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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the only one of my four siblings who's completely weaned off parental support and it's largely a matter of capacity. I always had jobs and savings. I was able to pay my own rent - without loans, just relied on savings I raked up ahead of time - while in grad school, so I did. The others weren't able to, so they didn't. I was the first to get married, so I was the first to get kicked off the family phone plan since 6+ people means two plans and having 5 & under means one family plan. So, I have my own with my husband and in the meantime, my brother who has since gotten married is still on Mom & Dad's phone plan. I was also the only one not to get a car for college use - I expressed interest in it once or twice, but didn't push for it. The others did and they got it. That was their call and I made my own call about how to handle it.

Sometimes it's not just about favorites. Sometimes you're the first to get to a milestone in life or the first to be capable of full independence, or the one less likely to ask for help. I can tell you that my parents are really proud of how I manage things. Are your ILs proud of your husband? Don't read further into it. [/quote]

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