We don't hate the elderly, we just don't value family. We expect our kids to leave home as soon as they are able and we don't bat an eye when they move a few th

We don't hate the elderly, we just don't value family. We expect our kids to leave home as soon as they are able and we don't bat an eye when they move a few thousand miles away. Marriage rates have been declining for a few decades and something like half of marriages end in divorce. I have an aging mother and mother-in-law that both live alone because they "value their independence." Neither has the slightest interest in living with my wife and I, although we are fairly close. The norm is living independently and anything else is an imposition or a failure in our society. edit: Wouldn't have thought any of that was terribly controversial. I'd be interested if those having a negative reaction would post some response so I know what makes that opinion problematic. No need to get into an argument, I'm just genuinely curious.