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minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 month agoYup, also in other nations people have kids as literal insurance to take care of them when they get old. In the Philippines you soon might be jailed if you don’t take care of your parents as they age. That’s certainly not the case in the US. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3319640/philippines-debates-jailing-adult-children-parental-neglect My fiancé is from the Philippines and that belief system is cyclical, with tired kids having kids so they can be taken care of after burning out taking care of their parents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_responsibility_laws In most countries where those laws exist though, as long as they are on social programs the responsibility is covered
minus-squareCuddlyCassowary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoOh wow - I never knew that! I’m glad to hear the social programs exist, but still… yikes!
Yup, also in other nations people have kids as literal insurance to take care of them when they get old.
In the Philippines you soon might be jailed if you don’t take care of your parents as they age. That’s certainly not the case in the US.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3319640/philippines-debates-jailing-adult-children-parental-neglect
My fiancé is from the Philippines and that belief system is cyclical, with tired kids having kids so they can be taken care of after burning out taking care of their parents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_responsibility_laws
In most countries where those laws exist though, as long as they are on social programs the responsibility is covered
Oh wow - I never knew that! I’m glad to hear the social programs exist, but still… yikes!