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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I am not annoyed at any amount that we pay towards his college.  [b]We have a set amount available.  There is no more money. [/b] It would be nice if this were not the case, but college is not free and you can only go where you can pay the bill.  I am annoyed that DH will not share this information with his child.[/quote]

Does DH agree with the bolded? Or does he think there's a way to work it out? If the former, I would be feeling frustrated as well, and actually sorry for SS who still has hope this can happen. If the latter, you and DH need to get on the same page, ASAP.[/quote]

He's fully aware of how much money is saved for college.  It's not even a case of can we take an extra $1000 out of every paycheck and pay for school.  The slack in the household budget just isn't there.  If he thinks there is a way to work it out, now would be the time to share the plan with me.  Because I just don't see it.  And yes, I do feel bad for my SS.  It's not fair for him to think this is happening.[/quote]

So it doesn't sound like you guys have really talked about it in detail. I would approach it with DH this way: "DH, I think we're being really unfair to SS by keeping him thinking there's a hope we could pay for Acme Private College. Is there some way you think we can pay for it? We should talk about it asap, because otherwise we're being cruel."[/quote]

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