She Paid For Her Dog’s ACL Surgery But Does Not Want To Pay For Her Son To Have The Same Surgery Done
This mom is fifty-seven years old and has a twenty-six-year-old son and a five-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever. And she loves her female pup with all of her heart.
But, just last year, her dog suffered a horrible accident. After she took her lab on a hike, the dog tore one of her ACLs.
And after transporting the pup to the veterinarian, she learned that the cost of repairing the ACL would be a whopping fifteen thousand dollars.
Still, even though the procedure put a massive dent in her bank account, she could not stand to watch her dog suffer and ended up paying for the repair.
Her dog did eventually recover just fine, and all was well for a while. But, that was until her son recently ran into a health problem that has called her decision into question.
First of all, he is a pretty successful young adult. He has moved out on his own and works a good full-time job.
But, since he recently turned twenty-six, he could no longer stay on her healthcare plan.
“I told him numerous times he was going to need to get his own health insurance as he’s not allowed to be on mine anymore. And he kept telling me he knew this and would handle it,” she recalled.
Well, just last weekend, her son went to play in a soccer game and ended up getting into his own bad accident. In fact, he actually tore his ACL.
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And ever since then, he has been badgering her to cover the surgery cost– because apparently, he never “handled” getting his own health insurance at all.
“Of course, he could not send one email to HR to enroll in his workplace’s health insurance. Plus, he says this is my fault for not reminding him enough that he is not on my insurance anymore,” she said.
So now, even though she wants to help her son, she literally cannot. She has no idea what the surgery will end up costing and, on top of that, is still financially recovering from her dog’s ACL surgery last year.
“Plus, the hubs and I would like to retire in a few years, and I’m not sure we can do that if we take on who knows how much medical debt,” she explained.
Her son and the rest of her family do not agree, though. Instead, they have been blowing up her phone and calling her a complete jerk for covering her dog’s ACL procedure and not her own son’s.
In turn, this mom has been left stuck between a rock and a hard place. She is not sure if declining to pay her son’s medical bill is the wake-up call he needed or if she is genuinely in the wrong.
Do you think this mom still has an obligation to pay her son’s bills even though he is twenty-six? What would you do in her situation?
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