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AIBU?

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Mum gets annoyed when dad helps me financially

231 replies

Ohsaycanusee · 16/08/2018 21:55

Aibu? I have a good job but occasionally he gives me a bit of money from their joint account to help with things. I’m mid 20s. They are very well off through sheer hard work and saving. They have always treated us and she’s not stingy per se but not careful than him :s

OP posts:
junebirthdaygirl · 17/08/2018 00:00

I just read a previous post where all said sahp should have joint account and spend as she willed on beauty treatment etc. Surely if this dad chooses to spend his money on his dd thats his business. If a wife said dh was questioning her buying a dress while there was plenty of money there would be uproar.
Both my dh and l individually help our dc as they are just coming to the end of study and getting on their feet. We might mention it to each other or not. The only time it might be a problem would be if one of us was over the top or being manipulated.
Your dad can put money on a horse or give it to you or to the cat and dog home..its his business as long as its within reason. However if its causing problems between them it takes the good out of it and you might be better not to accept it.

chrisinthesun · 17/08/2018 00:03

Why the hell did you post on here if you were going to call people who didn't agree with you and pander to your whims, and fawn over you, 'bitter' and 'sour' and 'weird? Hmm

I think your dad giving you money against your mum's wishes is actually awful, and does not show their relationship in a good light.

I also think it's very odd that you supposedly earn £40K and yet daddy keeps shoving little £200 pocket money gifts into your hand.

Most self respecting independent adults in their mid 20's would NEVER keep taking cash gifts from daddy for naff-all when they have their own job and income. It's just bizarre! As a pp said, he is infantilising you, and you are CLEARLY struggling to grow up. Wink

Why do you take it? Knowing it upsets your mum, and when you have got your own perfectly decent wage?

You must know on some level, that YABU, or you would not have posted here.

Your mum has got your number, and that is why she is pissed off at the handouts.

@ShumpaLumpa

You ARE expecting money though. Everytime you tell your dad about an expensive course or tenancy fees, you are expecting a handout.

I do think that you are poor at money management if you are earning £40k and need help with £200 every few months, even in London.

And you talk about not expecting money from your parents as if you deserve a medal.

This. ^

Upshot is @Ohsaycanusee - you sound very childish and entitled.

@tinstar

Don't you know op that, on Mumsnet, dcs are meant to pay rent from their first paper round, fund themselves through university and never ever expect any financial help from their parents? Those of us that don't abide by those rules are raising feckless, entitled, profligate people with zero ability to manage their own finances.

Oh don't talk such bloody drivel. Hmm The OP's situation, is in NO way the same as a parent helping their struggling uni-student offspring! She has her own money (and a good wage!) and still takes handouts from daddy.

Now THAT is weird!

Feltcushion · 17/08/2018 00:03

QueenDoris - 0/10, what are you talking about love

I think it is obvious that she is describing you as the snowflake DD who gets all whiny when MN doesn't agree that it is acceptable to sponge off my elderly parents

I wonder why you don't recognise that?

chrisinthesun · 17/08/2018 00:11

@Feltcushion The OP is refusing to recognise herself in the snowflake references.

Along with mocking and berating anyone who doesn't agree with her point of view, and trying to discredit them and make them look foolish.

The only one looking VERY foolish is the OP. Wink

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NoSquirrels · 17/08/2018 00:11

How do you know it's causing ructions, OP?

Does your mum say "Oi, your DF shouldn't have given you that money!"
In which case you can say - "Gosh, sorry Mum, I'll transfer it back."

Or does your dad say "Oh blimey, OP, your mother is off on one again about the money I gave you, I'm in big trouble about it."
In which case that is your dad speaking out of turn and trying to get you "on his side" for "being so generous".

If you don't need the money, and your dad doesn't need the hassle, say no thanks to the money.

Or figure out what the real issue is between your parents.

HollowTalk · 17/08/2018 00:11

There are some really vicious posters on here tonight.

HerRoyalNotness · 17/08/2018 00:14

I think you’ll just have to ask your mum, none of us can no if she is unreasonable or not!

Oh how I’d love to have handouts from my parents for extra treats. I know my dad would loan me money if I was in a very hard place down to his last cent, thankfully I’ve never had to take him up on the offer

tinstar · 17/08/2018 00:14

There are some really vicious posters on here tonight

Ain't that the case.

HerRoyalNotness · 17/08/2018 00:15

know doh

Neverender · 17/08/2018 00:17

Well, half of that money is hers, so...erm...yes she's entitled to an opinion

CircleofWillis · 17/08/2018 00:18

if your dad is getting 3 grand a month he is actually on less than you with your 40 grand salary.

Nofunkingworriesmate · 17/08/2018 00:19

I'm confused by you a bit
You asked our opinion, but don't like what people are saying
On one hand your doing just great and don't need the handouts, but get defensive when told to stop accepting them
I don't like the fact that it's your dad dishing out joint account money, making him look like the good guy, and you a spoilt daddies girl, it's the relationship dynamic that's irritating your mum id guess, not the loss of cash, she's not tight fisted or mean, she's been disrespected. Similar to how you are treating people who arent falling in line with you now

chrisinthesun · 17/08/2018 00:21

If VICIOUS means not cow-towing to the OP and massaging her ego, and kicking out some home truths, then YEAH, some posters are being VICIOUS.

BLESS.... So fragile............. Wink

chrisinthesun · 17/08/2018 00:22

Well said @Nofunkingworriesmate

redfairy · 17/08/2018 00:23

If I knew that my dad's secret gifting was causing ructions in my parents' marriage plus I wasn't in need of the money either then I would decline it.

BackforGood · 17/08/2018 00:26

Out of interest, are you an only child, or is your Dad either also
a) subsidising siblings - in which case the 'measly £200 now and then' starts to add up, or
b) not subsidising siblings, in which case there are huge issues around favouritism.
If you are an only child, then it probably makes sense to drip feed you bits of money here and there if they are well off. I'm interested to know how you know your Mum isn't happy about it though.

I have young adult dc. If they needed support, then we would do what we could to offer it, but I would expect that to be a discussion between me and dh, if it were coming out of joint money. Not that there would likely to be disagreement, but if large chunks of money go from the account every couple of months, I'd expect either one of us to discuss with the other one first. Of course, if they were earning £40K, I can't see why they'd need support.

Ohsaycanusee · 17/08/2018 00:26

I’m a bit confused. This is legitimate. It does appear some people have taken it personally and are enjoying it? @chrisinthesun you ok there huh?

Fair enough, I’m spoilt etc. I don’t think I am but I’ll take it!

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Ohsaycanusee · 17/08/2018 00:28

I know because I ring my parents most days and it turns out my mum wasn’t speaking to him because of it. I offered to her to decline it/repay and she got very frosty

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QueenDoris · 17/08/2018 00:28

I do love an AIBU when it doesn't do the OPs way:

OP: AIBU to sponge off my parents
Everyone else: Yes you are
OP: Wah, wah, wah, you are all so vicious
Everyone else: Stop bleating
OP: Entitled whinging

Thesearepearls · 17/08/2018 00:31

I don't think you should accept this money

You are legally adult, you are used to paying for yourself and you have freely and fairly told us that your Mum thinks you should not have this hand-out money

Just grow up FFS. You shouldn't be taking your parents' money at your stage of life. You particularly should not be taking your parents' money if your Mum doesn't want to give it

May the lord spare me from a money-grubbing child in her twenties. I do appreciate it might happen. I'm just hoping that it doesnt.

Zoflorabore · 17/08/2018 00:32

You mentioned savings op- do you have any? If so then why wouldn't you pay for your courses etc from that?

If you don't have any then the above comment doesn't stand Grin

Ohsaycanusee · 17/08/2018 00:34

I do have savings.
I think he may have been helping me to be nice

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Ohsaycanusee · 17/08/2018 00:34

How am I in any way money grabbing

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QueenDoris · 17/08/2018 00:37

If you earn £40,000 you are in the top 20% of earners in the UK. Spare a thought for the 80% who don’t have a mug as a father.

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