He Wants To Cut His Daughter Off Financially After She Told Him Not To Expect Any Help In His Old Age
This 44-year-old guy has been married for two years. However, his daughter, who is 23, really does not get along with his wife.
For context, this is his second marriage, and he started dating his wife while his daughter was away at college. His ex-wife doesn’t like his new spouse, either, and he thinks that’s a big reason why his daughter doesn’t.
“My daughter can’t really seem to point to exactly what she doesn’t like,” he noted.
Instead, his daughter just has a general hatred for his wife– claiming that she is “stuck up” or “always has an attitude.”
Anyway, his daughter recently graduated from college. So, as she begins looking for employment in her field of choice, he and his wife have been providing financial assistance to help her pay her bills.
“We usually give her around $1,000 a month,” he said.
After a recent argument at their home, though, he’s considering withdrawing financial support altogether.
It all began when his daughter was at his house recently, and she and his wife got into a disagreement. Apparently, his daughter had left behind a mess in the kitchen, and his wife wasn’t happy about it.
He was forced to step in and try to diffuse the situation, too. But then, while he was playing mediator, his daughter began screaming at him.
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First, she accused him of being a jerk for siding with his wife. Plus, she claimed that she would “remember” this argument when he was older and needed her help.
“This floored me,” he admitted, “And at this point, I just walked away.”
He couldn’t help but keep thinking about what his daughter said, either. After a while, he also realized that he didn’t want his future to lie in the hands of his daughter– especially if she planned to hold it over his head.
To be clear, he actually never expected his daughter to care for him in his old age.
“But I do feel like since she has made it clear that any support from her in my old age would come with strings, it makes more sense to invest that money– so my later years will be paid for,” he reasoned.
So now, he is considering putting the $1,000 into his retirement every month as opposed to helping his daughter out financially. However, he isn’t sure whether that would really make him a jerk or not.
Does it sound like there is unresolved tension in his family? Do you think his daughter has a right to not like his wife? Even so, should she still behave and act civilly? Would you use the $1,000 per month for retirement or continue helping your daughter?
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