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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in  my 40's.  No, I would never accept financial help from my family.  I can support myself.  I honestly can't fathom and have SO little respect for the posters above who are adults and who have their parents subsidizing their lifestyles.  Gross.

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Don't you get the fact that maybe the parents [b]want[/b] to give the money? Especially while they are able to see the positive effect it has on their children and grandchildren while they are still alive. My parents are both passed now but it gave them real pleasure to slip me the occasional check for "big birthdays" and anniversaries. And I appreciated the gestures - the money was given and received with more love, and meant more to me, than the funds I got from the lawyers when their estate was wound up after they passed. My parents were at least financially comfortable and there were no strings attached to the gifts. Nor was it a case of subsidizing my lifestyle - more a case of them enjoying seeing and hearing of the results of their generosity. I fully intend to do the same for my children.

Sorry PP if generosity makes you queasy - to some of us it is an expression of thoughtfulness, care and doing the best we can for our loved ones.[/quote]

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