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Fr00shy t1_iu7n57s wrote

Sometimes celebrating their birthdays is more like a pat on the back that you were able to keep them alive another year.

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ToothlessGrandma t1_iu85ohe wrote

Once your parents reach 75-80 and you start taking care of them it's the same feeling all over again but with the kids.

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izwald88 t1_iu8w0ta wrote

Hahah, yup I'm waiting to someday find 85 year old father dead underneath one of his tractors.

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Significant_Ant_2607 t1_iu8x5bw wrote

This literally happened to my 78-year-old great uncle this year.

Crushed to death under one of his farm machines, because he didn't follow the basic safety precautions.

The exact same basic safety precautions that he taught all of us.

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MyStationIsAbandoned t1_iu8xtgk wrote

That's rough. Sorry for your loss. Pretty gangster way to go though. Could only be taken out by a giant metal machine.

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ejolson t1_iu95wh0 wrote

That is actually a serious silver lining

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sea-haze t1_iuavcd4 wrote

Another term for parenting a toddler is child-death-duty.

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toastspork t1_iubf4rw wrote

Hell, Fridays we'd break open a bottle of wine as a pat on the back for keeping them alive for another week.

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