“Parents do expect their children will take care of them when they get older, Pamela. The truth is, many children don’t.” That is what a social worker friend said to me in 1988 when I talked to her about my plan.

I was living in Dallas, Texas, did not have children and wasn’t going to. My plan was to gather others who did not have children, form a group and get to know one another so we could rely on each other as we aged.

The above response from my friend floored me. I said, “Huh? That can’t be right. Who doesn’t take care of their parents?”

“More people than you can imagine,” was her response.

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