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Catholics might find this New York Times story instructive in terms of the assumptions and vision on display in the secular brave (and brutal) new world.
What are a grown child’s duties toward his elderly parents?
I know that “one-size-doesn’t-fit-all.” I recognize modern society has changed, with individuals atomized, families smaller and mobility everywhere. I acknowledge that, for better or worse, many roles in this regard previously filled by families are now done by government or the “health care industry.”
Yet I want to think that the notion of “filial piety” is more than just a trope in old Oriental B-movies.
The occasion of my ruminations is an article in The New York Times magazine about the challenges 30- and 20-somethings are facing caring for aging Boomer parents. I’ll admit: the title, “The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents” set my teeth on edge. Reading comments on the story (comments sections are eye-opening barometers of public thinking, at least of those loud enough to fill the public space) proved my blood pressure meds are very good.
Continued below.
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What are a grown child’s duties toward his elderly parents?
I know that “one-size-doesn’t-fit-all.” I recognize modern society has changed, with individuals atomized, families smaller and mobility everywhere. I acknowledge that, for better or worse, many roles in this regard previously filled by families are now done by government or the “health care industry.”
Yet I want to think that the notion of “filial piety” is more than just a trope in old Oriental B-movies.
The occasion of my ruminations is an article in The New York Times magazine about the challenges 30- and 20-somethings are facing caring for aging Boomer parents. I’ll admit: the title, “The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents” set my teeth on edge. Reading comments on the story (comments sections are eye-opening barometers of public thinking, at least of those loud enough to fill the public space) proved my blood pressure meds are very good.
Continued below.
The Agony of Being a Child With Parents Who Get Old
Catholics might find this New York Times story instructive in terms of the assumptions and vision on display in the secular brave (and brutal) new world.
