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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I guess my last thread got deleted because it was considered a duplicate of this one. However, I though of a way that adult children could help make me less of a loser. They could wait until they're as much older than 37 to start taking care of their parents. Let me explain.

Right now, I'm 30, while my father is 58 and my mother is 60. Since 65 is usually the age at which one is no longer able to take care of oneself, my parents are probably going to need my care 7 years from now, when I'm 37. Since I stopped needing my parents' support 6 years later than most people, I think it only fair that I start giving my parents my support 6 years earlier than most people. In an attempt to achieve this goal, I've tried to convince my parents to stop working, reassuring them that I'll give them everything they need. But they won't hear of it. Of course, it's possible that they'll become incapable of caring for themselves before 65, but I daren't get my hopes up. The bottom line is that I'm probably going to start caring for my parents when I'm 37.

Obviously, though 22 is the average age for becoming independent, some are lucky enough to achieve this goal earlier, while others achieve it later. I ask you to wait until you are as much older than 37 to take care of your parents as you were younger than 28 when you became independent. For instance, if you became independent at 24, you should wait until you're 41 to start taking care of your parents. If you became independent at 20, you should wait until you're 45 to start taking care of your parents. I will keep you updated over these next 7 years and let you know if, god forbid, my parents seem like they'll still be able to take care of themselves when I'm 37, in which case, I'll need you to wait even longer. But hopefully that won't happen.[/quote]

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