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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is the same poster over and over looking for ways to justify their misery and financial difficulties. Really, give it a rest.  [/quote]

There was a long period of my life where I still needed financial support from my parents when most people my age didn't(through no fault of my own). I've finally managed to become self-supporting, but it now it seems as if most of my peers have moved on from supporting themselves to supporting themselves and their parents. I really feel I deserve a grace-period where I'm on the same level as my peers, even if it's just temporary. I'd like to have at-least till my mid-thirties. But now it seems as though I'm always going to be one step behind my peers.[/quote]

Do your parents need support?  Mine don’t.  They sometimes still give me monetary gifts.  But I also sneakily pay for their cell phones; have been doing that for a decade.  My friends are similar.  We love our parents and are willing to help them because we love them but most of our parents aren’t really in need of financial support.  I have one friend whose parents do need help (her father is awful with money) and I feel really bad for her that she’s paying for his extravagances on her teacher’s salary.  I think if your parents are doing fine financially you shouldn’t worry about what your peers are or aren’t doing.  If your parents are struggling I do think it’s good to help them since your post makes it sound like they were good parents and supported you?[/quote]

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