BBQ,
Yes we should all try to follow the Golden Rule...."do unto others as we would have them do unto us." As one who was raised for 12 years with a solid Catholic education ... believe me.... "compassion for the less fortunate members of society" was a huge part of our curriculum.
Today you have given a perfect example (Alzheimers) as to why I, VT, Newbee and others feel that a child rearing in TV is inappropriate.
Young children, teens and even young adults are very impressionable and I do not think it is healthy for them to see or hear of neighbors with illnesses such as Alzheimers on a daily basis.
When hubby and I visited TV last year, I had the opportunity to speak with a saleslady in a store in SS. She mentioned that she had lived in TV when she first married her husband (who was already living there), but they left because she didn't like hearing that someone had developed cancer, or had a heart attack, or had even passed away on such a frequent basis.
I could understand why this may have been depressing for her, because she was still in her 40's and in her own words it made her feel "old before her time."
Of course, as seniors we know this is part of life, but why expose young children (and I include teens and young adults) in this "Senior World".....on a daily basis? There has to be a better alternative.
On the other side of this coin there are a lot of seniors (hubby and I included) who are in great health, and we want to move to a retirement community and not have children living close by.
Annabelle
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