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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean…it’s not your job. You help them by taking them to appointments sometimes if they can’t take themselves, helping them with food delivery etc…But worrying about how you are going to be financially responsible is not your responsibility. It was their job as adults to make sure all their finances were stable for this time in their life.

Your job is to be a supportive child for them-but that’s it. [/quote]

OP here. I totally agree its not my job. I started having conversations with my parents about their retirement plans 20 years ago when they were still working and they brushed me off. I knew they didn't have a plan and I wanted to try and help them come up with one. They didn't listen. My husband and I have worked hard and are in a better position than my parents ever were financially. Money is an object and we both have to work full time to maintain our lifestyle and pay for kids education. We purchased a condo for them to be in a rent-controlled safe, secure environment near my house.  I am irritated, to say the least, about my parents lack of financial planning but at the end of the day I can't let them be on the streets. It just stinks...[/quote]

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