Do you and DH/DP still have both parents? How old are you?

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Inspired by the equally morbid thread about grandparents, it made me think about parents. Both DH and I have both parents living. I am almost 52 and DH will be 56 in a few months. All parents are in their mid to late 70s. We fear that at some point we will have a terrible year when we lose them all.

Still got my mum she’s 91. My dad died 26 years ago aged only 62.

I am 38
DH is 37
Both have both parents, although neither of us have any contact with our shit fathers.

I also have my maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother in their mid eighties.
DH has his maternal grandfather in his 90s.

Both my dh and I have our parents still, we we are in our early 40s, my folks are early 70s and Dh's are early 80s. I do feel we are v lucky and that it won't last too much longer...

DH is 28 and has both they re in their 50s, I'm 24 and my dad died at 36 when I was 9, very grateful that my mum is perfectly healthy and she's almost 50.

I have a friend who lost a parent at 12 so I have someone to speak to about it that knows what it's like, not many people know but it's 1 in 30 people lose a parent when they're under 18 in the UK.

I'm 37 and dh is 40. I've just got my mum (late 60's) and dh has both (mum late 50's, dad early 60's)

Both 53 and only I have a parent alive...mum who is 75.

I'm 37 and have my mum and stepdad (56 and 58) and in the incredibly lucky position to have both my grandparents on my mums side (both 75) and also my step grandmother (81) my biological father is also still alive (59) but nc.

DH and I are both 44. My mum died 15 years ago when she was 55. My Dad is 72.
My FIL died 2 years ago at 64. MIL is 69.
Someone said on the first page about feelings envious. Relate to that so much. My daughter is 10 and I’d give anything for her to have met my fantastic mum for even a day.

DH (43) has both parents 65 and 67 as well but no grandparents.

I will be 68 in April and still have my mother who is 89 in 10 days time. Dh lost his mother last august when he was 67. She was 93 so my mother is the last surviving of our 4 parents. She is still very independent. Goes to a dance during the day twice a week and still drives her little car, though only in the daytime and on short routes she knows. Long may it continue.

I’m 56 and DH is 53. We both have our parents, all late 70’s early 80’s. We are very lucky

I'm 25 I only have my mum my dad passed away 2 years ago at 55 from cancer. My DJ is 27 and has both his parents who are 57

I have none DH has his Mum she is 70. We are 52 and 51.

I am 44. I lost my dad when I was 27 & my mum when I was 35.

DH still has his mum. He lost his dad 9 years ago at 36.

Dh and I are both 29 and have both parents.
I have all 4 of my grandparents, he lost one of his grandads last year, so we are exceptionally lucky compared to some poor soles on the grandparents threads 😔

I'm 43 and lost my dad 13 years ago when he was 58. My mum is now 68 and works part time but she has had some health issues but sadly as she ages she has become bitter and miserable.

My pils are 76 and 70 in poor health and my dh has a difficult relationship with them.

I'm 52, dh is 48, all parents still alive. All seem in good health.

44 and both parents passed. Mum just over a year ago and dad was over 16 years ago

I lost my mum and dad when I was 35. I’m now 42, DH is 45 and still has both of his parents who are in good health in their 70s.

We are mid forties and have DH’s parents and my mum. My dad died just after I turned 30.

MIL had both parents alive until she was mid 70s. DH and I have both parents alive (we are mid/late 40s). However 3/4 have health probs.

I am 47 and my mum is 82. My dad died when I was 34.

DH is 51 and his dad is 87 and his mum 81.

We had that awful year last year. Lost both our DFs within a period of 3 days. Then both mothers became and still are very seriously ill. All in their late 80s so time ran out I guess. But it has very hard.

Nope. I’m 33 and my parents are both dead. DH has one parent left.

Out of our friendship group of fellow 40-somethings, I’d say around half have now lost at least one parent.