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 ?
Answer: They need their parents to stay alive because the parents watch the speaker 's childrenThey have been giving them supplements to help slow the aging and are disappointed that they are n't workingThey care for and love their parents and watching them age is a paniful processNone of the above choices .