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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being asian, and coming from a family where education is paramount and failure is not an option, no ifs ands or buts, my parents did everything they could to pay for our education (4 kids).  Private schools in high school and ivy league schools and they wound up knee high in debt when everything was said and done.  And they would've been considered upper middle class back then with their combined income.  I ended up in a state school but my brother and sister landed in an ivy league school.  Not til later when we all had kids did we fully appreciate the sacrifice and efforts made by our parents.  Right now, they are both retired and have rebounded financially from those days.  We also send them on trips by funding them as part of gratitude for what they did.

So with that said, given the influence my parents had on us, we'll definitely be paying for our kids' college.  I think every parent is different with different circumstances so I'm not sure if there's a cut and dry answer if parents should pay.  For us, we'll do things little differently when it comes to education than my parents, but one thing in tact is paying for their college.  [/quote]

Will your parents live with you when they are older or should I say will they expect to live with you?[/quote]

They are adamant of living by themselves, but we would open our doors to them if anything changes.  [/quote]

Just wondering - I have a friend that tells her kids all the time "when momma lives with you" - she always says I have to treat them well so they treat me well when I live with them. Just wondering if that was the case.

Does your spouse agree that it is cool to have your parents live with your family?

My father always was adament that he would never, ever live with one of his kids.[/quote]

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