My parents gave me a loving home, but I was on my own from 7th grade on for everything from toothpaste to clothes. No help was given for college, I paid for my own car, insurance, downpayment for my home etc. To say that they were broke giving us assistance is completely bogus.

My parents have made more than the median wage for decades, and my Mom refuses to go and get a job although she is capable. It is their responsibility to buy their own groceries when they are 80. That may sound hard hearted, but I don’t really see the ostrich method as a viable card to play down the line.

Oh, and they have “religious and personal reasons” why they can’t have a savings account or put away for retirement.

I’m just saying that there are plenty of baby boomers who are expecting their children to bail them out later. And we’re not living the high life at their expense. I’m 32 and still paying my own way through college, and I proudly drive a 12 year old car.

Not all of us have our hands out begging.