You Know Your Folks Are Old When..

they are sick and you dont even realise it.
Today my father fell down and it totally escaped me. He fell into the drainin the morning while yours truly was snoring and dreaming of her prince charming.. Even when i got up and went downstairs, it didnt strike me as odd that my father wasnt around. I just assumed he went for his morning walk
When he did come into the house, i did notice something weird, there was a distinct limp to his walk. And he was grimacing,the poor man was in pain. Yet i didnt think something was wrong. My dad has a long history of back aches, he gets it very often. So whenever he's in pain we assume its the bad back. No need for questions.
I only knew about the fall at night, from my mom. Now i feel bad. I was ignorant to the point of being apathetic. . But its not that simple. When i did ask him about his fall he just mumbled a few words. Then nothing, just silence. Like he'd rather not talk about it. Cuz he'd just rather not talk at all. He's a complicated man.