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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I give up :)
Ok, message received. Just like parents a 2 year old doesn't translate to parents a 9 year old, parental instincts that work for a 9 year old don't work for a 17 year old.

However, I am a seriously awesome step-mom. We went shopping for prom suit together (which we paid for ;) ) Just wanted to throw that in there. [/quote]

OP - I'm with you. I think your DH paying for all take-out meals while he's out of town or reimbursing the child for lunches paid for when Daddy wasn't around to make the lunches is a bit much. I also agree with you that how can he figure out the 'pain' of saving for the IPhone when he basically doesn't have any choices to make? Everything else in his life is paid for? I also agree with you on not paying for the prom date. Why does the girl get a free ride - just because she has a vagina? Come on -this is 2017.

I had a job starting at 15, and I paid for lots of stuff and my parents paid for lots of stuff. I think they did it fairly. If I wanted to go to the movies in high school, that was on me. If I wanted to drive, I paid for part of my insurance. There weren't cell phones at that point, but when I got to college there were, and I paid for my data plan. These are small expenses that teach a kid what money means and the weight it carries. To me, it does kids a huge disservice to pay for their entire lives at all times. How do they learn that way?[/quote]

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