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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have altruistic motives. I would strive to get my kids set up in life, and I think my mother should do the same.

I just accept that her behavior is not my choice, and that acceptance is what I'm emphasizing. [/quote]

It just strikes some of us as strange, OP. I strive to get my son set up in life, [b]but that has little to do with money[/b].  I wasn't left money and I have no intention of leaving him money.  But I will leave him with the certainty that he is treasured and valued and with all that I an do to instll in him a sense of his own competence, along with curiosity, compassion, empathy, and caring.

it seems like your mom failed you emotionally but you're looking to this money as some kind of recompense, and it's not.[/quote]

With all due respect, that is idealistic and naive to the point of approaching outright stupidity. Of course getting set up in life involves money.

You get to decide what to do with your own money, that's up to you. But it's up to your son to decide if he thinks you fairly balanced your own needs/desires and his long-term well being. 
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