It might not be possible for every parent out there, but I firmly believe that parents should not be financially reliant on their children whatsoever, at least not while they are able to work. I am fully aware that a lot of single parents out there struggle with maintaining their household with just one salary, but I still think that making your kid work and then taking their money should be the absolute last resort. Not only because kids should have the freedom to enjoy their youth, without ha…

He's not a stand-in husband

Should've chosen a catchier-sounding state

Every parent wants to have the opportunity to help their kids as much as they can and prepare them for real life. Some parents do it by giving their kids everything they ask for, and even helping them financially through every step of the way. Other parents do it by finding a way to teach their kids a lesson, and showing them what life really is in the real world. The parents in this Reddit story really thought they were teaching their kid an important lesson. His whole life, he had to work to…

What were they thinking?

Is eloping the end of the world?

Combining finances is a complex alchemy

Nobody's satisfied

They're not his "real" siblings

Fish are friends, not instruments in generational warfare

The truth comes out

That's all the schooling she's getting

She should be begging for forgiveness

he has a point

Let her have it

She should have thought that through