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skylucy

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9. Thank you for posting this. My parents are
Thu Sep 8, 2016, 12:17 PM
Sep 2016

88 and 89 years old and live in the same town as me. I go to their house about every other day and call them at the same time (5 o'clock!) every day. Your parents sound a lot like mine. My father is physically/mentally in excellent health. My mother is very frail and has a few memory problems. During the Republican convention, my mom was very concerned because on TV there were "so many people there who love Trump". When the Dems had their convention, my dad and I said "See...Look at all those people...It will be ok!!" So cute. They got mad at Fox News and stopped watching it after they voted for Obama and saw how Fox always lied about him and bashed him!! Their 70th anniversary is in October and I requested a congrats card from President Obama for them. Sorry to run on but I feel a kinship with people who are looking after elderly parents. It is a bittersweet journey, isn't it?
Regarding Trump: My mother may not be quite as sharp as she used to be, but she knows an idiot when she sees one!

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