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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell your mom you'll take care of it.

Then do whatever you want. [/quote]

Do you just lie to everyone for convenience? [/quote]

NP. Tbh, I've learned that sometimes with crazy parents and unrealistic demands that's the only option. Younger me was always honest to the fault, the demands just kept going up and up... Nobody here would pay $10K a semester for a sibling's tuition. Immigrants are usually much poorer, so the ask is completely out of touch with reality. College education is not obligatory. What's next? Buy sibling a yacht perhaps? [/quote]

You can try to spin it any way you like, but the bottom line is that you're just a dishonest, bad person. If you lie with such ease to your own mother instead of just speaking up, that is on you. And it's not crazy to ask family members to pitch in. You don't have to do it, but it is not crazy. [/quote]
Another NP. What PP said was clever but also potentially committing to more than just a big sum twice a year. Saying you’ll take care of it and then doing whatever you want implies getting super invested in finding solutions for your sister, a combination of a cheaper college, more fun aid, a job, a room in your house, etc etc, some reasonable combo that gets the sis the education she wants and keeps OP most of her money.[/quote]

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