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[quote=Anonymous]If your sister needed extra tutoring in high school but you didn't, did you resent her for getting somethings extra? If you played a sport in high school that took up some time and money not necessary for your sister, did she expect them to cut her a check? If you have them babysit does she expect them to come by the next week and do yard work for the same amount of time they babysat for you? If you got sick and they brought meals for your family would they expect meal service?

If they cut you a check for $50k that you don't need, would that come out of money they could spend on themselves after putting you and your sister through college and giving you the opportunity to become a $400k household?

Parents generally provide what each child needs. They make judgment calls about how to spend their own resources too. The last thing a parent expects is to be criticized for making that judgment. You don't seem to be saying your parents haven't been supportive or available to you.  You seem to be saying you have a right to exactly what your sister gets regardless of whether you need it. For all you know, they aren't thrilled to be providing the $50k but concluded it's better to get your sister squared away in a house while they can than to worry that she's going to be in bad shape after paying rent forever -- and need to come back to your folks for help when they're much older.

Be glad you don't need help and grateful that your parents have the means to help your sister. Consider the possibility that not everything is about you. 
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