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In this story, a 20-year-old college student who was working two jobs was frustrated with her mom due to her demands when it came to paying rent and bills. While she lived with her family, her mom had numerous strict conditions surrounding how much she would pay towards the expenses, as well as an expectation that rent would increase for every 6 months she lived there.
She felt like this was unfair and put too much pressure on her to contribute when she had other responsibilities, but she feared her mom wouldn't take it well when she wanted to have a discussion about it. She wanted to know if she was being unreasonable.
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Am I in the wrong for thinking my mother’s rent is unfair?
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20-year-old works 2 jobs while living with family, protests when mom insists she pays $1000 rent with a $125 increase every 6 months: 'She is starting to take it too far'
The job of a parent doesn't stop when kids grow up.
In fact, some might argue that the unique challenges of parenting young adult children can even rival some of the other stages of child-rearing. Unless they are the type to kick them out of the house at 18 and not give them any more support, there is a lot to be done in terms of encouraging independence, and maybe offering advice so that they can avoid any bad mistakes.
At the same time, being somebody who is on the cusp of independence but still in need of parental support can be frustrating. Sometimes it seems totally inappropriate and overbearing, and other times, it can feel like parents are being way too harsh. Trying to find the balance in the relationship when the transition from child to adult is so recent can be difficult on both ends, and something that provokes arguments.
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