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Struggling to do the right thing
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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 750147" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>I agree excellent post.</p><p>My first thought was that it’s 50/50. He is either lying or he isn’t.</p><p>I suppose I still think this to a certain extent, but am more inclined to think he is not being forthright.</p><p></p><p>We have our daughter on a budget. She is mentally disabled. She has very limited ability to control her spending. She is impulsive with mood swings and anxiety. </p><p></p><p>We will help her if it is a true emergency or very unusual situation.</p><p></p><p>Example: She had a good friend who moved to another city in our state. That friend’s Son died unexpectedly. We gifted her the ability to attend the funeral.</p><p></p><p>However, we always have to CHECK the facts. Periodically she comes up with some whopper stories. It’s sad and frustrating. No doubt in the past we have fallen for them. We do our very best NOT to do that. It only enables her to do more of this type of thing. She needs to stay on her budget.</p><p></p><p>Since your son is 30, as best as you can try to detach. Maybe...only CONSIDER helping for true extreme matters.</p><p>It’s a tough call.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully he will be motivated to improve his own life situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 750147, member: 4152"] I agree excellent post. My first thought was that it’s 50/50. He is either lying or he isn’t. I suppose I still think this to a certain extent, but am more inclined to think he is not being forthright. We have our daughter on a budget. She is mentally disabled. She has very limited ability to control her spending. She is impulsive with mood swings and anxiety. We will help her if it is a true emergency or very unusual situation. Example: She had a good friend who moved to another city in our state. That friend’s Son died unexpectedly. We gifted her the ability to attend the funeral. However, we always have to CHECK the facts. Periodically she comes up with some whopper stories. It’s sad and frustrating. No doubt in the past we have fallen for them. We do our very best NOT to do that. It only enables her to do more of this type of thing. She needs to stay on her budget. Since your son is 30, as best as you can try to detach. Maybe...only CONSIDER helping for true extreme matters. It’s a tough call. Hopefully he will be motivated to improve his own life situation. [/QUOTE]
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