Is it my obligation to help my parents?

“It is not up to you to please your family or make them happy. You can provide care and support, but you do not have to agree or go with everything that they say you should do or is important.”

Why do parents feel like you owe them?

A sense of duty is inseparable from a sense of guilt. When your parents continuously tell you that they spent their life to raise you, you may feel like now you owe it to them to become a person they expect to see. However, you can only feel grateful for your life when you are happy with it.

Should parents support their adult child financially?

Your financial support could provide a good start to your child’s self-sufficiency and independence. But it could also keep them from learning valuable life lessons, thus slowing their ability to become self-reliant.

Can I kick my son out of the house?

Once a minor is legally emancipated, parents no longer have to feed, house, or pay child support for the emancipated minor. Kicking an underage child (meaning under 18 in most states) out of the house, without the child being emancipated, can often be considered child abandonment, which is a crime.

Is it okay to stop supporting your parents?

To answer your question, yes, it is absolutely ok to stop supporting your parents especially if they had you when they knew good and well they were poor, did not put you through college, leaving you zero inheritance and have no issue with you slaving your life away while barely holding your head above water.

Should you talk to your siblings about your parents’ financial situation?

“If your siblings are in a position where they can afford to contribute and they have a good relationship with your parents too, then yes,” says Jorie. Remember that it’s not just the siblings who should be involved in any discussions about your parents’ financial situation. Significant others are part of this too.

How do you tell your parents you are struggling financially?

Your parents will understand. “In general, parents don’t want to put their children in a position where they are struggling financially,” Jorie says. Instead, help them develop or revise a budget. Talk to them about moving to more affordable housing or renegotiating their debt.

Can you afford to help your aging parents financially?

If you can afford to help your parents financially, here’s the right way to go about it. The media makes it seem like all Millennials mooch off their parents. But an increasing number of families are finding themselves in the opposite situation. A new study found that one in five Millennials help support their aging parents.