Y’know? You’re right. If the couple can afford it, they should get someone else to do the unpleasant part of running a household.
But why stop there? Hire a surrogate to have the kids, someone to raise the kids, someone to <enter the job you dislke most>, and just be done with the whole messy affair. (uh, poor choice of words, perhaps). Then, the kids can hire someone to care for the elderly parents when they lose their luster and interest in Mom and Dad.
Why? I’ll tell you why in one word: responsibility. You chose to start a family.. finish the work you started.
I’ve got enough $ to hire people to do much of the domestic stuff we do at home. But its our family, and there is nothing physicaly wrong with any of us, so we do the work ourselves.
Becuase its our responsibility. That’s why.