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SPUGGIE J · 20-09-2005, 18:05

It seems to be a recurring theme with the elderly in as they have done there bit and have time on there hands so people do not notice them. Now I know i will cop aload for this but at one time when women were house wives they would be aware of the neibourghs around them and if one was "missing" and would likely take a peak to see if they were ok. Nowadays we are so engrossed in our 24/7 culture with jobs as well as home duties and yes I include men in this that these things are not noticed.

If these so called family members couldnt be bothered to visit then a phone call provided she had one would be nice and a sure fire way of checking if she was ok. Now that she has died and they couldnt/wouldnt be bothered with her then they are trying to blame someone else for their mistake. She brought them into this world fed and clothed them in their childhood and yet 30+ of them could not make the remaining years of her life happy with her family around to suport and give here some happiness. Society is becoming so self centred that there will unfortunately be more of this.

I keep in touch with the members of my family of pensionable age so why cannot others in my case I am 220+ miles from most of mine and do a better job than those in this case.

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SPUGGIE J God Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Not sure anymore Posts: 9,009 Blog Entries: 10 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 515	Re: do we look after our old people/neighbours? It seems to be a recurring theme with the elderly in as they have done there bit and have time on there hands so people do not notice them. Now I know i will cop aload for this but at one time when women were house wives they would be aware of the neibourghs around them and if one was "missing" and would likely take a peak to see if they were ok. Nowadays we are so engrossed in our 24/7 culture with jobs as well as home duties and yes I include men in this that these things are not noticed. If these so called family members couldnt be bothered to visit then a phone call provided she had one would be nice and a sure fire way of checking if she was ok. Now that she has died and they couldnt/wouldnt be bothered with her then they are trying to blame someone else for their mistake. She brought them into this world fed and clothed them in their childhood and yet 30+ of them could not make the remaining years of her life happy with her family around to suport and give here some happiness. Society is becoming so self centred that there will unfortunately be more of this. I keep in touch with the members of my family of pensionable age so why cannot others in my case I am 220+ miles from most of mine and do a better job than those in this case. __________________ All comments above are nothing to do with here and therefore not the resposibility of the Accrington Web site owners admins or mods. THEY ARE MINE!!!!