23-year-old gets new job, mom demands she give $1000 a month to support her and her 5 siblings: 'She doesn't want to work and she overspends'

Money and family are two things that often have to mix, but they don't necessarily make for a simple combination. As kids grow up, parents often have to make difficult choices on how much they are willing to support them, and for how long. On the flip side, there are also plenty of adult children who end up being tasked with helping out their parents once they have created a life for themselves and are financially independent.

It goes without saying that this can be a tricky situation. Some kids want nothing more than to help out mom and dad, but others are wary of being taken advantage of. In many cases, this is reasonable as some people are unfortunate enough to have parents who see them as little more than a free meal ticket. The situation is often something that is difficult to navigate without causing some upset at some point.

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This is what one 23-year-old was struggling with after she put her foot down and refused to give her mom a monthly $1,000 dollar allowance. Recently graduated from a college education that she funded herself, she found had recently found a well paid job and moved to a different city. As she had given money to her mom and five siblings from her hospitality work in college, her mom expected that this new job would be used to fund them too. When the daughter told her enough was enough, she worried that she had been too harsh.
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AITA for refusing to pay my mum a $1k a month allowance?

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Other people applauded the young woman for finally saying no.

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