Comments on: How readers feel about taking money from parents

By: EllieD

EllieD — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:46:26 +0000

I’m able to look at this issue from both viewpoints. As a young adult first living on my own, I asked my father for a $50 loan so I could move out of a boarding house and into an apartment with 2 other girls. He loaned me the money, but said not to expect more in the future. I knew deep down that if I ever really needed help, he’d be there for me. I never asked for $$$ again. BTW ~ He forgave the loan as a Christmas gift.
I’ve loaned/given money to my 3 sons on various occasions. Two of them have always paid me back; one has not. Guess which one will not be receiving money from me in the future?

By: DIANA

DIANA — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:09:14 +0000

I think taking money from parents only creates people who are enabled and who do not appreciate how hard it is to create wealth on your own. My husband acted like a child all due to the fact that his parents gave him all the money he wanted without boundaries.

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By: Kathryn Compa

Kathryn Compa — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:27:56 +0000

I think It is despicable ,if you are doing it to get by on,Your grown ,your parents have paid their dues ,make your own Legacy,your own money!My mom used to do this as an adult to her mother and It would always be a source of contention between my GrandParents.It is soo sad to see people who’ve spent half their life paying to raise someone who is too lazy to grow up and do the same back for that same person who took care of them .I think If u r grown u should give your parents money as a gift ,or take care of them ,if at all possible,to pay them back for the investment they already made in you .Don’t ROb The Elderly , Misskathy mae will find you&put you in a head & arm !;0)

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:33:59 +0000

I wish I had parents to accept money from!