I have a normal American background. I grew up in a house with my parents and elderly grandparents. I married a woman with full knowledge we would have to supp

I have a normal American background. I grew up in a house with my parents and elderly grandparents. I married a woman with full knowledge we would have to support her mother who had cognitive issues due to a stroke. I’m not sure where this idea came from that it is somehow an Eastern ideal to take care of your parents. It is common across many parts of Europe and the US. Social Security is nice, but that’s just money. It doesn’t address the emotional and cultural aspects of keeping the elderly part of society.