>So now I ask myself, am I expected to care for my parents in their later years? It's anecdata but a common topic/worry among several of my unconnected social

>So now I ask myself, am I expected to care for my parents in their later years? It's anecdata but a common topic/worry among several of my unconnected social circles is at what point do you have to cut your parents off and let them live in abject poverty. It's not everyone but there's a common theme of Boomer parents expecting to live the exact same lifestyle even when they can no longer work and have saved nothing. Everyone wants to take care of their parents but there is a worry that they will be sacrificing their own and their children's lives/happiness for people who refuse to accept that they are no longer making the same amount of money