Context: So yes , I very selfishly want that again . It 's painful to watch your parents age , to get sick , to suffer . It 's painful when it 's a slow , natural process , when it just sort of hits you that oh , did he always walk that slow ? was her memory always that bad ?
Question: Why is the speaker saddened by the gradual decline of the elderly parents ?
Option 0: None of the above choices .
Option 1: They need their parents to stay alive because the parents watch the speaker 's children
Option 2: They do n't want to see them slowly die and want to pretend it 's not happening
Option 3: They have been giving them supplements to help slow the aging and are disappointed that they are n't working
Answer: 2