Delusional Parent Roasted for Expecting Teen Daughter to 'Uphold Her End' of a Financial Agreement She Made at 12 Years Old

There's taking advantage of a "teachable moment" and then there's taking advantage of a child's naivete and binding them to a financial agreement that will make their teen years absolutely miserable. That's exactly what one delusional parent did when their twelve-year-old kid begged them for a swimming pool. "We made an agreement that we would install a pool but that once she was old enough to start working, she would pay us back for half of it, she quickly agreed" u/swimmingpoolaita wrote in their post to r/AmItheAsshole. The comment section exploded with "YTA votes" and spicy remarks criticizing OP's parenting skills. Keep scrolling for the whole story.

Posted by Mel Dawn

“AITA for asking my daughter to uphold her end of the deal?” Posted by u/swimmingpoolaita

The comment section

“I thought this as well. Cleaning or in some way maintaining the pool (skimming off leaves) is an age-appropriate chore to ask of a child who wants a pool, like asking kids to walk a dog that they were given. I have never heard of kids being expected to repay the cost of a household improvement.” said u/Spookyholmes.

“I saw a post on FB (from someone that lived in the same town as me) stating she was trying to teach her 16 yo a lesson on money and how to be responsible, and she wanted to start charging her daughter 500 a month on rent on top of the girls phone bills and car (the daughter pays her own insurance and phone bill) the poor girl was already smart and responsible with her money. Some parents are entitled and wild.” said u/Newfie1313.

“I’m also pissed about the fact that they got A POOL THAT COSTS THOUSands of DOLLARS AND NOT JUST A $300 POOL??? FROM WALMART (or the equivalent?) the kids 12, and wants a pool. It might not be as cool as a built in in ground pool, but it’s still a deep pool for a 12 year old. What mom immediately goes oh yes let’s excavate and build a pool, instead of going to the store and buying a pool?” said u/redrummaybe54.