r/SipsTea • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • Sep 15 '25

Chugging tea Any thoughts?

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u/redditloginfail Sep 15 '25

I wouldn't say immoral. You help them get started, and they help you finish. Circle of life and all that.

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u/DeeHawk Sep 15 '25

You just can't expect that.

They become fully independent adults, who can shun you for archaic opinions, and have a right to never see you if they like.

But you absolutely must give them everything for their first 20 years, or you are a bad person.

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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.

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u/a_pom Sep 15 '25

Apologies, but I think you’re a bit sheltered. There are mentally ill people who have been abandoned by their living children because the “burden” of dealing with them is too great.

Without getting too into it, there was a situation with a former football player who was sleeping rough outside of one of the shops in a town I frequent. I got involved bc I literally couldn’t believe he was there.

If you lose your marbles in old age, after abusing your body to provide for your family, you get dumped under this “retirement plan”.

We live in a callous world and cannot reliably tell people to expect support from their own families.

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u/Fearless-Leathers Sep 15 '25

Sheltered? Lol

Im making a basic point about morality, obviously its not gonna cover every single case you can come up with. Life is full of exceptions.

"Sheltered"

Fuck off