Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In parent-child relationships, there should be nothing transactional about the dynamic. When one chooses to have a child, they're choosing to selflessly sacrifice someone's needs before their own, or at least that's how it should be. This isn't always the case, and many parents have children to fulfill something else entirely. Maybe they just figured everyone else was doing it, maybe they wanted to get a similar love and support back for their efforts, they expected an equal exchange. Well, the innate nature of parenthood implies that it's unequal. But let's read what happens in the Reddit piece below.
In this thread, the original poster (OP) has bought his first home with the help of his parents. Even though they lent money with 'no strings attached,' when they're down on their luck they expect their son to house them.