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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just the idea that he's in college (presumably on his way to a degree?), I'd say it's not time to "write him off." He just doesn't sound like the Dr Phil kids that the parents are enabling by always bailing them out. I also fear that one big mistake now can really derail a kid's life and I don't want to be watching that for the next 30-40 years when $1500 could have corrected the course. [/quote] 11:19 here. My brother has a graduate degree and a decent career. It isn't determinative. Set limits now so that it won't continue. The problems escalate. First a little legal issue. Then an unanticipated theft. Then the unignorable medical issues. Then the child. None of them are easy to ignore on their own, but when you look at it with a wider lens, you see a 40 year old who regularly gets help that probably adds up to $10k/year without ever paying it back all due to "bad luck" and unforeseen circumstances.[/quote]
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