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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you ever straight up asked him why he won't contribute?  That's just f'ed up.  I have dysfunction on both sides of our family, but it's a given that siblings are splitting the check if we are taking parents out to dinner. 
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[b]Yes, he says he thinks spending money on fancy restaurants or fancy events is a total waste. [/b]He is a pretty picky eater so he doesn’t want to eat “fussy” food as he says... but yet he doesn’t want to be excluded either. But this isn’t about what he wants... this is about doing something nice for my parents.

I actually think he just prefers to let my parents pay for him since they always do.[/quote]

So there is your answer.  You can have a nice family meal at a restaurant that's around $30-40 and make this a non-issue.  I don't know how well off you are to spend $150/plate but that is nuts, and obviously something he doesn't put a value on.  [/quote]

If he REALLY, TRULY felt that spending money on fancy restaurants is a total waste, he would reject his parents' offer to pay for his portion of the meal at said fancy restaurant on principle. He is not doing this. He like fancy restaurants just fine; he just believes that mommy and daddy should pay his way, as it's clear they've always done.[/quote]

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