Zeeshan Satti 🇩🇪 :
I agree that supporting parents should come from choice, but I don’t see choice and responsibility as opposites. I have supported my parents consistently for around 20 years, sometimes a fixed amount and sometimes more, because I choose to and because I see it as part of my responsibility as a son. For me, it is not primarily about whether they r dependent on me or not; it is about care, intention, gratitude and ownership. Someone may perceive it as dependency or obligation, but my intention is different: I am in a position to help, I care about them, and I willingly take responsibility. A choice that is made consciously and consistently over many years can become ownership without becoming a burden. So for me, the distinction is simple: care creates intention, intention leads to choice, consistent choice becomes commitment, and commitment becomes responsibility.
2026-09-14 14:06:14