>>212628643it's a shitty system. I raised myself, was often home alone, latch-key kid shit, started having problems with authority because why should I listen to my parents rules if they aren't there to enforce them, on top of buying my own groceries with my side job. Got kicked out at 17. I returned home in my early 20s when my mom had cancer, to help around the house, she recovered quick, it wasn't too crazy, then suddenly i got kicked out of their home again because i wasn't "doing anything" with my life. I'm almost 30 and haven't had contact with any family since but I'll still get letters telling me "homes all setup anytime you wanna return" as if im welcomed there. I'm gonna be very pissed off if they expect me to take care of them when they're elderly, nobody was there to take care of me growing up. I gotta take care of myself first and foremost and that's difficult enough without the prospects of being responsible for elderly people with money/time I don't have. My older sister is in a similar position and i get constant letters of them wondering why my sister doesn't reach out or call back.