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What?????? No one's resenting anyone. Just aware of dramatic changes occuring in the world and how we live compared to previous generations with little change. Only have to look at the pace of change in China over the last 10 years. Sheesh - sensitive!

Don't worry - I didn't think it was directed my way, but rather a general comment ... and I wasn't offended in any way. Did make me realise that perhaps I had to clarify what I initially said tho ... which I still think is valid. Signed Irish-descent-freckly-tanned-blonde-redhead-ghost-lady

I still don't think my question was judgemental or out of line ... now that the WHOLE situation has been explained I think it wonderful. My concern is that, in this rapidly changing world, the 15-20 years between helping the kids thru uni and parents retiring is a long time in which some...

I thought it quite a valid question if being held up as an example of "what happens in their country." They are using their parents' retirement moneis to pay for an education that has the potential to benefit them significantly financially. So, when the parents come to retire - after...

so - did you pay your parents back their hard earned retirement super?

Unfortunately this "me" generation is all to common - and we parents are to blame by giving them whatever they wanted. It means that they "want it now" without having to sacrifice, and ergo expect to be able to buy, straight off, the house their parents took 30 years to build up to. Ignore...