Why do we expect so much from our grown children?

Maybe it's the fact that we spent years raising them and teaching them. Then they grow up, get married, and have kids. They have their own lives, but for some reason we feel that they are obligated to us because of the years we have invested in them.

Members of the animal world bare and raise offspring, but do they require thanks when the babies grow up? Not that I'm aware of. We humans are so needy. Rather than working on our own levels of satisfaction, we rely on others to satisfy our needs. Maybe Maslow is wrong. Rather thank an a continuous climb towards actualization, we spend so much time seeking out others to get us there, that we lose track of our own abilities.

Whatever the reason, it's time for us to lift our lazy buts of the millions of pitty pots and start dong something, anything. Our children owe us no more than we owe them or anyone else. It's part of the cycle of life, so move on.