to maintain good relations, but it is a long tradition in china, and it saves money and helps the parents not to feel lonely, when they grow old.
my husband and i have considered buying another small apartment in the same area for his parents. fortunately my father does not want to live with us, but if he gets ill, i will of course help him. when my mother had a serious stroke, our family spent all its savings on her expensive treatment. the two years, my mother was ill is the most painful time in my life. when we decided to move her to a better hospital in a larger 