@daveramsey: A gift is not a gift if there are strings attached.

JustJanis :

Thanks, but NO.

carolina_momma :

“That’s very kind, but no thank you.” Period. End of discussion.

M14 :

I kinda disagree here. Say no, but also say why.

#MorallyAcceptable# :

what a fuckin dilemma 😂😂😂

petucci wilkersen 🇱🇹 :

this has happened all my adult life, too! I learned to stop accepting gifts and when my mom gets mad I don't accept the gift, I just ignore it until she's over it

Penny :

Amen to this!

jimineycricket63 :

He already knows the answer

Brando :

It’s never worth the headache

user1861795460559 :

I’ll take it

user8339770126859 :

Is there a uk version of this?

Mary :

Oh Man, this hit sooo hard but in a difference context for me. Just met with an old friend and stayed in a conversation way too long and it led to talking to all the “past sins” of why we went separate ways and boy did I regret staying in that conversation. Stayed way too long, too many words spoken. Dave is spot on!

Aalexx.2020 ⁵²¹ 🦋✨ :

Ed⚔️62 :

I would say , No thank you 🙂‍↔️

mjg_000 :

Oh heck no. The worst!

Ӿ₳Vłღ :

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Fernanda :

seriously if you haven't read The Secret Book of Fortune by Isak Voren yet, what are you even doing. complete game changer

DonnaMich :

A “gift” with strings attached is manipulation.

Tom :

I would take it just because I’d be extremely excited to tell them “no” when they ask for something and use that as leverage.

SumOdat :

You can take a car without strings attached. It’s you that lets them control you

Ben Bruno :

Immediately, no. Stand on your own two feet.

rach94070 :

I had a friend with very wealthy parents. She was very down to earth and not interested in the “finer things “. Her parents would give her stuff then make her life hell . She eventually realized she had to stop accepting the “gifts” if she wanted her sanity . She never regretted her choice to say no thank you to their offers .

Jacque How :

My parents always used money to control us. I stopped taking their money at 17. My brother and sister are up to their necks in IOUs from them “helping” with their mortgages and cars and are now slaves to their guilt trips.

Silent_All_These_Years :

This is manipulative behavior