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: None of the above choices .They need their parents to stay alive because the parents watch the speaker 's childrenThey do n't want to see them slowly die and want to pretend it 's not happeningThey have been giving them supplements to help slow the aging and are disappointed that they are n't working