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[quote=Anonymous]My parents paid for me to go to an Ivy League school. I visited my parents regularly as an adult and made sure my mom was well cared for when she had Parkinson's, but we were not close when I was a kid and were not particularly close when I was an adult. I did not visit more because my parents paid for college - but if they had refused to pay for college when they could clearly afford it, that would have impacted our relationship and I might have visited less.

My mom was very into status and really wanted me to go to a top college - she was clear she would only pay for a private college if I got into an Ivy or Stanford. I worked by tail off to get into an Ivy (this was back when straight As, 1500 SATs and being president of a couple clubs was enough!) and she loved telling everyone where I went to college so I feel like she got a lot out of it too. They did not help me with a house because my husband already owned a place when we got married but I did eventually inherit money - you can't take it with you.

I plan to pay for my kids to go to college and don't really expect anything extra from them in return. We can afford it and want our kids to get a good education. There is nothing I would rather spend my money on.[/quote]

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