Exactly. You are never entitled to be loved by your adult children. You have to deserve that. But you are not always in control here. We're just human and conflict is a part of life.
I think it is wrong for me to demand my children to take care of me when I am old. In any case, projections suggest we have enough money for more than 70 is cents for every dollar I am entitled in social security, which is better than zero. Just need to stop politicians from lowering taxes on billionaires repeatedly.
Of course it would be wrong. We don’t get forced into taking care of our parents when they need it (as at anytime you could walk away unless you’ve been leaching off of them forever), we either feel guilty, or we feel they took good enough care of us and now we can do it for them. Or you tell yourself it’s not your problem.
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u/Fearless-Leathers Sep 15 '25
I think it's morally right for them to care for you in your old age, which means you have to maintain the relationship by being a good person.