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What came first? The chicken or the egg?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheWalrus" data-source="post: 677878" data-attributes="member: 19905"><p>I "feared" my parents, too. Feared disappointing them, the consequences of bad choices - and it kept me on the straight and narrow. I am GLAD I had that fear. It gave me a healthy respect for my parents which I still have and always will. </p><p></p><p>My grandparents died surrounded by their children. Not all of them, but they were not alone. Several of the kids stepped up and did what needed done when my grandparents could not do for themselves - because it was the right thing to do and that was the way they were raised and what was expected. They knew their "role," I guess, when it came to their parents aging. Because that generation was not all about "self" the way this generation is. Another thing society now values is the idea of "self" over "the group" or "others." </p><p></p><p>If I needed my child, or WHEN I need my child, she will be nowhere to be found. I will be past my "usefulness" and when I am the one in need, I have no doubt she will disappear completely from my life unless there is something to be personally gained.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheWalrus, post: 677878, member: 19905"] I "feared" my parents, too. Feared disappointing them, the consequences of bad choices - and it kept me on the straight and narrow. I am GLAD I had that fear. It gave me a healthy respect for my parents which I still have and always will. My grandparents died surrounded by their children. Not all of them, but they were not alone. Several of the kids stepped up and did what needed done when my grandparents could not do for themselves - because it was the right thing to do and that was the way they were raised and what was expected. They knew their "role," I guess, when it came to their parents aging. Because that generation was not all about "self" the way this generation is. Another thing society now values is the idea of "self" over "the group" or "others." If I needed my child, or WHEN I need my child, she will be nowhere to be found. I will be past my "usefulness" and when I am the one in need, I have no doubt she will disappear completely from my life unless there is something to be personally gained. [/QUOTE]
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