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My Grandma was a bad parent to my mother. Then she sued my mother and all her siblings for financial support when she finally spent all her large fortune and went bankrupt (her children never saw a penny of that money, even when they were kids and had to share clothes). So my mother and siblings set her up in a humble apartment with nurse visits, maid and cook to the end of her days, because my Grandma was ill, and had never stepped foot in a kitchen. But even though one of my aunts visited her a lot, my mother, who had been one of the most fragile recipients of her bad parenting, did not.

So it's not all or nothing. I do believe we should take care of our parents in their old age if they need it. In a material sense, not necessarily an emotional one if you can't give that. I can't stand my mother, but will support her if she needs it. I will probably not be able to linger too long in her company, though.

And don't compare your parents to other more affluent, more generous, and wiser parents -  or who seem to be! It's not fair to anyone involved. You NEVER know what's going on in their private lives. Money often comes with strings attached. 
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