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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
They contributed money to the tuition, so, I did not have 100% authority over myself still. I figured out that in order to have that few percentage points left to truly make it "my house" I had to be fiscally responsible for myself 100%. It took me a few years to get to 100% and I fought for every percentage point. My final stand was when for 1 year I would not accept ANY gifts from any people since my parents learned to "use" my sister to get to me. Even when I got married 3 years ago, I made sure that if I wanted it our way, we paid for it 100%.
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I think parent-child relationships should be based on understanding; not control and power differentials.
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Last edited by Suave; 07-19-2005 at 02:24 PM..
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