Her Super Wealthy Parents Stuck Her With A $1,200 Restaurant Bill On Her Birthday, Even Though She’s Broke In Comparison To Them
This 27-year-old woman’s 60-year-old parents are super wealthy, but she doesn’t take any of their money.
Her mom and dad did pay for her to go to college, which she is enormously appreciative of, but after she graduated, she started her career, moved into a place she paid for on her own, and did not ask her parents for any financial support.
There are two things, though, that really upset her about her parents. The first thing is that they love to have anything to “hold over her head,” which seems to be the only reason they buy her presents.
Any time her parents purchase gifts for her birthday or Christmas, they will always throw it back in her face that they got her something great.
“For example, I got expensive ski equipment from them for Christmas, and they have brought it up countless times as “money they gave me,” she explained.
“This just feels icky to me; I also got them presents and never bring it up as a bargaining chip.”
The second thing is that her parents cannot comprehend the fact that she is broke in comparison to them, and this makes it extremely difficult for her to maintain a relationship with them.
Although she doesn’t have nearly as much money as her parents, they don’t see that she simply cannot afford what they can.
She has attempted to say this to her mom on dad on several occasions, but they don’t get the picture.
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“They plan these fancy vacations, always want me and my boyfriend to come with them, but always expect us to pay (which I guess is fair),” she said.
“In contrast, my boyfriend’s parents are extremely supportive and generous. They always pay for me when we go out, go on trips, etc., to the point where I feel bad and want to pay them back, but they refuse to take any money from me or my boyfriend because they know we’re saving up for a house.”
“This just makes me feel bad because my boyfriend’s parents treat me so well, but when we go out with my family, they not only expect us to pay for ourselves but also for them/my brother.”
On Friday, her parents asked her to take her 17-year-old brother to a shooting range and then out to dinner.
She did just that and had to drop approximately $200 for the entire night. She didn’t ask her mom and dad to give her money to treat her brother, and she actually didn’t say a single thing about money.
Saturday, they had a birthday dinner for her, and it was held at a seafood restaurant close to where she lives.
10 people were in attendance, and her parents had asked her to plan this party since they don’t feel like they spend enough time with her.
“I planned it but told them in advance that I am not in a position to pay for everyone,” she said.
“The entire night, they kept ordering the most expensive food/drinks on the menu and teasing me about having to pay for all of it.”
“When the check came, they literally got up and walked out of the restaurant, leaving me with a $1,200 check. They said I got money as a gift from my grandpa ($50), so I can afford this dinner.”
Before her mom and dad exited the restaurant, there was a moment when her mom realized how panicked she was about having to pay for the bill.
As her mom reached for her wallet to potentially help for a change, her brother snatched the wallet out of her hand and said that their mom needed to make her pay for her own birthday dinner.
The entire birthday situation has left her feeling terrible. She does not want her mom and dad to give her money, she just expects them to be nicer to her than they are.
“I know it’s just the way they are, but it makes me not want to spend time with them,” she continued.
“How do I deal with this situation? Do I distance myself from the whole family? Ask them to not buy me Christmas/birthday gifts?”
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