More protection for parents

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_418924.html

it will be quite sad if the government has a enforce a "LAW" for children to take care of aged parents.. what happened to the "filial piety" practised by chinese and admired by others?

it is not because the children CANNOT afford to take care of their parents.. they do not want to.

"...He was responding to calls made by MPs on Wednesday to do more for elderly parents who do not get support from children who are financially able to do so.
Dr Balakrishnan - pointing to children who abdicated responsibilities and forced parents to turn to the state or charitable organisations - said this was unacceptable and unfair to the parents, charitable groups and taxpayers..."

and the children purposely became uncontactable by changing IC addresses and such..
well.. what cannot be done on will must be enforce by law, the sad truth..

to me, its like having double meaning.

-the children has the obligations to look after aged parents
-the government do not want to be burden with this responsibility
(..that is why the addition to all your medisave, longevity plans etc for the aged to look after themselves next time.. if you cant look after yourself after all these plans, and your children do not want the responsibility.. the gov will only be the last resort)

either way you see it, the aged parents are the suffering party

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i still feel.. no matter how rich or poor you are, parents should be given a monetary token..
"its the thoughts that count" do not apply here
unless the parents extort an unreasonable amount that is.
whenever we are out, i do not let them pay, even breakfast for mum, i buy for her lol
unless its casual family dinner where dad pays.

call me old-fashioned in this sense.