Thank you everyone for your comments. 
Dear Munni, No that is not what i was referring to. Speaking personally, i find it hard to believe that you of all people would be guilty of abusing the rights your parents have over you. i don’t think you are being “lazy” at all, but i do think you are being too hard upon yourself. i am certain your parents must be thankful, and proud, that they have a daughter like you. Alhamdulillah your actions are so far removed from the type of situation i am thinking of.
Let me give some specific examples of the type of ‘elderly abuse’ i am referring to, although whether anyone will believe the following is pretty slim. This one Auntie i know (quite well, actually) has a son residing in Canada. The son is married. Three years ago, he sponsored her to come live with them in Canada. She had never previously been anywhere outside of Asia before then and was praying for the day when she would see her son whom she had not seen in almost ten years. She arrived. Bear in mind that her age at this point is about 58. Approximately three to four months subsequent to her arrival, her son informed her that she was not allowed to wear ‘traditional’ clothes outside of the house - i.e., no shalwar kameezes, she has to wear ‘western’ attire, pants and shirts - something she never wore in her whole life. As the months progressed, the demands became even more ludicrous and pathetic - he gave her a ‘pocket allowance’ of approximately $10 per week, to be spent as she saw fit. A year subsequent to her arrival, he forced his own elderly mother to start working. This is coming from a man who, by the Grace of Allah, is holding a stable job making of upwards to $60,000 a year. After she started making her own money, the son told her all of her expenses would have to come from her own salary - this includes $200 in so-called “rent” which she monthly pays to her son, as well as items such as basmati rice, spices, etc. - all of these must be paid for by herself via the manual labour job she currently is occupied in. Just last month, by the way, the son had almost closed off a contract to construct a new house for $200,000. Alhamdulillah, in no way are they financially unstable.
In her post, Hanie mentioned an excellent point regarding teaching respect for elders. i think this is ingrained in our desi cultures from a very young age.
If you met this lady, you would find her the most generous person on earth. This is not just my conclusion, EVERYone who meets her - with the exception of these two - cannot help but be touched by her generosity and kindness. i know the family intimately, i knew the son well before i had heard of his mother arriving in Canada.
There are a 1001 experiences i could tell regarding the manner in which the mother is treated… i don’t know what to say about it except that it is simply heart-wrenching to know how much she is suffering. Her son won’t even talk to her now except when he wants to argue with her about some petty issue. After work, she goes to her room, usually passes her time by praying and knitting. i have seen it first-hand and i know by now who is in the wrong. To me, this is elderly psychological abuse at its worst. In Urdu i have heard it stated, ‘Kitna khush naseeb hota hai woh banda jisko Allah Taala aapni maa baap ka khidmat karnai ka mauqa daita hai’. How true. What an opportunity to receive so many Blessings from God.