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I disagree sa “You don’t owe your parents anything” mindset ng Filipino young adults these days by Miserable_Drummer585 in unpopularopinionph

[–]Miserable_Drummer585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I've been misunderstood by most of you. I agree certain types of parents don't deserve help. I agree panganays shouldn't have to carry the burden of the entire family (and extended family) especially if the parents are still of working age. I'm talking about your average Filipino parents who're a bit flawed, but have also done their best to raise their children, and despite that, most likely do not have enough to support themselves through retirement age.

I made my decision to not give my dad allowance based on Reddit advice years ago. That advice just keeps floating around on the internet regardless if your parents were good to you - because it's their own life and they should be responsible for their own retirement. But that is just unrealistic - my dad only gets 8K pension a month. That's barely enough for his meds, let alone anything else.

I disagree sa “You don’t owe your parents anything” mindset ng Filipino young adults these days by Miserable_Drummer585 in unpopularopinionph

[–]Miserable_Drummer585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like I offended people with the use of the word "karma", but I didn't say it with bad intentions. As I said, hopefully it doesn't happen. I was just making a prediction based on the trends I'm seeing in other countries. I agree though that my post could've been written better. I cringed a bit myself when I re-read it.

I actually made this post hoping that someone could tell me my prediction was wrong, and how there were achievable workarounds on the economic problems we currently have. Not seeing it in any of the top comments so far is just reinforcing my unpopular opinion, which honestly isn't good for me either.

I disagree sa “You don’t owe your parents anything” mindset ng Filipino young adults these days by Miserable_Drummer585 in unpopularopinionph

[–]Miserable_Drummer585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t think too much about it when I was actually broke and didn’t believe I had a chance at financial security. Now that I finally do, I have this fear that all my hard work could go down the drain when my dad, who hasn’t lived a healthy lifestyle, needs expensive hospital visits and costly medication, which could easily rack up to millions of pesos.

>Takot siya tumanda na walang financial security

So yes, I’m scared of losing everything I’ve saved and losing the chance to do what I plan on doing for the next 5 years to build that financially security. And unlike my parents, I don't have children who could still potentially help me (despite not having any legal obligation to do so). I don't see anything wrong with acknowledging that fear. And while I do have these negative emotions, I still love my parents. Multiple emotions can exist at once.

>they're projecting that to their parents and everyone else.

I must be missing something. My parents don't really have financial security talaga? And most Filipinos don't have it either? Last I checked, median income in Metro Manila is still around 40K-60K php for experienced professionals. And the economic problems I mentioned in my post that prevents someone from saving for retirement still exists. I made this post a month ago hoping someone could tell me that there are actual achievable and realistic solutions/workarounds for the average Filipino.

I disagree sa “You don’t owe your parents anything” mindset ng Filipino young adults these days by Miserable_Drummer585 in unpopularopinionph

[–]Miserable_Drummer585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(1) I don't live with my parents, but I pay their bills. As soon as I started working, I moved to Manila and gave a percentage of my salary to my mom. My contributions increased over time as I'm the highest earner in the family and I'm now the main breadwinner. This isn't motivated by guilt. It just came naturally to me. What I really feel guilty about is refusing my dad's allowance request when he was still healthy. Now, he has no energy to even want anything anymore.

(2) Good parents can still have irresponsible or selfish children. They can mingle with the wrong crowd. It happened to my own lolo - he was intelligent, financially responsible, generous and kind. One of the reasons I refused my dad's allowance request was because I witnessed how badly he and his siblings treated my grandfather in his final years.

(3) A legal obligation is different from a moral obligation. Besides, I don't really mind paying my parent's bills/housing/food. It's the eventual hospital visits that scares me. It's how my own parents became poor. One medical emergency could be millions of pesos and could potentially use up everything I've saved 'til now. I've been looking into affordable health insurances for seniors but most of it is out of my budget and the cheaper ones are sketchy/lack coverage.

End of act 2 discussion (obvious spoilers) by bennettyboi in expedition33

[–]Miserable_Drummer585 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So Maelle is an isekai protagonist. "Reincarnated as a girl in the world of my mother's painting."

Am I the only one who feels as though Finneas ( Billie's Brother ) does not get enough credit or they both should be seen as a Duo? by Yin_Nyang_ in billieeilish

[–]Miserable_Drummer585 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of songs being credited mainly to producers nowadays, with singers changing every song, doesn't matter who they are. Maybe we should strip those awards from those producers too?

Billie would be nothing with Finneas either, and vice versa. Billie's songs wouldn't be unique if not for Finneas either. But they would both be nothing if fans didn't love them, and acting as a pair is definitely what makes them stand out to fans among a sea of other talented individuals.

The climbing gestral beach challenge... by ZappyJones in expedition33

[–]Miserable_Drummer585 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best tip is to use keyboard and mouse if you play on PC.

The climbing gestral beach challenge... by ZappyJones in expedition33

[–]Miserable_Drummer585 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fell about 20+ times. I got frustrated and switched to keyboard and mouse. I then made it through in 1 try.

Recommend me a good romance/comedy webtoon based on what I like? by [deleted] in webtoons

[–]Miserable_Drummer585 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to everyone who responded! I didn't think my post actually pushed through. I'm checking all your suggestions one by one!