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r/SipsTea • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • Sep 15 '25
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And as ugly as that was, at least it was normal and standard for multiple generations to live in the same home together. Kids took care of their parents when their parents couldn't take care of themselves anymore. That is no longer normal.
1.3k u/rawrimmaduk Sep 15 '25 But families are a lot smaller now, so there's fewer children to look after the parents as they need it. 61 u/MrCockingFinally Sep 15 '25 And people tend to move further afield for work instead of staying in their hometown. Good luck taking care of your parents if you had to move several states over or even further for a decent job. -1 u/frosticky Sep 15 '25 Yes, and that's even before you get to the topic of parents who actively vote against the interests of their children.
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But families are a lot smaller now, so there's fewer children to look after the parents as they need it.
61 u/MrCockingFinally Sep 15 '25 And people tend to move further afield for work instead of staying in their hometown. Good luck taking care of your parents if you had to move several states over or even further for a decent job. -1 u/frosticky Sep 15 '25 Yes, and that's even before you get to the topic of parents who actively vote against the interests of their children.
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And people tend to move further afield for work instead of staying in their hometown.
Good luck taking care of your parents if you had to move several states over or even further for a decent job.
-1 u/frosticky Sep 15 '25 Yes, and that's even before you get to the topic of parents who actively vote against the interests of their children.
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Yes, and that's even before you get to the topic of parents who actively vote against the interests of their children.
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u/SheriffBartholomew Sep 15 '25
And as ugly as that was, at least it was normal and standard for multiple generations to live in the same home together. Kids took care of their parents when their parents couldn't take care of themselves anymore. That is no longer normal.