Good point. I am an Indian, raised in India, came to US at 19. I notice the same thing here. We have neighbors who are white and have their grandkids over ever

Good point. I am an Indian, raised in India, came to US at 19. I notice the same thing here. We have neighbors who are white and have their grandkids over every day. It is very refreshing to see. However, it is a rare thing to see at the same time. I have never seen other native born Americans talk about their grandkids or heard of them being involved in their upbringing. I am cautious of the stereotypes such as when they retire, they just want to be left alone, travel and not be bothered. But the stories where they end up in old age homes while their children are fully grown adults and successful, are far too often. This doesn't make sense to me because on one hand they would look forward to their children and grandchildren visiting them in their old age homes, on the other hand they don't want to live together. Sure, I am fine with the idea "if it works for them, then good for them", but it doesn't seem to work for them. So to summarize, I think the American culture is still trying to figure itself out. Perhaps things would fall into place in a generation or two after learning from other cultures (and of course, other cultures learning some good things from American culture).