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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, your post made me remember smth I read a while back. The now infamous Guantanamo bay military base in Cuba is on the land that was formally leased to the US government by the Cuban government in 1903.

Despite the revolution and hostilities, every year US sends a check to Fidel for the contractual amount. He puts it in his desk.  Not once since 1960s has it been cashed.

Take what you want from this story. You can draw the line in the sand by never cashing. Or you can see it as a sign that your parents [b]in some way feel it's their obligation to you[/b], no matter what.

It may also be automated and they forgot about it. I have a citibank feature like that. :)[/quote]

A comparison of a family situation with the US and Fidel Castro? Obligation instead of love? That's not the way I would interpret the parents' gifts.[/quote]

Do you always interpret stuff in the most simplistic or literal way?  The issue OP has is not the money per se but the gesture and what it symbolizes in her/his opinion.  If it's bothersome to the point that it can't be just deposited or donated without a second thought, then some out of the box thinking could help. I was offering an example that does not involve a family relationship but makes you think about other aspects of it.

You could write down how you would interpret the parents' gifts to provide an alternative view, instead of snarking, you know.[/quote]

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