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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, do the grandparents understand that they are taking something important to your family from their grandkids? My grandma would offer to move into a hovel before she'd agree to compromise on her grandkids (not that we'd ever let that happen, she is awesome). I get a serious sense of self-absorption or entitlement from the description of the grandparents here.

I think you're going to be paying for a lot more than just the equivalent to the high school tuition, also. If they aren't willing to consider a cheaper alternative now, what happens if they're already there and you have a family emergency and cannot pay? What if one of you loses a job?

From your description it sounds like they feel shame at having their financial situation exposed, but not much shame at having put the family at financial risk or shame at their expectations that their needs trump.[/quote]Yes, and I am wondering whether the other siblings refusing to contribute are doing it out of selfishness or out of having come to the realization long ago that the parents are self-centered and foolish.  Can't tell from the OP's description whether that's it or not but it is a scenario that crossed my mind.[/quote]

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