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WIBTA for kicking out my daughter's housemates when she moves out?
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I understand both perspectives here. From Gracie's point of view, her friends will be upset and disappointed with her if they're told they have to pay more for the apartment. But at the same time, from the mother's point of view she has no reason to be forking up this much for complete strangers. Sure, when her daughter lived there things were different. Now? She has every right to raise the rent to the appropriate price.
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The daughter doesn't know how good she has it. She's acting entitled, which is usually what happens when a kid is spoiled too much. In a way, it's not her fault. But in another way, she needs to own up to the fact that it's not her money, and she can't force her mom to keep paying to support her friends.
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18-year-old demands mother continue to pay rent for her friends after leaving their shared apartment, mom refuses, causing tension between them: “I’m only paying for a house my daughter lives in”
Ladies and gentlemen of the internet, welcome. Oh, to be young and have your parents pay for things. Going to college these days isn't what it was 40 years ago, when you could afford rent, college, and even save up with a job at a fast food restaurant. These days, it's nearly impossible to afford a room in a decent shared apartment by working three jobs full-time, much less afford anything else in life. Boy, has the economy changed! This is exactly why many young people today have to rely on parents financially for longer than in the past.
It's such a blessing to have help from your parents. Although it's nearly impossible to be successful in life without their financial support, it's still not a given for them to hand out money for your future success, and there are still many parents who either lack the funds for this generosity, or lack the generosity itself.
In the story below, the protagonist is a woman who pays her daughter's rent as she's going to university. Her daughter lives with a few friends, and they pay a negligible amount of money, while her mom subsidizes all of it. Her daughter informs her that she's going to move out because she wants to study somewhere else. Naturally, the mom decides tenants have to pay themselves, causing mother-daughter relationship drama.