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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If my DH’s parents really needed money - even if it was due to their bad choices - I would never leave them high and dry.  I would also step up to help care for them if need be.  I’ve always been of the belief that families should take care of their elderly relatives and I consider my in-laws part of my family.  I admire cultures that have that ethos.  [/quote]

+1.

My parents aren’t retired yet, but DH spends money and limited vacation time flying out to visit them 2-3 times a year.

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So if you were a SAHM and your parents needed money you would get a job to support them?[/quote]

Probably not.  I work part time and DH balks when I pick up additional work, even if I still take care of all the kid stuff.  The house is messy, dinner isn’t made, I’m tired, everything is a little stressful.  
He would not be cool with my picking up more work and then keeping all of the money for myself.  [/quote]

So if your parents were sick and needed help financially, you would be willing to get a job keep all the money and spent all your husbands money and your parents aide? Well, no wonder men hate women.[/quote]

No.  This has come up for us before.

I’m saying that our money is shared.

If my parents needed help financially, and my husband didn’t want to give them any money, he wouldn’t want to give them any money no matter how many hours I work.  He doesn’t consider the money he earns his money, but he doesn’t consider the money I earn my money either.

We both work together to keep the family running.  If I’m working more at work, then he is working more at home.  [/quote]

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