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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I don't think you're getting it. I'm sure some people could come up with that much and many would be happy to help out parents that have helped them that much. I think the main issue were all reacting to (and maybe you just didn't say the full story) is that you come across like you're strong arming the sibling and not allowing them any room to discuss it. You're like this is the car, give me the money, you cheap bastards. I'd love to hear the sibling's side of this. I agree with PPs, if my sibling came to me demanding I spend $10k on a new car. I'd want to discuss whether that is the best plan and also, I'd want to have a serious discussion about plans for taking care of aging parents who literally don't even have enough money for a few hundred dollar car payment. [/quote]

Yes we need to have talk with parents about long term plans. But they refuse. From conversation heir expectation is that they will not live that long so aren't worried about it. A lot of old people seems to do this. Have tried talking about care and finance plans with sibling and parents, but sibling is evasive (never answers emails changes subject) and parents in denial.

That is a bigger issue, but I was just curious about one of events like this that don't and haven't happened often. [/quote]

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