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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found it interesting that one of the motivations was to have a connection with their kids in adulthood. It seems that boys aren’t as good at caring for their parents as they get older in their eyes but I don’t think that’s necessarily true.[/quote]

Yes, I am raising boys and I hope we will always have a good relationship.  Both of our boys' grandfathers cared for their elderly mothers, so it doesn't seem like a crazy expectation.[/quote]

Good luck. That’s great that men in your family have stepped up, but it’s highly unusual.

When I look at my own friends and family I only know one man who would possibly take care of his mother one day.  One.

Consider how men don’t even take long, if any, parental leave after their wife has a baby.  You think these same men will provide unpaid care later for a parent?  They will be busy working which was their excuse when the baby came and they returned to work.

There are a lot of cultural and societal dynamics at play and having a male child take care of elderly parents is highly unusual. 
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