It sounds like you think it’s their fault. Maybe so, but very few lower income people have been able to save for retirement. Maybe if they hadn’t had children?

Is it your fault that you don’t make enough money to support them and yourself? Probably not: few people do.

I think a child who abandons their parent or a parent who abandons a child is a sad commentary on our cold hearted society. I’m sorry you are in this situation.