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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do parents worry about kids date/marry different races?  For example, do white parents here worry that their ivy kids marrying tech immigrants’ kids since now there are over 40% of them at Harvard.  [/quote]

I have zero issue with interracial dating/marriage, however I definitely wouldn't want my daughter marrying into the type of family that expects significant eldercare (both physical and financial) from the younger generation. I don't want her to be expected to live with her inlaws or allow them to live with her, or fund their retirement. [/quote]

Eldercare doesn't seem to be race-correlated.  Lots of whites take a significant part of eldercare when their parents get older.  Some have their parents move to the same town or even move in to an in-law unit of their house.  [/quote]

Expectations for elder care are GREATLY influenced by both race and family culture. What is considered normal/typical/expected can vary widely and is often not the same between two different cultures. DH and I are from different religions and different regions of the US and our families have vastly different expectations of our help, our visits, our gifts, etc. [/quote]

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