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[quote=Anonymous]This sounds like more of a family relationship question than a money question.

But I'm in a similar boat. Sibling who is chronically un- or under-employed, parents well off through a lifetime of frugal living. Whenever they give him anything, they give me the same sum. It's never been a question, just a quiet handing-over of a check, usually around Christmas. They don't phrase it as bailing him out, just "an advance on the inheritance". They haven't really tried to manage what I do with my share; just the usual helpful parent type advice, which I have taken in some cases and ignored in others, to no great conflict.

I can't speak to your family dynamic, but in my case, it's no bigger deal than I/ we make it. I occasionally say things like "Baby is so happy with her nanny-- thank you for making it possible." I don't account for every penny, but I do give them a vague idea of what we're doing with our windfall. And they know that we're not irresponsible. So it all works for us. [/quote]

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