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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another dcum thread where parents hold money over their kids' heads in order to retain control and not let go. Shocking.

What's scary is that y'all dress it up in "accountability" and "investment" and they're not adults unless they're paying the bills ( tell that to SAHPs or the disabled or students going to college in full aid. Whatever.)

Keep telling yourself that but everyone else can see that it is about eking out every last inch of control you can get. [/quote]  You are looking at things from your own narrow filter.  DH and I struggled like hell to put ourselves through school.  My parents didn't think I should go because I was a "girl" and it didn't matter.  DH's parents weren't  willing to spend the money even though they both had advanced degrees.  NO ONE helped us financially, emotionally or in any way to maneuver that next faze of our lives and consequently, we made unnecessary mistakes.  Our children have the benefit of parents who will not only pay their education but give a damn and will help them along the way--and that is not crippling them.  You don't become an adult and have everything figured out just because you turn 18--it is a transition phase and not one where you need to be sent off to sink or swim--especially to the tune of $70k+ per year.[/quote]

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