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I am about 60, widower, with one daughter who is in her late twenties.  Her mom died a couple years ago after a long illness.  She's in graduate school, and for the past several years has insisted that I not help her financially.  We did help her substantially through undergrad.  I get that she wants to be self-sufficient and all that, and appreciate it in some ways since I don't have all that much saved for retirement and my wife had the higher income.

Lately, though, my daughter had been showing up with much nicer clothes and some designer handbags and really nice jewelry -- stuff I don't think she can really afford this stuff.  She doesn't have a boyfriend, so I am getting worried that maybe she's got some side hustle that is illicit or dangerous.  I raised this with one of my oldest friends and he said maybe she is working as a sugar baby or worse.

How in the world do I raise this with my daughter?  It seems like the kind of thing that even mentioning it could cause a rift in the relationship.  At the same time, I am worried about her.  Or do I just say, hey, she's an adult it is not my business.  This is the kind of thing her mom would have dealt with.[/quote]

Myob[/quote]

Oh you've definitely been a sugar baby[/quote]

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