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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep, my friend readily admits in-laws purchased their home, pay for kids private school tuition, take them on annual vacations abroad, pay for kids summer camps, plan to pay for kids college, give them weekly $ for dinners out, and even let them use their Netllix/Apple TV passwords, etc. My friend is a SAHM and husband is a fed. There is no way they could afford their lifestyle on their income alone. I think there are a lot of families in the DMV like this.[/quote]

I would feel "owned" if my parents did this. No thanks. [/quote]

The PP sounds like she never grew up.

Giving adult children for unnecessary things like weekly dinners out, vacations abroad, private school tuition, etc. is just sad.

My parents died when I was in my late 20s, so I inherited a lot of money way too young. It was not a good thing, but fortunately, I have a great older half-brother who advised me what to do with the money (put it away for retirement and forget it exists), which is what I did.

I think if I'd gone out and spent the money it would have felt dishonest. If I wanted to make money with my education, I had that choice, but I chose to enter a lower-paying field, and I'm happy with that choice. No, I don't live in a fancy house or vacation abroad, but I have a lifestyle that's appropriate to my income. And I keep my head up and feel proud of what I do and have and that I'm an independent adult. [/quote]

Great that you were able to listen to him as that is not a slam dunk. [/quote]

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