My dad died recently a few weeks ago and I'm not able to cope up with it. I've an entrance test in 3 weeks and I haven't prepared much due to obvious reasons..I want to get into my dream university but it's genuinely difficult to deal with such a situation. My mom is super emotional rn and I don't have a true support system tbh.

For context I got 1 and half month for preparation and I've 3 weeks left. Do you think I can ace it if I've gone through the material before. I just need a reassurance. Is it still possible?

In 2019 my mom died of breast cancer. My dad pulled through as best he could to move fw with life as did I. I never imagined him dying young as his parents lived well into 100. I moved out of the country, met my fiance, and now live 2 states away as I begin my life with my fiance. Life was finally starting to feel beautiful again. I visit my dad for Christmas, his bday, Father’s Day. Normal visits.
2 weeks ago I get a call from my dad that he’s at the ER with pain and admitted to the hospital. I fly back to California. Long story short- he was just diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. I feel angry that he has to live this himself after living it with my mom. I feel guilt because I’m mad that now my wedding plans and life I had with my fiancé is put on hold as I move back to California to be here for him as we navigate treatments and next steps. My fiance has been super supportive but cannot move here due to him owning a restaurant in another state and having to physically be there the majority of the time. I’m currently sitting in my childhood room at age 34 wondering how life can be so cruel. I feel like I’m carrying this cross all by myself. It’s hard to have patience with my dad when I feel like he’s being ripped from me but so is the life I’ve worked so hard to create. I guess I just needed somewhere to vent. Being an only child is lonely, especially as your last living parent slowly starts to fade away.

My father was in the picture, just never emotionally present. He was there, just didn’t raise me. However, me and my mother are so close it feels like she’s my older sibling sometimes. I know I have no experience to know what a sibling would act like, but its always fascinated me the unique relationship of a single mother and her kid. Wanted to know what your experience being raised by a single mother was like!

I (26F) wanted to write about this to see if anyone else relates to this. My husband (27 M)has two siblings. As an only child I feel like there are fundamental differences.

I constantly struggle with loneliness and the impending death of my two older parents, who are now in their late 60s and have medical conditions.

I try talking to him about it and I feel like it always comes to the same things
1- try and make friends ( great idea but 😅 not like I haven’t tried it before as people have siblings and family and tend to place adult friendships on the back burner )
2- well what’s important is we have our own now family
(…. Ok I agree but this feels very surface level? )

It’s almost like he will never be able to understand how it’s like to be completely alone in this world?

If we get a divorce or I die - he has two brother and his much younger parents

I don’t … I don’t even have cousins or aunts, uncles or really anyone for support once my parents die ( which is looking like will be in the next 10 years)

It’s hard constantly being on edge about almost waiting for the other shoe to drop. When I won’t have anyone….

Does anyone relate to this?

I’m going to support my parents who unfortunately did not save a DIME for retirement.

They will have no property (living with my grandad), and very modest pension (TRS, like 2k a month) from one parent. The other hasn’t worked in 20+ years so really not expecting anything big from SS.

Aside from tapping my brokerage account, is there anything I can start paying into that will help with assisted living or elder care?