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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like a lot of millennials refuse to do the math. When I was small, my grandma was in her 50s. People complaining about lack of help when “my parents’ parents helped them”: how old are your parents? My guess is, substantially older than their parents were when you were born.

It’s nobody’s fault. It’s just a societal change. Complaining won’t help. [/quote]

DP. I feel like this is going to be an underrated post, but that you are likely correct. [/quote]

That should be obvious. Plus, I’m guessing there is some wealth and privilege in the OP too; low income boomers are not traveling the world.[/quote]

But the people who complain know how old their parents are right now. By the time a person has kids, you don't have to project how old your parents will be. You know how old they are. Is anyone whose parents are actually too old to help complaining here?

The friends I have with parents too old to help usually express frustration when the have difficulty dealing with elder care issues.  They've never said anything indicating that they expected their parents to help with their kids. [/quote]

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