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......they become adults, should they be expected to help their parents ? Are they obligated to do so ? Are you expecting them to help you out when you are no longer working ?
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This obviously depends largely on the ethnic/cultural and social milieu in which they find themselves.
In Canada one's elders are sometimes treated very callously, but here in Africa people are expected to look after their parents and elders because that's the tradition. Not everybody can afford to live up to it, but many ppl do. And parents certainly expect their children to provide for them in their old age, and most ppl think they have a 'right' to. And of course there's no social safety net here.
So it depends, see?Comment
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Children are not obligated to take care of their parents.
On the other hand, I personally felt it is my duty to take care of my elders -
this is the way I was raised - just like my parents and grand parents did
before me. I don't expect my children to do the same. Things and times have changed - this is the "me" generation - gone are the days when my Aunty who had 11 children used to boast that her children were her "pus_sey pension". She was right about that because she lived until she was 102 and those 9 pension checks took care of her (2 of her children died before she did).Comment
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scrunch up in fetal position and cling pon the side of the bed, while dem sprawl out eena it fi how much years = Ca ching
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When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love.....Comment
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lawd this question reminds me of the son and the daughter in law that kept the mother in law in the cold (canada cold) garage with a bucket and a slice of bread
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this points out another aspect of the question......your children may have the best of intentions when they are single and unattached, but if they hook up with a partner who noh like yuh, it might be time to stock up on Ramen noodles for your latter years....Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skelly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">legally...no
morally...yes </div></div>
Well if either of You live in Jamaica They are legally bound by law.
Anywhere else it is all about morals.Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skelly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">legally...no
morally...yes </div></div>
Well if either of You live in Jamaica They are legally bound by law.
Anywhere else it is all about morals. </div></div>
i also beleive grandparents as well.Comment
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I thought about that. The law mandating it. But suppose yu parent(s) neva grow yu or tek care a yu?Comment
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...well that's a loophole any child could use because that can be subjective....guess that's why there is a law. And it works both ways...because most parents still tek care of dem hard aise pickney even when dem bad and gi dem nutten but heart ache an grief.Comment
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Define "financially well" for today's youth.Comment
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Own their own home, money socked away in retirement accounts, investments and no debt to speak of.Comment
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dat mean seh di vast majority not financially well off den
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