'Y'all only let me buy the SUV so I could be your errand girl': 28-year-old mom exposes her parents' scheme after they stop giving her gas money to drive her teen brother to school, revealing a larger family drama

They sold her their SUV for less than market value, but she didn't realize that running their errands forevermore afterwards was a part of the deal.

This mother of two was often alone because her husband worked abroad, but luckily, she had her parents to lean on for support. After they sold her a car for cheap, though, she wasn't feeling so lucky anymore, because once they handed over the keys, they also handed over a list of demands, errands, and chores for her to complete: all without a speck of gas money.

The older I get, the more I realize that no gift from a family member is unwrapped without a few strings attached. Especially larger gifts and presents, like cars, bicycles, apartments, and even old furniture, are given away without a favor attached. If you inherit an old lawnmower from your dad, expect him to call you up on Sunday mornings at 5 AM asking for a lawn trim. If your mom gives you their old refrigerator when they upgrade to newer appliances, expect to set up the entire interface for them in return.

While there are some familial quid pro quos that are acceptable, some family deals have people wishing they'd read the fine print.

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A woman's old car was giving her trouble, and her parents offered to sell her an SUV that they never used. Perfect! It all seemed like a great deal until they started employing her (unpaid, might I add) to be her delinquent teenage brother's ride to summer school. With her own work schedule and children of her own to juggle, it's not exactly like she had a lot of time to spare, but her parents gifted her a car, and they wielded that guilt-trip like a katana in the hands of a skillful samurai.
I refuse to run errands for my parents anymore

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There was no denying their demands, even when they refused to fork up gas money, until finally, this young woman had had enough.
With a white knuckle grip on the cash she still owed them for the rest of the car payment and a stern look on her face, the woman confronted her mother, telling it to her straight. She wouldn't be their errand lackey anymore; her debt was paid, she was done.
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