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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not an item to break into emergency fund for…[/quote]
OP here. Absolutely not! Hence the post! With that said, any advice for explaining this to a 15yo whose life has just been ruined? 😂 [/quote]

Just let her life be ruined. It's ok for teenagers to feel disappointment and frustration. Dealing with difficult feelings are simply a part of living. You tell her the real, not sugar-coated reasons you won't be attending, and that's the end. 
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Thank you. Through this thread, I’m realizing the real issue is my own sense of guilt, and I don’t know why, because she’s fortunate enough to have many of her “wants” met. [/quote]
I realize that as a parent we want to make our kids happy and give them everything, BUT, you know that this leads to being entitled and privileged.

I have had a few of these conversations with my teen, who is now 17.  I always say to them.. "we don't have that kind of money to do things like that. It's expensive to live like we do. Sorry, we aren't them.  Make sure you make a lot of money when you are off on your own so you can do everything that you want, and you can give everything that your kid wants."

DC wanted to major in something that pays dirt, and now they are realizing that they may not be able to afford the kind of lifestyle that they want so they are thinking of what kind of job they can get that pays well.

your kid is old enough to be taught about finances, and how much it costs to live the way she does. Tell her she can do what she wants when she turns 18, but they need to figure out transportation and how they will pay for it.

I do not like it when these kids act so entitled.[/quote]

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