I know a girl like this and it drives me insane. Since the age of 5 or 6 she has been doing EVERYTHING for her parents from organising their house insurance etc. to translating on Parents evening. They've been in the country for over 18 years... and still speak very little english. The unfairness of it all. What will they do when she and her younger sister move out? Call them where ever they may be in the world to ask them to call the insurance company on their behalf and organise their health insurance or whatever? Have they considered what they'll do in their old age? To me, that's selfishness of the highest order. However, the girl is a borne communicator as a result - she has had to be. She'll go far in whatever field she decides to go in to.