He’s Really Struggling And Asked His Teenage Son To Pay The Water Bill Each Month, But His Son Threw A Fit And Didn’t Think It’s Fair To Be Expected To Contribute Financially
When this man’s son was 15, he got his first job. Now, his son is 16 and making about $300 each month.
Finances in his household are tight, though, since he is the sole provider for five people. So, he believes that it’s only right for his son– who is the only other person working currently– to begin contributing to the household expenses.
He detailed how, when he was a teen, he lived in a trailer home. At the same time, his mom worked two jobs just to provide for their family.
“I would contribute, sometimes half my pay, to help with food, bills, etc., and I was happy to because that’s what families do,” he recalled.
“We grew up poor, and my mom did her best. My dad wasn’t in the picture.”
Then, once he became an adult, he worked as hard as he could so that way his kids wouldn’t have to live the same way he did.
He has successfully provided a roof over their head, given his children their own rooms, and given them food, clothes, and other comfort items– like cell phones, televisions, and the internet.
However, the past few years have been a struggle ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. He, unfortunately, lost his former job. So, he has been working in a different field, earning half of his old salary.
“I work six to seven days a week now for less money,” he revealed.
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He has also tried to cut back his spending wherever he can. But, as inflation continues to rise, he’s finding it increasingly more difficult to make ends meet.
That’s why he decided to “humbly” ask his son for some financial help paying their monthly water bill– which is about $60.
Rather than being willing to help out the family, though, his son shocked him by freaking out.
Apparently, his son “threw a fit” and had an attitude– claiming that since it was his money, he shouldn’t be forced to pay any bills with it.
He didn’t really get this, either, and thinks perhaps it’s a “generational thing” that’s causing youth today to think that they shouldn’t contribute to family finances.
“Did I miss a memo somewhere that dads can’t ask for a little help?” he vented.
“I never asked when times were good, only when times sucked.”
Still, with his son so opposed to helping, he’s been left wondering whether asking the teen to pitch in for just one bill really made him a jerk or not.
Do you think children should be expected to pitch into family finances? What if their parents are really struggling? Was he in the wrong for asking his son to help out or not?
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