Reply to Is it normal for someone in their thirties to not be financially helping their parents?

Forum Index » Adult Children

Reply to "Is it normal for someone in their thirties to not be financially helping their parents?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Slight voice of dissent here. We grew up modestly, midwestern Irish Catholic, and our parents mortgaged the house to send us all to college, and we all did pretty well for ourselves. So in our 30s, one sibling paid off that mortgage, and we've done other big things as well. Not because we have to, or are expected to -- I agree that we aren't -- but because we want to. We respect their desire to handle expenses on their own, and they were well positioned to do that; plus my mom is really good with their modest finances. Sometimes they object, and we respect that of course.

I think we grew up with generosity in our family and broader community, in large and small ways, and learned to be generous in many ways, not just material. We have been similarly generous with each other over the years. Also, we are the kind of family that tries to outwit each other scheming to get to pay the bill at restaurants. This is true of our extended family as well, and we don't hesitate to help each other out if someone is in a tight spot if we can.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics