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[quote=Anonymous]There is what you legally owe them, e.g. the filial responsibility laws. There are the societal and cultural expectations about how elders are looked after. There are the ethical obligations you feel as a result of how they raised you, whether they were kind or abusive etc. There is what you want to do as a result of your own innate feelings of love, affection and duty. Then there is the question of how things actually play out - e.g. ending up rich or impoverished, needing 20 years of worsening and violent dementia vs. dying quietly in their sleep at home. I think these are some of the key factors at work. For me, my parents were not perfect but they were very loving and did their best. I don't think they would want me to look after them full time, but I would make sure they are well cared for, spending money if necessary and as much time as I can spare from work and my own family. But I live in another country now so that makes things harder. [/quote]
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