Gents, I am feeling the weight of adult responsibilities creeping up on me. Just for context I have an sister in her early 20's with intellectual disability, so she is dependent on care takers. At the moment she is still with my parents who are taking care of her, but recently I am having feeling/noticing patterns in my life, my parents are getting older, and my sister too who is living with an adult body but the brain of a 5 year old. My career while is comfortable for me, is not something where I can be able to support someone like that.

This will soon be my responsibilities in the future (10+ years from now) and I come from a country where there is no social safety net for people like her. Someone who were in my similar situation, what did you do and any advice you have for me? What did you do in terms of financial allotments and also for your own mental health and thinking this through in a rational way.


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