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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I helped my DD with a large downpayment on a house so they could live within five minutes of us. I will do the same for DS when and if he marries or if he chooses to remain single. Neither one has ever asked me for a dime since graduating college. That's the example I set for them and I'm glad I did.[/quote]

I don't think there is anything wrong with giving your adult children money for things. It's the why the money is being given that can be offputting (where they too broke to afford something because they took a bunch of vacations, gamblers, bought a car they couldn't afford or p!ssed their money away on something) or the actual recipients of the money that can bother others. Not that your children are like that, but there families have takers. When the parental checkbook comes out they are first in line, but wthe money runs out or when the parents need help they are nowhere to be found or they complain about having to do the bare minimum. Its those of us who have to co-exist with the takers be they co-workers, siblings, that find them grating. [/quote]

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