Son offers to pay half of mom's rent after she reveals it's overdue, only for entitled mom to complain he's not giving her the full amount: ‘You can afford it, why just half?’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jul 13, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

You know how kids cannot hide their feelings, so they wear their hearts on their sleeves, and voice out everything on their minds, for better or for worse? 

Some adults are like that, too.

Whenever I give my nieces gifts, I know I could be met with two possible responses: Either they are over the moon happy, or they are completely and utterly disappointed. When it's the latter, they have no problem telling me that the gifts they got did not live up to their expectation, and that they want me to do better next time. And while I respect their juvenile honesty, it always stings a bit when I know I failed them.

That being said, if the same thing were to happen to me with a fully-grown adult, they would not have been met with the same understanding. There's no excuse for an adult to act disappointed or entitled when they are given a gift, even if they don't like it. Just say thank you, and move on, no need for juvenile honesty here.

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  • When the entitled mother decided to complain about her son's generous offer to pay half of her overdue rent, she reminded me of my 5-year-old niece. She had no right to pull a face and demand more money. Luckily, her son was not above telling her that.

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    Entitled MIL asks for help with rent, gets mad we only offered 50% because I'm "rich enough to pay it all"

    | 32F am married to my husband 34M and we are doing okay financially. I earn about 3x more than my husband, mostly
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    because I come from a well- off family and have a good job. My husband has two siblings, but we are the most financially stable among them.
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    Last week, my MIL called me directly and started complaining about how her rent was long overdue. She said she couldn't meet up with it and asked if I could
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    help her out. I told her, politely, that I would speak to her son (my husband) and get back to her.
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    Later that evening, i and my husband discussed it and agreed to assist her with 50% of the rent from our joint account. So
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    immediately after the discussion right there my husband called her and told her know that she would get half the rent from us.
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    Her response? "Why only 50%? I'm going to speak with your wife." Then she hung up on him.
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    Next thing I know, she calls me pretending like my husband hadn't just spoken to her and goes, "What about what I told you concerning my rent? You
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    said you will get back to me." I told her, "My husband has told you already that you will be getting half of the rent from us."
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    Her tone immediately changed. "Just half? Why?" I calmly explained, "That's what we're able to give right now."
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    She then said "But you are more rich. If you were a good daughter-in-law, you would have e given me the full amount. You can afford it."
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    At that point, I suggested maybe she could ask her other two kids to help cover the rest. Her reply? "No, they're not rich. But you are rich." I just hang off the call on her.
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    FrauAmarylis I would give 0. She gets to control her money. You get to control yours.
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    Advanced-Pear-8988 I'd rescind that 50% offer so fast! Beggars can't be choosers! If anyone of his siblings complain tell them they're more than welcome to pay her rent.
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    DaveWpgC What happens next month? Once you help with an expense that comes due every month you will be expected to help every month.
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    No-Hospital559 Never talk about money with family. Ever. As far as my family knows I could be making 35k or 200k. It's nobody else's business.
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    Straysmom She sees you as strictly an ATM. Not a person with feelings. After that tantrum, I would have told her straight up that you are not her retirement plan & she needs to figure her sh out like an adult.
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    MzStrega I would offer to pay one month's rent, on condition she went through her income and expenses with you in detail, so you could help her with a
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    budget. I'd put money on her being outraged and flatly refusing. And by doing so, also. refusing the rent money.
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    Whole-Ad-2347 What is she spending her money on? Does she spend money she doesn't have because she thinks you should take care of her?
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