# Taking the keys away from elderly parents

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 5, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-keys-away-from-elderly-parents/998507 "2024-03-05T20:38:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![GrunthosTheFlatulent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grunthostheflatulent/32/21319_2.png) [@GrunthosTheFlatulent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrunthosTheFlatulent)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-keys-away-from-elderly-parents/998507/61 "2024-03-10T01:17:28Z")

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Is it a political jab if it’s a factual statement? Reagan quite likely had Alzheimer’s in his second term.

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-keys-away-from-elderly-parents/998507/62 "2024-03-10T01:29:12Z")

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It is. It’s no less political for being a possibly factual statement.

And please don’t argue moderation in a thread. If you have a problem with it, you can raise it in ATMB. Not here.

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