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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i have been confused for a while by this notion that boomer parents have of like - your kids, we have zero responsibility to help.

Like - ok you CAN take that pov, but then why did you have kids if you only wanted to help them for 18 years? [/quote]

The kids also have to help the parents. Not when they are 80 years old, but from the time the kids become able to help.  The adult children need to help the middle aged parents with cooking, cleaning, maintenance etc when they visit. It means that they spring for dinners, pitch in for financial help etc.

But, what I see is utterly selfish and A-hole children who want to have the lifestyle and finances of their parents - without working hard to earn it themselves.  They are jealous of the boomer or gen-x wealth today, but they forget that this wealth is earned and saved over decades.

Yes, we can help our own children to launch into adulthood.  We are however not responsible if these launched adults want to get married and have children. We are not responsible for raising our grandkids.  So, if you cannot be an adult and raise your own children, then keep your legs closed. [/quote]

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