are useless because he once read a medical article where a doctor stated that most people will have high pressure during an LP because the moment the needle is inserted the pressure shoots up..

Everything I say is not looked at with concern but rather an invitation to prove me wrong.

Aaaaaahhhhh!!!

Hi. I keep seeing this as an argument for why it’s unfair to have an only child - no one to share the ‘burden’ with.. 🫠 I don’t have any expectations for our only to take care of us in old age, ever, in fact, we are preparing for this to not be an issue at all (financially, specifically) emotionally of course, being realistic, this will be difficult for our child, with or without a sibling to process it with.

Just wanted to hear what your thoughts are on this? How are you ‘preparing’ for it? Do you have an expectation of your child to help you in some way?

There might be some cultural differences here, for example I am ethically Turkish, although I was born and raised in Denmark where almost all elderly go to a care home, however Turkish people typically take care of their parents in old age, and I know as the eldest, more specifically the eldest daughter, I will be there for my mum, even though she doesn’t expect this from me.