Pranav and Varsha, what to say about them, I am certainly not one to want to shower them with the kindest words. People not having the decency to treat their parents right once they reach a certain old age just continues to bother me. Even if some don’t literally throw them out of their house or life (because they have their selfish motives of proving to the world as if they care + want to use this to take the entire property post the person's death), they keep reminding their parents of how much of a liability they are to them, and make the elders actually feel like their upbringing has gone down the drain. In other cases, they are being sent off to assisted living, senior citizen housing or old age homes, when ideally they can be taken care of with a little love and efforts? Bhaggu, what kinda kalyug are we living in, where we have lost complete respect for relationships when they dont serve our purpose anymore? 
But honestly: What’s the big deal about providing for your parents? Shouldn’t you be grateful for everything they have done for you? A lot of them take less for themselves but make sure you get the best that they can give you. Then why should you not do the same when they need you to stand for them? Is it not the most basic courtesy to not shun away your responsibilities just because you are the breadwinner now? Fostering such a toxic environment and example to the next generation too. I hope they remember there's something known as Karma and if they act like this, their own children will met out the same treatment to them in the future!
P.S Not talking about genuine cases, where it is best to have them get more support because of the structure of the families, or they have been so abusive that the children were forced to cut off all contact from them. But many use old age as an excuse to discard elders, and it is a sad reality.
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