Thai Parents

[drum]

sorry for the poor thread,Thai parents and do they care for the children,

no, its not a troll post,nor is it a Thai bashing post,

i have no doubt in my observation Thai parents do there up most to raise there children the best they can, my post was aimed at once the children have left home started to make there own way in live,this is where i think presume the parents stop caring,

my own partner for example,i have never known her parents buy her anything for her birthday,or even a phone call to ask are you well ,are your utility bills paid,are you OK for money,health care paid to date,car insurance paid (unless Ive missed it all ) with out doubt there are good parents and good people who have seen there daughter through university obtaining a degree, the son it seems to me gets about the same ,in my view, little parental care,although brother and sister do take very good care of each other helping each other when ever needed,

or do mom and dad now think there daughter as a good job not to badly paid with a western b/f she will be fine,

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Interesting post.. Indeed my mum in law doesn't call all the time to inquire about such things. But she definitely cares when she visits. It's actually my wife who has to ask about business and finance related stuff, make sure her insurance stays current, etc. She's getting a bit older as well I guess.

[bifftastic]

All your comments about your experience with your partner refer to money. In Thailand, and many other Asian countries, the money, traditionally speaking, flows the other way, from the grown up children to their parents.

In some western countries parents may show their continuing financial support for their children as they grow up, and indeed some Thai parents may do the same if they can afford it, but I don't think it's normally expected.

I think you need to separate 'care' from 'money'. Just because the money may be expected to flow from children to parents doesn't mean the parents don't care about their children any more, it's just not expressed financially.

Again, your post can only attract generalisations as everyone is different.