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[quote=Anonymous]OP, first,  I think your concern is entirely reasonable -- you want this to be a good experience for your mother and your daughter.  As the parent of 2 college students, I would say that with young adults the parent's role is not so much to lay down groundrules as to coach them in thinking through the situation.   So, I would start a conversation along the lines of, "Gramma's really looking forward to having you with her this summer.  I think it'll be so nice for her to have your company.  Of course you know that her budget is tight, so I've been thinking about how we can be sure that it's not stetched by the added expenses.  What would you think if I gave you some grocery store gift cards that you could use so her food budget doesn't blow up?  Oh, and I guess your internet/wifi charges will go on your phone bill so that won't be a problem for her, right?  What else haven't I thought of? . . . ."   Your DD can take it from there.  You're a thoughtful person, so my guess is she'll also want to be considerate and will have some ideas of how to put this into practice.

BTW, there's nothing wrong with unpaid internships.  My sons are both in a field where there are plenty of paid internships for students with good grades and resumes, but that's not true in all fields.       [/quote]

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