does seeing your parents age scare you?

Yes, the aging of my parents do scare me a lot. Like you I am an only child and I stay close to them too. I visit them every evening as my son stays with them after school and I go to pick him up. But seeing my parents aging scares me for two other reasons apart from the one you and many fellow responders have mentioned. The age of my parents also remind me that the day is coming when suddenly, I will no longer see them ever again in my lifetime and also the fact that I am growing old too.

It is quite scary, and their situation has a great influence on the choises I make in life. My father is not well, and he will probably not be going to any home at all. I am a bit worried about moving to another part of the country (we are taking over a farm) if that means my mom would be left alone here caring for an elderly aunt and my grandmother. here at least our elderly does not have to pay more for a retirementhome than what their pension is - they always get to keep a bit for clothes and other necessities. For us it is more a worry about leaving someone alone, rather than both that and an economic worry. It is very hard

I don't like thinking about it to tell the truth.

It hasn't crossed my mind. I am not in denial, I just still see them the same as I did 10 years or even 20 years ago. I was scared to think of my granparents aging. I thought they would always be around for my wedding and when I had kids. My grandmother was always so strong and healthy. She was always busy doing something. I was lucky to have her around for my oldest sons first 3 years of life. And I was even more happy to have my grandfather until a few months ago. It was not what I expected but it was better than not having them meet my kids or having them watch me grow up. I guess I should start thinking about my parents future more.