/r/AgingParents/

r/AgingParents

84k members
r/AgingParents is a subreddit with 84k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses parents, care, caregiving, parent, and aging, and they frequently recommend/review adult diapers, cell phone, and mascara.
We are a community of adult children dealing with our aging parents. Venting is allowed but discussions about why you don't want to care for a parent, other family dynamics, and app/product recommendations are off-topic here.

Popular Themes in r/AgingParents

#1
Advice Requests
: "Struggling to parse 20 years of emotional distance from sudden, severe apathy and possible cognitive decline in my mother"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Had a question about wheelchairs and car lifts"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Caregiving Parents Made Me Exhausted."
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/AgingParents

#1

Parents

: "How do I cope with my negative, nagging Parents when I'm ill myself?"
13 posts
#2

Care

10 posts
#3

Caregiving

: "Why does daily family Caregiving physically drain you so much faster than a job?"
10 posts
#4

Parent

9 posts
#5

Aging

9 posts
#6

Elderly

7 posts
#7

Health

6 posts
#8

Frustrating

5 posts
#9

Struggling

5 posts
#10

Mother

: "Struggling to parse 20 years of emotional distance from sudden, severe apathy and possible cognitive decline in my Mother"
5 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
: "She just started PT and struggles walking distances, but doesn't stop planning activities that involve exactly that, and it gives me anxiety."
30 posts
#2
Vent
: "Mom is dying."
14 posts
#3
Assisted Living
: "Signatures on ALF Residential Agreement - Who is Required?"
3 posts
#4
Departed
: "Father passed"
1 post
#5
Bright spot
: "Update on Lisa and family (very long)"
1 post

Member Growth in r/AgingParents

Yearly
+30k members(54.4%)

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Last updated: September 20, 2026