Caring For Parents

Un-f*ckin-believable.

I'm watching the news right now and the topic is that "there is an increase in parents moving in with their older children here in the US..."

It's funny because this is not uncommon in other cultures... It's not unusual to take you're parent (or parents) in when they're older. It's just what being a family is about. It's not unusual to have lolo/lola in the house.

And here I am watching on tv this "phenomenon" that is increasingly happening here in the US because of the worsening recession situation here.

I just find it incredibly amusing that this seems to be such a big surprise for everybody (*sarcasm*) like it's such a big deal, when it's really not.

I just didn't think news like that deserved a segment in the evening news...i mean, when did it become a phenomenon to take care for your parents?