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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is this a problem? I couldn’t care less if everyone knew that the kids were being funded by the grandparents. I think they would think those are some very lucky grandkids and leave it at that![/quote]

We don’t take money from our parents because the second we did, they would go into overbearing, overly involved mode. I’ve seen many friends have to put up with intrusive, overbearing grandparent behavior because that money comes with strings attached. I think a lot of the time, people who take the money are embarrassed that they have to put up with grandparent antics. We all know the type, and it’s a bit humiliating to have to put up with controlling, intrusive behavior. I know a woman who tolerates horrible comments about her weight and her kids’ appearance because of the financial dependency. It’s pretty pathetic when adults endure that kind of crap rather than paying their own way and living their own lives.[/quote]

What you are describing is the dynamics of dysfunctional families. Healthy families don’t behave like this.  My parents fund a lot of things for us but they are not intrusive and we all are close.

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