My entire relationship with my mother is transactional. I cannot offer the same help to her at this time because I am a busy mom.
2024-02-02 23:02:45
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Peeve’s mom :
My step mom literally sent me a huge text about how they “had my medical needs met, roof over my head, food in my mouth etc.” like dude that’s the bare minimum of being a parent
2024-02-15 14:20:45
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user5557081600949 :
What about this…my daughter and son-in-law wanted to buy some land. I helped by paying half the down payment. About a year later, they want to sell the land, is it wrong to ask for my down pymt back?
2024-02-12 15:17:44
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| happiness is a butterfly | :
I’m 34 and my dad still uses the fact he got me braces and put me in private school as a kid against me. Neither of which I wanted or asked for.
2024-02-13 00:05:04
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belivethat2gmailc :
Well that's 1 philosophy, My question is why do you think that's the correct one and the other is incorrect. Glass half full/empty sort of thing.
2024-02-11 20:45:10
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Fefe :
My mom told me all of those things because I told her some of her recent actions hurt me. She doesn’t want to take any accountability. Now she’s the worst mom on earth 😒
2024-02-02 16:40:37
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galmuel :
It’s like I want to ask my parents how much money do I owe them- having a number seems doable to repay the debt, but I cannot repay them with my life
2024-02-03 01:18:04
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Kim :
I heard that so many times - after all we’ve done for you. I’m sorry, you did what a parent should do. Why do I get blamed for that?
2024-02-12 14:59:32
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Megan🖤 :
I was adopted. Mine was “I prayed 12 years for you. Your dad didn’t want another baby, you wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for me.”
2024-02-17 22:10:01
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NashPotatoesYall :
I like to think of my home and my support as a privilege I get to share with my kids. It’s so weird to think of an owing dynamic .
2024-02-03 18:32:07
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Lolox03 :
That’s my MIL! Even my kids are “owed” to her and she is “owed” to be there for special moments. Ex: Taking my kid to his first day of kindergarten.
2024-02-15 16:30:48
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labmedmom :
Lived this relationship for 46 years. No contact for 2 years now and my whole family is way better for it !
2024-02-06 13:52:28
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Tara D :
My parents and they think for the rest of our lives we owe them
2024-02-03 04:57:16
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Andrea SAHM x 2 :
Gah! Not only do my parents do this but so does my sister who’s 14 years older than me.
2024-02-02 19:52:29
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user5206706477078 :
My mom wasn’t in my life up until I was 19 … i tried to build a relationship but according to her I owed her money because she’s my mom.. needless to say after 12 years we no longer talk
2024-02-16 15:14:59
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Kristin Monica :
I haven’t spoken to my mother in almost 16 years. My brother stopped talking to her 8 years ago. And she still tells people the “debt” we owe her 🙄
2024-02-13 15:59:03
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Sage213 :
What about the relationship where they say: I’ll pay for ‘X’ if you don’t do ‘Y’… kind of control?
2024-02-11 19:11:49
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k.lomo :
My parent is like this. I owe her for food and clothes We hve limited contact now
2024-02-11 17:02:35
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Molly❤️🐾Jax :
My grown kids are my best friends. I’m their biggest fan & supporter. They don’t owe me a thing. They are a blessing! I still do what I can without any strings or guilt attached! ❤️
2024-02-11 20:19:46
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Cecelia_Meade :
my mother's favorite thing to throw in our faces is that we are "Damn ungrateful kids" this usually follows after we don't jump when she says jump lol
2024-02-11 03:04:54
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brejluv87 :
I caught onto my parents setting this up I guess to take care of them, share my success, and be their caregiver. I cut them off.
2024-02-19 19:53:10
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MrsNewbs19 :
My parents taught me to appreciate what they did for me, never made me feel like I owed them. My MIL makes us feel like we owe her constantly
2024-02-10 13:40:03
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tash4111 :
My dad will say “I put a roof over your head and kept you fed” like lol that’s your job though I have had this mentality since 11 so thank you for speaking up
2024-02-10 17:41:50
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Kara Calagera :
This is both of my parents and it’s exhausting. I’m NC with my dad and LC with my mom
2024-02-13 17:54:00
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user1999564918273 :
This is so true. An extension of this (or another version) is you have to do this because I am the parent (and I’m never wrong).
2024-02-10 23:11:25
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