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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. Some people are saying there’s not much difference between 25 and 29, but I disagree. When I was 25, I was in grad school earning a $16k stipend. There’s no way I could have paid for an overseas family reunion. A few years later it would have been a different story. [/quote]

I agree. I think this whole "everything must be equal" thing is just nonsensical. It's people getting up in their feelings about someone else's money.

Also, from my own experience: the same siblings who freak out about something like this not being "equal" will later expect financial help from parents and will object to the idea that it be equal. They will view something like plane tickets as something that must be all or nothing, but if they want help with paying for IVF, or upgrading to a new house to accommodate the birth of an additional child, the idea that their parents can only contribute as much as they could equally allocate among all kids will be seen, suddenly, as unfair. Because, after all, this is money they need now and their siblings *don't* need now. Right?

It's always "fairness" for thee, but not for me.[/quote]

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