@tobyslough: If you're helping your adult child financially, don't make them pay for it twice. Money can create a lot of tension between parents and their grown kids, even when everyone has good intentions. So here's my advice. Before you give them money, be clear about one thing. Is this a gift or a loan? If it's a loan, talk about the expectations up front. If it's a gift, let it be a gift. That means no guilt trips. No reminders about how much you've helped. And no using your generosity to influence their decisions. I've seen parents damage relationships with their adult children because financial help slowly turned into a way to maintain control. You can be generous and still have boundaries. You can offer help and respect their independence. At the end of the day, your relationship with your adult child is worth more than the money. #ParentingAdultChildren #ParentsOfAdultKids #AdultChildren #FamilyBoundaries

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