[Diddle E. Squat]

I wonder how many who opine that the nuclear family is overrated will still feel that way years down the road, sitting alone in a nursing home with no children and extended family to take them in and give them dignified care in the final, often difficult, years?

[k2blader]

You don't have children so they can take care of you when you're old. Do you?

Besides, who's to say they won't die before you do?

Who's to say they won't develop some kind of disease or get hurt terribly in an accident and you won't have to take care of *them*?

I feel sorry for who plan their old age around "who's going to take care of me"? Very leftist viewpoint when you think about it.

[AdamSelene235]

I wonder how many who opine that the nuclear family is overrated will still feel that way years down the road, sitting alone in a nursing home with no children and extended family to take them in and give them dignified care in the final, often difficult, years?

Currently the Boomer's plan to confiscate roughly 2X all privately held wealth in order to fund their retirement. Even if you have kids, they will likely be so heavily taxed that they will be unable to provide assistance.

[freeeee]

I wonder how many who opine that the nuclear family is overrated will still feel that way years down the road, sitting alone in a nursing home with no children and extended family to take them in and give them dignified care in the final, often difficult, years?

You're shipwrecked on an island with some other people. The supplies on the island can support you for years, but not forever. Across the water is a town with food and water, more people, companionship, real shelter, employment, etc...

On the beach sit a bunch of row boats. A few of your fellow castaways hop in boats and desperately try to reach the shore. You watch in horror as half of the boats sink, drowning their occupants, and leaving the rest to hungry sharks. You even try taking a boat yourself, it sinks and you somehow manage to swim back to the island, almost drowning and with a bloody shark bite on your leg.

There sits another boat in front of you. Want to take another ride?

(In this analogy sharks represent divorce lawyers)

[GovernmentShrinker]

There are plenty of people in nursing homes who stayed married and raised their children in a nuclear family, whose spouse has died and whose children are nowhere to be found. Spouses and children aren't insurance policies.

[Antoninus]

I wonder how many who opine that the nuclear family is overrated will still feel that way years down the road,

I reckon none. We've got a couple of these in my extended family and they all cling to their nieces and nephews like grim death. Too many people don't realize the preeminent importance of family until it's way too late.