I gave my mom more money after I moved out of the house at 18 than vice-versa and helped out even when I was in high school. She was an awesome mom in all sorts of ways but financial fortitude wasn't one of them. She did the world quite a bit of good but I put her cremation on my credit card at age 29.
Anecdotes are just that. Judah On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > That has not been my experience. I have two sons: 34 and 39. Both > educated, both employed. Not a month goes by without one of them > hitting me up for money or help. In fact, that is often the only time > I hear from them. I had heart surgery last summer and heard nothing > from my older son until three weeks later when he needed to "borrow" > money. > > On the other hand, I have been self-supporting since I was 14, and > have never asked my parents for financial help. In fact, I spent many > years supporting them. > > I would say that my immediate circle of friends of my age group, more > than half are supporting or helping their grown children - usually > male children. > > It's our fault of course. We spoiled them rotten and tried to give > them all the things we never had. > > On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 12:08 PM, William Bowen <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> erm... >> >> Not to be contrary, (but here I go...). >> >> I think if you asked these same "adult" children about parental >> support, you'd probably find the same percentage reporting "no help" >> as the Boomer Mothers report of their parents. >> >> Gen-X'er: I'm totally independent! >> Boomer Mom: (rolls eyes) I support my child financially, but *I* was >> totally independent at his age. >> Boomer Mom's Mom: (rolls in grave...) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:336343 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
