MY CHILDREN ARE HEARTLESS, I SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON THEM, NOW THEY ARE RICH BUT REFUSED TAKING CARE OF ME

I never thought old age would feel this lonely.

When I was younger, my whole life revolved around my children. Every decision I made was for them. I worked tirelessly, sometimes taking on jobs that drained my body and spirit, just to make sure they lacked nothing. I sacrificed my comfort, my savings, and even my dreams so they could go to good schools, eat well, dress well, and stand confidently among their peers. I believed that love given would one day return as care.

I was wrong.

I spent all I had raising them. When opportunities came to invest or save for myself, I pushed them aside because school fees needed to be paid, rent was due, or someone needed help with a new business idea. I told myself there would be time later, that my children would be my security. After all, isn’t that what parents hope for, not riches, but care and presence?

Today, my children are successful. They live in fine houses, drive good cars, and post pictures of vacations and achievements. People congratulate me for raising them well. What they don’t see is the man behind closed doors, struggling to pay medical bills, worrying about rent, and sometimes going to bed hungry.

What hurts the most is not even the lack of money. It is the silence. Calls go unanswered. Messages are replied to days later, if at all. When I gather the courage to ask for help, I am met with excuses, work is busy, expenses are high, life is hard. I understand that life is hard. I lived it too. But I never abandoned them when life was hard for me.

I am shattered, not because my children are rich, but because they are distant. I did not raise them with cruelty or neglect. I raised them with love, patience, and sacrifice. I taught them empathy, or at least I thought I did. Now, I sit alone wondering where things went wrong, questioning whether my mistakes were in loving too much or expecting too much.

This is not a story to seek pity. It is a reminder. To parents, that love should also include preparing for your own future. And to children, that success means nothing if it is built on forgetting those who gave everything for you. One day, wealth will fade, but the way you treat those who stood by you will remain your true legacy.