  HaroldtheBat
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Monday, July 13, 2009 11:26:49 PM EST [Quote]
No. Put them down first. |
  toastermonky
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Monday, July 13, 2009 11:31:15 PM EST [Quote]
Unless you haven't been on speaking terms with them in the three or whatevcer years, yes.
It's very healthy for children to grow up watching their parents care for theirs. |
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Monday, July 13, 2009 11:31:37 PM EST [Quote]
What the Hell?
If my parents have the money to pay, but they won't, why should *I* have to? If they didn't have the money, and I did, I'd be more than happy to help them out, but this is just ridiculous. |
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Monday, July 13, 2009 11:43:42 PM EST [Quote]
No, definitely not. Most people would probably help their parents out, but I don't believe that they should be responsible for another adult. |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:27:33 AM EST [Quote]
i think so, yes, cause if i remember they took care of me when i was young and raised me and what not, it would be cruel to just put them in a retirement home, back in Slovakia we help our parents when they get old.... but then again, if the parents neglect their kids or abuse them or something then thats a whole different story |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:50:20 AM EST [Quote]
I don't think they should be legally forced...relationships with parents, especially at that age, are just too variant. pretty sure this is just a way to get *someone* to pay for it, not like they actually feel bad for the poor old people. |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:10:28 PM EST [Quote]
Yes, but why wouldn't they want to? Unless it's a Jerry Springer family or something... |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:54:49 PM EST [Quote]
On Tuesday 7/14/09 - 12:10:28 PM Guardian_E wrote:
Yes, but why wouldn't they want to? Unless it's a Jerry Springer family or something... |
have you ever been in a nursing home? people don't give a sh-t about elderly people. |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 4:49:13 PM EST [Quote]
No. If they really don't want to pay, they shouldn't have to.
Of course, I would pay for my mom/grandpa's healthcare costs, if I had the money. |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 4:57:54 PM EST [Quote]
That arrangement should be decided on by the family, not by the law. |
Courtbebe
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:29:47 PM EST [Quote]
On Tuesday 7/14/09 - 12:10:28 PM Guardian_E wrote:
Yes, but why wouldn't they want to? Unless it's a Jerry Springer family or something... |
You don't have to be a "Jerry Springer family" to have a strained/non-existant relationship with a parent. |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:45:50 PM EST [Quote]
I think in a 'normal' family, children should take care of their aging parents, but I don't think it should be a legal matter - more of a moral one |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:01:40 PM EST [Quote]
I can't even afford to pay for my son to go to college - he's going to have to do it with scholarships and student loans.
I certainly can't afford to take care of my parents. |
wilde.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:54:33 PM EST [Quote]
On Tuesday 7/14/09 - 9:01:39 PM Wanderer wrote:
I can't even afford to pay for my son to go to college - he's going to have to do it with scholarships and student loans. I certainly can't afford to take care of my parents. |
TBH, doing it with scholarships and student loans sounds really great to me right now. 
this is totally off-topic. |
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:01:22 AM EST [Quote]
it shouldnt be the law...
but wouldnt you want to anyway? all those nappies and jar of baby food?? you kinda owe it to them :) |
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:09:14 AM EST [Quote]
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 5:01:22 AM melymoo wrote:
all those nappies and jar of baby food?? you kinda owe it to them :) |
Some people's parents didn't do that sort of thing for them. |
HaroldtheBat
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:13:10 AM EST [Quote]
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 5:01:22 AM melymoo wrote:
it shouldnt be the law... but wouldnt you want to anyway? all those nappies and jar of baby food?? you kinda owe it to them :) |
You don't owe them anything. They're the ones who chose to bring you into this world, not the other way around.
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 newtownninja
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:17:03 AM EST [Quote]
Pfffft... Universal health care solves this problem among others. |
 Matthias
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:23:07 AM EST [Quote]
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 5:01:22 AM melymoo wrote:
it shouldnt be the law... but wouldnt you want to anyway? all those nappies and jar of baby food?? you kinda owe it to them :) |
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 8:13:09 AM HaroldtheBat wrote:
You don't owe them anything. They're the ones who chose to bring you into this world, not the other way around. |
... and they're also the one who chose to treat you well, pay for your needs and education and be there for you in case you're having any trouble.
Of course that's not always the case. But it's definitely not as easy as you put it. |
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:25:43 AM EST [Quote]
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 5:01:22 AM melymoo wrote:
it shouldnt be the law... but wouldnt you want to anyway? all those nappies and jar of baby food?? you kinda owe it to them :) |
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 8:13:09 AM HaroldtheBat wrote:
You don't owe them anything. They're the ones who chose to bring you into this world, not the other way around. |
Unless you had assh*le parents, I've never understood this opinion of yours. |
HaroldtheBat
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:32:11 AM EST [Quote]
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 5:01:22 AM melymoo wrote:
it shouldnt be the law... but wouldnt you want to anyway? all those nappies and jar of baby food?? you kinda owe it to them :) |
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 8:13:09 AM HaroldtheBat wrote:
You don't owe them anything. They're the ones who chose to bring you into this world, not the other way around. |
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 8:23:06 AM Matthias wrote:
... and they're also the one who chose to treat you well, pay for your needs and education and be there for you in case you're having any trouble. Of course that's not always the case. But it's definitely not as easy as you put it. |
Paying for your needs is a requirement when they decided to keep you. Anything else is benefit, yes, but that doesn't obligate you to take care of them. |
Matthias
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:39:27 AM EST [Quote]
Oh, don't get me wrong. I wasn't saying there's an obligation to pay for them. I just said I don't think it's as easy as saying "You don't owe them anything". |
HaroldtheBat
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:40:47 AM EST [Quote]
It's the same thing, IMO. |
Matthias
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:31:16 AM EST [Quote]
On Wednesday 7/15/09 - 8:40:47 AM HaroldtheBat wrote:
It's the same thing, IMO. |
Well, it's not, IMO.  |
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:36:02 AM EST [Quote]
Obviously. |
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