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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 729061" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>This took a lot of courage to write, and I'm very glad that you chose to share it with the rest of the parents here.</p><p></p><p>husband's parents helped us out here and there during the Army years. After husband died, my mother helped me out here and there, usually without telling me in advance, and without me asking.</p><p></p><p>Things like a small window AC unit appearing on my doorstep during an extermely hot spell.</p><p></p><p>Or the infamous check for 2K$ to cover half the cost of having a new furnace installed in my house trailer, when the original furnace crapped out without warning.</p><p></p><p>Things she couldn't afford to do at all, that I couldn't figure out how to accept gracefully.</p><p></p><p>But in terms of parents supporting us or me? No. There were grocery bags here and there, or mom taking me out shopping for clothing items, that sort of things.</p><p></p><p>She, and husband's family helped out here and there when we were younger, but we weren't ever "supported" by our parents once we moved out on our own.</p><p></p><p>I think, perhaps, on husband's side at least, we might've received more support had we waited until marriage before moving in together.</p><p></p><p>Neither side was happy about that, but my side was more, if not supportive, at least accepting, though neither side allowed us to share a room at their residences until we were legally bound.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 729061, member: 1963"] This took a lot of courage to write, and I'm very glad that you chose to share it with the rest of the parents here. husband's parents helped us out here and there during the Army years. After husband died, my mother helped me out here and there, usually without telling me in advance, and without me asking. Things like a small window AC unit appearing on my doorstep during an extermely hot spell. Or the infamous check for 2K$ to cover half the cost of having a new furnace installed in my house trailer, when the original furnace crapped out without warning. Things she couldn't afford to do at all, that I couldn't figure out how to accept gracefully. But in terms of parents supporting us or me? No. There were grocery bags here and there, or mom taking me out shopping for clothing items, that sort of things. She, and husband's family helped out here and there when we were younger, but we weren't ever "supported" by our parents once we moved out on our own. I think, perhaps, on husband's side at least, we might've received more support had we waited until marriage before moving in together. Neither side was happy about that, but my side was more, if not supportive, at least accepting, though neither side allowed us to share a room at their residences until we were legally bound. [/QUOTE]
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