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Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:00 pm
by old-spice2
SAPPORO wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:21 pm
I was referring to the emotional support and not just arranging a cab to get to their medical appointments!
Emotional support can be provided only by family members and that too mostly blood relatives (son/daughter). For folks without kids old age is going to be hell with no support during critical condition. Govt and private services can only provide to some extent as they have to cater to thousands of other customers. With the breakdown of joint family network seniors are going to get hit the most. I am working on a solution how to fend it off for myself/spouse.
In US such support will cost a bomb, one reason for me to retire in India.
Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 6:56 am
by SAPPORO
old-spice2 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:00 pm
SAPPORO wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:21 pm
I was referring to the emotional support and not just arranging a cab to get to their medical appointments!
Emotional support can be provided only by family members and that too mostly blood relatives (son/daughter). For folks without kids old age is going to be hell with no support during critical condition. Govt and private services can only provide to some extent as they have to cater to thousands of other customers. With the breakdown of joint family network seniors are going to get hit the most. I am working on a solution how to fend it off for myself/spouse.
In US such support will cost a bomb, one reason for me to retire in India.
I was stressing the fact the young retirees need to be givers of emotional support a long time before they can become takers - especially in my DW's extended family with multiple folks in 80s and 90s! Not necessarily a bad thing, but something NRI retirees need to be aware of.
Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:57 pm
by old-spice2
I am not the only one - Meenakshi is doing the same.
I've Returned After Living In The US For 28 Years'
https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/wh ... 241003.htm
Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:31 pm
by SAPPORO
Meenakshi - not sure why she stayed in the US for so long, probably making a few bucks teaching dance for desi kids with her neighbors cursing her for too much traffic during the weekends. Now she is moving to India to seek 'creative satisfaction' - it seems you already got your share of creative satisfaction by comparing her with you
Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 12:12 pm
by r2somewhere
old-spice2 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:00 pm
SAPPORO wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:21 pm
I was referring to the emotional support and not just arranging a cab to get to their medical appointments!
Emotional support can be provided only by family members and that too mostly blood relatives (son/daughter). For folks without kids old age is going to be hell with no support during critical condition. Govt and private services can only provide to some extent as they have to cater to thousands of other customers. With the breakdown of joint family network seniors are going to get hit the most. I am working on a solution how to fend it off for myself/spouse.
In US such support will cost a bomb, one reason for me to retire in India.
When condition is critical, kids or no kids does not matter. Battle against an ageing body has to be fought alone. Atul Gawande's book shares accounts of both cases (kids vs no kids, US vs India). They are all miserable.
Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:30 am
by old-spice2
SAPPORO wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:31 pm
Meenakshi - not sure why she stayed in the US for so long, probably making a few bucks teaching dance for desi kids with her neighbors cursing her for too much traffic during the weekends. Now she is moving to India to seek 'creative satisfaction' - it seems you already got your share of creative satisfaction by comparing her with you
She got inspiration from me. I am like Pied Piper of Hamlin. Only difference beauties are following me, not the rats
Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:38 am
by JINSAKAI
old-spice2 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:30 am
SAPPORO wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:31 pm
Meenakshi - not sure why she stayed in the US for so long, probably making a few bucks teaching dance for desi kids with her neighbors cursing her for too much traffic during the weekends. Now she is moving to India to seek 'creative satisfaction' - it seems you already got your share of creative satisfaction by comparing her with you
She got inspiration from me. I am like Pied Piper of Hamlin. Only difference beauties are following me, not the rats
There's something cooking, this time her husband is not with her
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Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 8:13 am
by old-spice2
JINSAKAI wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:38 am
There's something cooking, this time her husband is not with her
...
Loss for desi4ever, gain for me. She moved out of Dallas area.
Re: Post retirement life in India
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:11 am
by SAPPORO