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IDK. That was my initial reaction too. But then, my wife's parents are definitely not well-off (unlikely to ever retire) and they still sent us small "just bec
by throwaway729 10y ago
IDK. That was my initial reaction too.
But then, my wife's parents are definitely not well-off (unlikely to ever retire) and they still sent us small "just because" gifts occasionally when we were young and poor.
And I literally don't know anyone with a kid and a non-terrible (not even necessarily good) relationship with their parents who hasn't received a lot of free child care. Parents -- even those who have to work hard to make ends meet -- find time for the grandchildren.
So if the definition was "any amount of cash/any service for a reason other than birthday/holiday", then I kind of have to agree with your parent.
So I definitely agree that having parents who can work and take occasionally vacation and have any amount of disposable income is definitely a huge blessing. But I don't think it's particularly rare in the US, either.
- km3k 10y agoWhile I agree with you on free child care, this article doesn't even consider that. It's all financial support exclusively.
- ChuckMcM 10y agoThat was my thought exactly, by the articles loose definition babysitting the grand children would be considered "helping" financially by the reasoning that day care costs money. Thus an article that implies a criticism of millennials that have been "helped" seems rude to me.
- runamok 10y agoMost seemed to have taken your comment at face value rather and as criticism of parents vs. criticism of the article re: its loose definition of 'help'...
- erobbins 10y agoIt's not rare, and it shouldn't be rare. At the same time I'm tired of being lumped into the "privileged white male" group when being white is literally the ONLY advantage I've ever had. I've never gotten a single penny handed to me from anyone, related or not, since turning 17.