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What is the age at which a child stops being a kid? If they live with their parents, should they contribute to the family budget once they start working? Many parents wonder if it is ever appropriate to charge their adolescents rent. As a matter of fact, there is no single solution that can fit all needs. There is some debate about it. In general, there are some general principles, but each family’s situation is unique, and parents must determine what is best for them. The UK’s largest parenting network, Mumsnet, recently shared an interesting post. Icanflyhigh shared the story.
It was when her 16-year-old daughter started an apprenticeship and earned £14.5K (about $20K) a year. It wasn’t much she asked for, either. There is only a weekly fee of £50 (about $70). However, when she asked her daughter to contribute to the family budget, her daughter quickly became enraged. When the whole thing escalated into a massive brawl, Icanflyhigh began to feel like the worst mother in the world for proposing this idea. It is very confusing for her.
In response, she posted her story online and asked other parents if she was being unfair. Keep on scrolling down to find out how it all unfolded and we will see you at the end of the article.
1. Is she being unreasonable? Keep on scrolling down to find out
2. So she is saving almost the all everything she earns
3. Did she do the right thing by asking her to contribute
4. OP’s daughter didn’t like the idea of contributing to the family budget
5. Do you guys think she should have paid her phone bills on her own?
6. So the money OP was asking for would go straight to her driving lessons?
7. Was OP right to ask her daughter to contribute to the family budget
8. Karen shared her experience and thinks that £50 a week is reasonable
9. “Paying rent to your parents teaches bills before thrills” for real everyone should
10. A lot of mothers think OP did right
11. Everyone who has paid bills in past thinks OP did the right thing by asking her daughter to contribute
12. Do you guys this is how it should
13. This must have thought them the value of money
14. Well that’s true that’s exactly why kids today are spoiled
15. Exactly you get something for nothing in this life
16. Exactly charging your children rent once they start earning should be normalized
17. For real once your children are adults you shouldn’t let them freeload off your hard work
18. True
19. Not reasonable at all? What do you guys think?
20. True it isn’t a large contribution OP is asking for
21. Exactly She is helping her save for her future
22. Well that’s one way to do it stop doing things for her, and let her cope by herself.
This was it, folks, We OP did the right thing by asking her daughter to contribute to the family budget once she started earning a handsome amount. Let us know what you think about it down below in the comment section and make sure to like and share this article with your friends and family, and stay tuned for more content like this with Defused. Thank You!
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