I know that’s an awful thing to say about your parent, but it’s true. They’ve always been a sponger, always been happy to take, take, take off people and give nothing back. I’ve watched them lose countless friendships when I was growing up because I realised once I was older that they just took advantage and had a horribly entitled attitude.
I don’t want to go into too much detail but essentially we do a lot for this parent and yet when you go out with them, they’re constantly sliding up to you when you go to order at the bar or whatever hoping that you’ll pay, despite the fact you’ve driven and saved them a fortune in taxi fees etc. They NEVER offer to buy a round or pay for a meal or, well anything really.
It’s easy enough to laugh off or ditch when it’s a friend or whatever behaving in this way but when it’s a parent, I just find it really sad.
I should add, this parent IS supportive in some ways, will do the odd bit of childcare when we need it, will dogsit when we go on holiday etc, but they are just so unbelievably ill-mannered and tight when it comes to money and just ‘giving back a bit’
AIBU to ask, does anyone else have a parent like this? If so, how do you deal with it?