Tag: Asian parents

Domestic Helpers

‘I don’t want to partake in the system’ — Singaporean woman conflicted about hiring helper to raise future kids

‘I had to pay her back for food’: Son says mum constantly demanded money after he became an adult

Man says parents take 15% of his pay, leaving him unable to save for a home

‘My parents got upset when I refused to share my salary’: 28-year-old sets boundary and seeks advice online

Daughter says she is at breaking point as sole breadwinner for unemployed parents

‘I couldn’t contribute... I failed them’: 32yo daughter heartbroken as parents are now the ones supporting her

Son feels resentful as parents borrow money from him while spoiling siblings

‘They begged me to come back’: Fresh grad says parents panicked after she moved out

Daughter fears she may not be doing enough for her ageing parents, asks locals, 'How do you show appreciation to your parents as they get older?’

Online criticism mounts after son shares he’s embarrassed by parents’ ‘low-SES lifestyle’

Singapore woman calls boyfriend’s father a ‘useless parent,’ says he never paid for mortgage and and won’t help with bills or appliances

Works in Raffles Place, lives in Pasir Ris: Man asks if he is ‘unfilial’ for skipping weekday visits to parents in Sengkang

‘If I were less Asian, I would have walked away': 30 y/o son says caring for elderly parents ‘feels suffocating’

'You've done enough?': Daughter gives her mother S$1.9k every month and it’s still not enough

‘I am not costing the family anything’: Man asks if he was wrong to cut parents’ allowance after moving out

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