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aibu to not give him the money?

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ThatVikRinA22 · 18/03/2012 17:56

DS...(again) ....backstory - he is 20, he has special needs (aspergers, dyspraxia and dyslexia) but is intelligent - he has been very deceitful with regard to money/debts and has cut both myself and DH out of his finances, despite the fact i am now getting debtors letters for him. We have offered to help him sort it but he is secretive and refuses to discuss it. We have referred him to social services but no word from them yet.

He is going to uni full time in Sept (if he gets his arse into gear and applies for student finance....another bug bear - he leaves it to the very last minute) and is currently going to uni part time, and working from home part time, still living at home

Last time he asked for money to get to get to uni i gave him it only to discover that he also took money out on his overdraft, incurring £70 worth of bank fees, and still kept the money i gave him, without ever giving me it back.

He has just asked for money to get to uni tomorrow. He lost his bank card. He could have gone on Friday to get money out but he forgot (he is genuinely very forgetful) He has asked us to keep his bank card anyway when it comes to stop him spending, and he handed over a credit card that we didnt know he had, as he had also run that up to its limit.

He says if i dont give him some money for tomorrow he will fail his course and has a group project with people relying on him to get there

due to his dishonesty, DH has said not to give it to him. i havent. but i dont want him to fail his course either - i want him to go to uni in Sept because, quite frankly, i have had enough and need a break. He has asked for his credit card back, we said no.

he should have gone on Friday to the bank to get his money out, he didnt, he spends most days in bed as he stays up all night (albeit often working from home - he is a nocturnal aspie...)

AIBU to not give him the money? its only a tenner....im torn.

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 18/03/2012 18:07

It seems a bit harsh that he'd fail his course and let other people down for the sake of £10.

Why not give him the £10 on condition that he

a: fills in his application for funding today (if possible, I don't know what these forms are like)
and
b: gives you a cheque for the money he owes you so he doesn't have to go to the bank.

Once that's out the way he can concentrate on everything else.

larks35 · 18/03/2012 18:07

I would, but I'm a soft-touch with no experience of what you describe (DS is only 3).

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 18/03/2012 18:09

(he could post date the cheque if he hasn't got funds but at least you'd have something)

Catsmamma · 18/03/2012 18:11

can you take him to uni....thus ensuring he actually goes without giving him any cash

squeakytoy · 18/03/2012 18:14

if you know the money is genuinely for travelling to uni, then yes, I would give it to him..

I know it must be hard work, but there are plenty of lads (and girls) his age who do not have the added difficulties of special needs that manage to get themselves into financial difficulties...

bakingno4 · 18/03/2012 18:20

Buy his ticket for him to get to uni and give him a load of grief, it's not worth him failing the year / being program terminated!

ThatVikRinA22 · 18/03/2012 18:44

I can't take him or buy his bus ticket for him, I am leaving the house for work at 6.10am tomorrow, he only asked for money at tea time today. he is a huge worry for me. Sad

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