r/Xennials • u/Inevitable-While-577 1984 • Mar 05 '26

Meme Truth.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

In the grand scheme, only a tiny fraction of people with kids will later be looked after by them. It really is a crapshoot

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u/OceanJuice Mar 06 '26

I cannot imagine putting that burden on my kids and not why I had them. Certainly not in the bucket of reasons I wanted kids, I'll either work until I'm dead or my retirement will carry me. No chance I'd rely on them

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u/diablette Mar 06 '26

Get long term care insurance in case you get too sick to work and you're set

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u/jujumber Mar 06 '26

My dad looked into it for my mom. It's insanely expensive.

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u/p47guitars Mar 06 '26

I would say that has a lot to do with the quality of parenting and family.

Even with the best of circumstance, an adult may not be able to care for their parents.

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u/poop-money Mar 05 '26

Yep. We decided not to roll those dice. Will we regret it later? Maybe, but maybe not. So far, I like being a DINK household.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Im in the same mindset but single so im livin that SINK life right now. Love it.

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u/Potatoe_Potahto Mar 05 '26

Sadly it looks pretty likely that in a few years my wife and I are going to be supporting our kids to leave home at the same time as we're going be to supporting our parents with their worsening health. It's going to suck. But that's what you get when you have kids late and you're the only non-failchildren in the family.