/r/AgingParents/

r/AgingParents

79k members
r/AgingParents is a subreddit with 79k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses aging, parent, frustrating, struggling, and tired, and they frequently recommend/review adult diapers, cell phone, and mascara.
We are a community of adult children dealing with our aging parents. Asking questions and venting are encouraged but discussions about why you don't want to care for a parent and app/product recommendations are off-topic here.

Popular Themes in r/AgingParents

#1
Advice Requests
: "My Dad Is A Mess and If His GF Dies Before He Does, I Have No Idea What To Do?"
25 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Today I saw my terminally ill Dad 'fight against the failing of the light'. It was emotional violence and loving anguish at the same time. There's not but a couple days left. I'm having a bunch of feelings, and I don't know where to put them all. That is all, just venting to the void."
8 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Desperate: Mother (54 y/o, 5'5", ~85-93 lbs) starving for 10 years. Doctors dismissive. How do I force medical intervention while caring for an infant?"
5 posts

Popular Topics in r/AgingParents

#1

Aging

: "Only child considering moving away from Aging single mom"
17 posts
#2

Parent

13 posts
#3

Frustrating

9 posts
#4

Struggling

8 posts
#5

Tired

8 posts
#6

Caregiving

8 posts
#7

Help

7 posts
#8

Struggle

7 posts
#9

Hard

7 posts
#10

Parents

6 posts

Products Discussed in r/AgingParents

Adult Diapers

13 reviews
#1
Tena
4.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Northshore
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Depend
3.5 from 2 reviews

Cell Phone

12 reviews
#1
Jitterbug
4.0 from 5 reviews
#2
Lively
3.8 from 4 reviews
#3
EZFone
3.0 from 1 review

Mascara

11 reviews
#1
L'Oreal
4.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Maybelline
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Tarte
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/AgingParents

#1
Advice please
: "The Repetition is killing me"
73 posts
#2
Vent
: "Dealing with “the stuff”"
22 posts
#3
Dementia
: "My mom has the slowest dementia"
2 posts
#4
Bright spot
: "I want to give you folks a positive story today"
2 posts
#5
Departed
: "Well, he died."
1 post
#6
Scam
: "It Got Worse"
1 post

Member Growth in r/AgingParents

Yearly
+28k members(54.4%)

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Last updated: July 29, 2026