Imagine being the oldest daughter in a family and always financially supporting your parents, even when they’re retired and have no major expenses. You’ve sacrificed your dreams of traveling and enjoying life because you can’t afford it. But now, with a growing family of your own, you decide to put your foot down and stop the financial support. ✋ Suddenly, your parents aren’t picking up your calls or responding to your messages. Are you in the wrong for no longer supporting them? Let’s dive into this emotionally charged story!
Oldest Daughter’s Financial Support

No Major Expenses

Keeping Debt Collectors Away

️ Telling Parents the Truth

They Should Have Enough

Growing Family

It All Adds Up

Sticking to Her Guns

⌛ 15 Years of Help

UK National Average Income

Cutting the Financial Cord: Right or Wrong?
Our protagonist, the oldest daughter, has been financially supporting her retired parents for 15 years, even though they have savings, pensions, and a paid-off mortgage. She’s sacrificed her own dreams and desires, but now, with a growing family, she’s decided enough is enough. Her parents still make requests for her to buy them things, but when she finally sticks to her guns and asks for money to cover their requests, they stop responding to her. Is she in the wrong for cutting them off financially? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this heart-wrenching situation…
Cutting off entitled parents for immediate family. NTA wins

Don’t feel guilty! Congrats on the baby

NTA for cutting off entitled parents. Why fund their mooching?

NTA stands up to mooching parents

Cutting off entitled parents who only want money.

Curious commenter seeks more info on NTA’s family dynamics
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OP’s entitled parents have savings, two pensions, and no mortgage yet still can’t manage money? Stick to your guns and don’t give them more.

NTA puts family first, offers budget help to entitled parents.

Setting boundaries with entitled parents and their money expectations. NTA

NTA: Cut off entitled parents after years of mooching

Putting baby first is key. NTA for cutting off parents.

Financially cutting off entitled parents is not OP’s fault. NTA

Daughter cuts off entitled parents after years of mooching!

NTA and entitled parents need to handle their own affairs
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Culture may play a role, but financial boundaries are important. NTA

Cutting off entitled parents for their financial irresponsibility. NTA

Possible hidden addiction behind entitled parents’ mooching?

NTA: Daughter sets boundaries with entitled parents. No more mooching!
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Cultures differ in family support, but this seems exploitative.

Cutting off entitled parents: NTA, drop the rope and move on

Parents mooched off daughter and now angry they can’t, NTA

NTA’s parents only liked them for money, not family bond
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NTA stands up to entitled parents mooching off her salary

Setting boundaries with entitled parents.

Daughter sets boundaries with entitled parents. NTA.

Put yourself and your family first, not entitled parents. NTA

NTA, you have your own family to take care of

NTA. Stand your ground and don’t enable entitled parents.

Encouraging reply suggests financial advice for entitled parents.

Speculating on possible underlying issues, but supports OP’s decision.

NTA; Parents mooching for 15 years, time to cut off
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NTA, parents need to grow up and not retire broke.

NTA commenter advises OP to cut off entitled parents.

Confused by entitled parents mooching off daughter’s income. NTA!
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Cutting off mooching parents is justified, NTA

Taking responsibility for finances is important. Show them the numbers

Put yourself first, your parents should respect your decision. NTA

Put your foot down and prioritize your own family!

Enabler advised to cut off entitled parents, seek therapy.

Cutting off entitled parents from mooching is NTA

Breaking free from entitled parents who mooch. You’re NTA!

NTA – Entitled parents mooching off their kids is unacceptable.

NTA stands up to entitled parents. Tough love wins.

Standing up to entitled parents and living within your means.

NTA! Stick to your guns, their expectations are unfair.

NTA. The entitlement of parents living in a western culture.

Advice for dealing with manipulative, entitled parents and seeking counseling.

Putting yourself first doesn’t make you a bad child

Don’t enable entitled parents, even if you can afford it. NTA.

NTA. Suggesting financial advice to entitled parents

NTA stands up to entitled parents. No more ATM access!

Family moochers cut off, commenter advises prioritizing own family. NTA

Put your family first, not entitled parents. NTA

NTA stands up to entitled parents. Budgeting advice given.

Finally cut the cord with entitled parents. NTA

Parents’ financial issues due to bad habits? NTA for cutting off.

Child rightfully cuts off entitled parents.

Savvy response to entitled parents with a potential plot twist

Set boundaries with entitled parents, let them reach out first.
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Breaking free from toxic family is hard, but worth it!

Setting boundaries with entitled parents and securing your finances.

NTA suggests financial seminar for entitled parents. No more money.

Teaching financial literacy to entitled parents – NTA

NTA, Parents shouldn’t rely on kids for financial support

Putting priorities straight! Cutting off entitled parents. NTA

Parents guilt-trip daughter to support them financially, but she cuts them off

Putting yourself and your kids first . Enabling entitled parents? NTA

Helpful advice on setting boundaries with entitled parents

Mother won’t stoop to entitled behavior, a**hole-free household.

Setting boundaries with entitled parents. NTA

Cutting off entitled parents is NTA, it’s ridiculous to mooch

Don’t let entitled parents financially abuse you. Stick to your guns!

Parents hold love for ransom. NTA for cutting them off.

NTA, one pension is enough, they’ll survive
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Generous grandma inspires NTA to cut off mooching parents

Putting your children and spouse first doesn’t make you an A**hole. NTA

Parents mooching off daughter is outrageous. Cut them off!
