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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]

For some people, sure, but the average age of a first time grandparent is 50.

I grew up living near a retirement community; all of my family members had jobs catering to residents in the community. People even in their 60's are still often in great shape. Nearing 70 and into the 70's is where things start to diverge. Most people are slower, but still fairly healthy whereas others are affected more significantly, it seems.[/quote]

I am 47 with children who are 8 and 10. My parents are 78 and 80. I'm not asking 78 and 80 year old people to watch my incredibly active children. That's mean.[/quote]

I'm the poster you're responding to. I wasn't trying to imply that you or anyone else should expect help at that age (or any age actually).

I only meant that people in their mid 60's are usually in good health and not that frail. If the average age of a grandparent is 50, adding 10-15 years to account for DCUM demographics would be 60's.

The 70s or, in your example, 80s are much different.[/quote]

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