And who is to say those kids would take care of you?
One of my mother’s friends was dying of breast cancer. Her son rarely visited her and she had to rely on friends for help. After she died, her son moved into her home, moved her ex-husband into her home and blew through everything she spent her life earning and accumulating within a few years.
Re post 18, correct. I have personally seen instances of “ungrateful” children completely neglecting their parents in the latter’s old age. It’s a roll of the dice, isn’t it?