(1) this mindset is steeped in patriarchy and heteronormativity,
pretending to be filial piety (2) many Asian parents are codependent (3) the state’s entire elder care plan is ‘depend on your children (4) women disproportionately bear the burden of elder care https://twitter.com/todayonline/status/1384343234361499654
“Our culture” is free elder care performed by women especially single women; caregiver fatigue is not real; queer people don’t count; and no boundaries at home is mistaken for love and piety
Caregiver fatigue is not real, according to other family members who are Definitely Too Busy to take care of parents but expect you* to do so without complaints but if you’re depressed from it you’re unfilial

* not me, just a general observation of Chinese Singaporean life
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