The problem is not that parents are not willing to help children in need, it is that, in my opinion, children know this, and are willing to exploit it rather than doing what is necessary to survive. It is private welfare, “”
I have friends and neighbors who are in the midst of this kind of mess, and I cannot get thru to them that when the money is thinned beyond repair, the kids will leave them high and dry. I don’t hold out a speck of hope that these same kids will take care of their parents when things get tougher.
Our coddling of children on all fronts has led to an entitlement mentality that is poisonous. “
Reminds me of the time I asked my Dad to grease my 52 Chevy sedan. He guided me onto the lift, went to a master book, opened it to the correct page and said you have 17 (?) zerk fittings to find and grease. If you need further help, come get me....and he left me to figure it out. I found them all. To this day, I still change my own oil in both vehicles....and I am now 68 and female.
Great story! Just this morning I found out my son figured out and fixed on his own a fairly complex mechanical problem, after I had tried and failed. I was so proud of him!