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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I accept all types of help from anyone who wants to give me any. Dad used to fix things in my house and clean the gutters so I didn't have to hire someone to do it. MIL gave us 529 money. Are the two so different. Grandparents want to help their children & grandchildren. As long as the parents are generally supporting themselves, what's so wrong with extra help in the form of free babysitting, college fund contributions or gardening?! I don't see the problem. Life is hard enough, accept the gifts when they come. Soon enough, those parents will be gone and then you're really on your own![/quote]
I’m curious what you do for these parents/grandparents in your life — whose free gifts will only last til they’re dead. [/quote]

You aren't making much sense. What did I do for them? Regular daughter & granddaughter stuff. Send birthday cards & gifts, call, write, visit. Go on vacations together (that I paid my way for). Send photos of the grandchildren. WTF? Real families do things for each other, they pay it forward. Dad didn't need me to buy him lunch. He wanted to treat us to something nice. Sorry if you don't have that type of family, but many (most?) people do.

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