In Chinese culture and owing to Confucianist influences, filial piety is extremely important.
Even if you put aside religious or philosophical beliefs, the moral obligation of having to take care of your parents after they cared and raised you to adulthood seems to be a matter of course.
An Originally Touching Reunion
Zhang Xiujin, who’s 82 years old, and her now deceased husband, only have one daughter, who had moved and settled permanently in Melbourne, Australia 15 years ago.
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The elderly couple and daughter officially reunited in Australia in 2018, as the daughter asked them to move to Australia and she promised that she would take care of them.
Of course, having to uproot their entire life from Singapore and move to foreign lands to resettle is a terrifying notion, and it would not do to be ill-prepared.
Before their official reunion, Madam Zhang’s husband had been fighting against colorectal cancer.
After he received the appropriate treatment and his medical condition stabilised, the couple made arrangements to move to Australia.
First, they sold their four-room flat at Marine Crescent and brought all their savings with them.
Upon reaching Australia, she and her husband spent around $20,000 to finance their daughter’s housebuilding, and then they added another building commonly known as a “granny flat” where the two elders lived.
Alas, four years can change a lot of things; and it’s usually at the worst of circumstances where true colours are revealed.
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Broken Promises of Filial Piety
After living in the local area for more than two years, Madam Zhang’s husband eventually passed away in March 2021.
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After her husband’s passing, Madam Zhang’s relationship with her 56-year-old daughter worsened as time wore on.
In her tearful interview with Shin Min Daily News, Madam Zhang said, “She didn’t take care of me properly, and she even went as far as hiding some of my husband’s investment returns from me. When I tried to enter her house during one instance, [my] son-in-law grabbed me and dragged me away with both hands. Injured, I sought help from my neighbours, and my neighbours helped me call the police.”
One of Madam Zhang’s nephews flew down to Australia afterwards and accompanied her back to Singapore.
But because she no longer has anywhere to stay in Singapore, she can only stay in a hotel for the time being.
Additionally, because her movements are somewhat impeded, she relies on her friends to help her order food online every day.
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She laments about her husband’s passing and her only daughter’s inability to take care of her, which makes her worried about her later years.
Madam Zhang revealed that after she left her daughter’s house this February, neither of them have been in contact, and she doesn’t have her daughter’s contact details.
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