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[quote=Anonymous]Parents don't "owe" grown children lump sums of money. They owe their grown children respect and autonomy. They owe it to themselves, and less directly to their children, to take care of themselves, their health, and their retirement to the extent that they can. I don't think the parents in your situation owe the well-off child equal compensatory payments to even things out. The DIL is being petty. If my spouse acted the same, I'd tell him that he's free to get a second job to make up the difference he thinks is owed to our family. But these situations do often breed resentment, so it's probably best that the parents in this situation stop sharing info about their generosity. They should ask the receiving child to keep it hush hush as well. [/quote]
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