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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently asked my mother to pay for braces for DC. I didn't have braces growing up and paid for them myself after graduating college. I think she always felt bad about it and she told me a number of times she wanted to pay for braces for DC when the time came. When the time came, I told her the cost and asked if she still wanted to pay. She is paying the bills monthly, and I know it is a struggle for her.

I really struggle with the situation. I thought about not telling her, but knew she would be mad. I thought about lying about the cost, but knew if she ever found out she would be mad.[/quote]

Ask the orthodontist to begin billing you for any new charges going forward. She likely was unaware of the current costs of orthodontia, which includes expensive imaging. [/quote]

I am sure she was unaware. I have continued to check in with her about paying and to update her on DC's treatment. She has never hesitated about paying even though she knows we can afford it. I have decided it is her choice and that I won't lie to her. I have also decided that once DCs are independent we will give them monetary gifts in the amount that we are comfortable with without making them ask and without strings regarding its use.[/quote]

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