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[quote=Anonymous]My terrible parents won't get a dime from me. They are financially able to plan for themselves. They can get long-term care insurance and sell their house, which is too large for a couple and has many stairs.

I am a good parent. I will not expect a dime from my child nor expect her to be an unpaid home health aid. DH and I are planning responsibly for retirement. We have insurance and savings. Our child will never have to stretch herself financially or exhaust herself to care for us.  As good parents we prioritize that. We are also committed to maintaining a loving relationship with her and eventually her spouse and children so that she and they want to visit, communicate, hopefully even confide in us. I hope to have money to leave her but my family has great longevity and I could be around a long time -- which is why it's even more important that I save and plan for a solvent and independent old age.

I would not be able to support my parents in any way and spare my child the risk of having to support me. It's one or the other. They had the financial wherewithal and opportunity to save, and they are assholes. She has no control over my financial future and she is kind and loving and my responsibility. So I choose her.

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