Re: Where to draw a line???
Our religion makes it an obligation for every believer to behave affectionately with their parents, period. And, gone are the days when there had to be only one person to have all the emphasis and burden or earning. And obviously if you maybe refering to the “only” son who has to take complete care of the expenses of the parents as well as his family, that is an exception, and that even highlights the emphasis put on the son to take care of their parents, or who else would?
In general there are two, or three sons, so its very very manageable for each to acknowledge their responsibility and obligation towards their parents. we can include the earning hand daughters here too, they have an equal obligation to look after and support their parents, why not? if every child is paying a reasonable share, there is no need the parents of the earning children should be working even if they are healthier and fitter then their children. why should we forget it was them who nursed us and took care of us when there was no one else to do the job, least we ourselves. That everyone should pay their share can be a western proclamation, but here in desi society, even it be the society pressure, we children identify it as our primal obligation to take care of parents and never shun them once we can earn. Now that everyone should be adult enough to maintain a balance is their personal job.