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She won't leave, said my Swiss/American friend. Why, I asked? She does not want to change her life style or friends. She does not want to leave the neighborhood.

His mothe was in early 90s. The children made their life elsewhere far away from where the mother lives. Their life is now mostly children and grand children.

This is not one isolated incident. I have seen similar patterns in Coimbatore, India. I have also heard of similar stories in from Australia/India, USA/India. Why, even between Mumbai and Chennai, people are dealing with split or dual living. I am not sure how other countries handle it. With 3 or 4 generations being normal, new patterns of life are evolving. And to support them, new businesses.

The family as we know is going away. "You took care of your parents in their old age. Why don't you think that we will not do the same?", asked a young friend. I thought hard for the answer. "That is because, to really take care of us in our old age, either we need to be living close to you or you need to be living close to us", I replied. She did not have a reply. She is a rare gem. Takes care of a job, a kid, her parents and her in laws. When I say take care of, I mean, really takes care of. Every one of their health problems is her problem. And almost all the decisions from small time finances to major spends. She is extrememly good at her job but it is just something that fills the gap between all these more important family activities.