I don't. I've cut off all of them, and I'm much happier. That reads very harsh, but in reality I gave mulitple chances, put up with tons of BS I shouldn't have out of obligation, and then even gave 2nd chances after the worst occurred. They couldn't help themselves but revert to the same behavior. So, I cut them all off. And, at least for me, I've been much happier. It is a bit awkward now, with many of my peers now having to take care of their parents and here's me being "baggage-free" but it is what it is. I have no illusions that my kids watched all this and could do the same to me, but I've never put any obligation on them to take care of me either in my old age. So, there's that.
I don't. I've cut off all of them, and I'm much happier. That reads very harsh, but in reality I gave mulitple chances, put up with tons of BS I shouldn't have out of obligation, and then even gave 2nd chances after the worst occurred. They couldn't help themselves but revert to the same behavior. So, I cut them all off. And, at least for me, I've been much happier. It is a bit awkward now, with many of my peers now having to take care of their parents and here's me being "baggage-free" but it is what it is. I have no illusions that my kids watched all this and could do the same to me, but I've never put any obligation on them to take care of me either in my old age. So, there's that.