lavylilly:
Many of you are legitimately going to end up like your parents: waste the opportunity to built yourself a retirement safety net,and then preying on your children to "do well in life" not for their sake really, but because you want them to have enough to take care of you when you're old.

Many of your parents couldnt give you a better quality life AND cant take care of themselves without relying on your meager resources because they wasted the spoils of their youth taking care of siblings who today "face their front" and do not give a F about you and your problems.Take care of you family, take care of your parents. But remember, REMEMBER, mind the source FIRST. Be sure the water pump is primed with water always so it doesn't go dry.

Don't waste your youthful earning on "family" and be bitter at 70.

That's a sad way to live out your days.

For those of you who are dumb and will misconstrue this to mean, "don't do anything for people who did everything for you", go ahead and tear your panties.

You're welcome.

Chiraq77:
My Mother Went Through This.

It's a Sad Reality.

Nairariver:
Yeah that's true...

Like 90% won't go beyond their parents level in life.

Deborah98:
God forbid... Yeah I care a lot about my parents and siblings but I'm doing something meaningful with my life by His Grace. Look some of our parents were sincere with whatever they did with their youths just that there weren't exposures and opportunities we have now back then. A lot of them intended good for themselves and family but got interrupted with what you wrote as the cause. In all we've seen their past and somehow partook of their experiences and God's grace is there to make provisions for a better living. Today will be awesome day to us all. Good morning.