My parents

Morutea · 10-21-2006, 10:34 AM

Hello all,

It is my first post

I want your thoughts on this:
Do you feel that because your parents may have supported you when you were younger, that you "owe" it to them to support them now?

(Pay the bills they run up etc, just because they did it for you when you were younger and unable to work)

Thanks.

Karin Brix · 10-22-2006, 04:03 PM

Hi! First welcome to the forum. As for your question, it is not easy to support them if you don't have the founds yourself.. However if somebody in your family as close as your parents need money to survive, to me there is no way out. You have to help! You can use all kinds of reasons not to do it, but if you see somebody on the street who is starving wouldn't you help? If not with money then with food. Why should you do any less for your parents? They are people you love, I hope!

GroundPounderUSMC · 10-24-2006, 05:24 PM

Welcome to the GC. I am a firm believer in, eye for an eye.

Both of my parents are retired Marine corps Drill Instructors. My father is a Gunnery Sgt. Mother is Staff Sgt. My parents gave me the best for me to become the man i am today. I feel that nothing is to good for my mother and father. They will never ask for my help, but every time i visit, i leave a hundred or what ever i can on my moms dresser. They together accumulate probably 150k together in a years time on pension, stock and others. But they also have a very expensive habbit. Real estate. They buy and sell homes all over the US. Cash is what they lack. So i do what i can, when i can. I agree whole heartedly that you ARE obligated to care for your folks.

xolvexs · 11-07-2006, 11:46 AM

situation + emotion = complication
complication + x(anything)= problem
problem + situation + dialog = solution
solution - situation + complication + dialog= misinterpretation
misinterpretation + situation + emotion= problem

we are over communicated period!

IamTheKing9 · 11-08-2006, 01:19 AM

Yes, of course I'll feel obligated to support my parents. You're a beast if you can't help even your parents.
But, in case you haven't got the funds, you obviously can't help them.

kul_male · 11-11-2006, 07:41 PM

I strongly feel that you should help your parents under any circumstances. It should not matter whether you have the funds or not. Your parents never thought about funds.

If they had less funds, they somehow managed to provide you a meal even if they had to stay hungry! So, I think you owe a lot to your parents and you can only try your best to help your parents (You will never be able to match what your parents had done for you).
I know it doesn't sound'Practical', but if you will give it a deep thought, you will realise it yourself.

07-18-2007, 12:55 AM

hello there. me too this is my first time

info_art2007 · 07-18-2007, 01:20 AM

for me it's not an obligation to support your parents but i want too...because these is the only way to say thank you for everything that they did to you. for giving better education and a better person. the reason why you are here was because of them... i think you should be thankful for their sacrifices.

info_art2007 · 07-18-2007, 01:23 AM

sharing what you achieved to your parents a good attitude.your parents will be glad of you and also thank you for being a nice daughter and son....

potchie · 07-21-2007, 02:35 AM

even not, i will, for me, this is a way to thank them for all the love and support they given to us,

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10-21-2006, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Morutea Noogle Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My parents Hello all, It is my first post I want your thoughts on this: Do you feel that because your parents may have supported you when you were younger, that you "owe" it to them to support them now? (Pay the bills they run up etc, just because they did it for you when you were younger and unable to work) Thanks.

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Karin Brix Junior Googler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Denmark, Sweden Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi! First welcome to the forum. As for your question, it is not easy to support them if you don't have the founds yourself.. However if somebody in your family as close as your parents need money to survive, to me there is no way out. You have to help! You can use all kinds of reasons not to do it, but if you see somebody on the street who is starving wouldn't you help? If not with money then with food. Why should you do any less for your parents? They are people you love, I hope!

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GroundPounderUSMC Master Googler Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 846 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Welcome to the GC. I am a firm believer in, eye for an eye. Both of my parents are retired Marine corps Drill Instructors. My father is a Gunnery Sgt. Mother is Staff Sgt. My parents gave me the best for me to become the man i am today. I feel that nothing is to good for my mother and father. They will never ask for my help, but every time i visit, i leave a hundred or what ever i can on my moms dresser. They together accumulate probably 150k together in a years time on pension, stock and others. But they also have a very expensive habbit. Real estate. They buy and sell homes all over the US. Cash is what they lack. So i do what i can, when i can. I agree whole heartedly that you ARE obligated to care for your folks.

11-07-2006, 11:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
xolvexs Junior Googler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	situation + emotion = complication complication + x(anything)= problem problem + situation + dialog = solution solution - situation + complication + dialog= misinterpretation misinterpretation + situation + emotion= problem we are over communicated period!

11-08-2006, 01:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
IamTheKing9 Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3,000 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Yes, of course I'll feel obligated to support my parents. You're a beast if you can't help even your parents. But, in case you haven't got the funds, you obviously can't help them.

11-11-2006, 07:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
kul_male Senior Googler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: India Posts: 120 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I strongly feel that you should help your parents under any circumstances. It should not matter whether you have the funds or not. Your parents never thought about funds. If they had less funds, they somehow managed to provide you a meal even if they had to stay hungry! So, I think you owe a lot to your parents and you can only try your best to help your parents (You will never be able to match what your parents had done for you). I know it doesn't sound'Practical', but if you will give it a deep thought, you will realise it yourself.

07-18-2007, 12:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
lifestealer Guest Posts: n/a	hello there. me too this is my first time

07-18-2007, 01:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
info_art2007 Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Posts: 827 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	for me it's not an obligation to support your parents but i want too...because these is the only way to say thank you for everything that they did to you. for giving better education and a better person. the reason why you are here was because of them... i think you should be thankful for their sacrifices.

07-18-2007, 01:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
info_art2007 Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Posts: 827 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	sharing what you achieved to your parents a good attitude.your parents will be glad of you and also thank you for being a nice daughter and son....

07-21-2007, 02:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
potchie Master Googler Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 812 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	even not, i will, for me, this is a way to thank them for all the love and support they given to us,

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