I always see myself living in this beautiful time. Our great-grandparents come from China and till my grandparents' time, they are still having like 4-6 kids. Then come my parents' time who like many of those parents in China, who were only allowed 1-2 kids. And we got more attention and we got education.
The irony is, during my grandparents' time, they had more kids and rightfully there would have no worries about who will look after them into their old age. More often then not, their children started shirking responsibility to their siblings when it came to the question of who should their father and mother stayed with. For me, it is not a question at all, there were only two siblings. Typically, the siblings will share the responsibility and the boy in the family will have to take up the bigger pie. Remnants from traditional Chinese families. Strange that when it come to such things, the two genders don't fight for equality.
For my children, because life has been beautiful for me, I will not make things difficult for you. I will make myself as self-sufficient as I can and I will not expect you to look after me into my old age. But if you insist, I will not mind :P My parenting goal since day one has been to raise high self-esteem, independent and street-smart kids. So my planning for you is only till when you begin university (that is if you can make it). I will be enjoying the rest of my time on earth with your mummy, likely around the world.
Life will be hard. House prices may escalate to what's happening in Shanghai now. Parents in Shanghai got to help their kids to buy house or give them their house simply because there is no way they can afford one in their lifetime. The traffic jam will get worse, trust me, all major cities are like so. The earth's health will worsen, the ozone layer will continue to widen. The earth's temperature will continue to rise. There could be more natural calamities. But I believe the end of the world will not come in your lifetime. I certainly hope not. You may also have a kid or two, but your parents will not be helping you to look after them. You may have to look for domestic helpers or use the childcare services. Fret not, because you can do this too. Don't forget to stay jovial and joyful.
