Meet our heroine, a self-made entrepreneur who’s been the financial backbone of her family for years. From paying off her parents’ debts to funding her cousins’ education, she’s done it all. But when her family began to see her generosity as an obligation, a line was crossed. What happens when her cousin assumes she’ll foot the bill for his Ivy League dreams without even asking her? Let’s dive into this family drama!
The Family Backdrop
The Rise to Success
The Generous Gifts
The Family Leeches
The Unfair Burden
Taking Over the Financial Support
The Unspoken Expectation
The Assumed Obligation
The Family Backlash
The Dilemma
The Unfulfilled Promise
Money, Family, and Unspoken Expectations: A Tangled Web ️
Our heroine, a successful entrepreneur, has been the financial pillar of her family, even going so far as to fund her cousins’ education. However, when her aunt assumes she’ll cover her son’s Ivy League tuition without even asking, she’s taken aback. Despite the financial capability, she’s tired of the demands and the abusive behavior. Now, with the family in an uproar and her grandmother urging her to pay, she’s left questioning her obligations. Let’s see what the internet has to say about this…
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NTA. Relatives leeching off your success. Cut them off and set boundaries.
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NTA. Family taking advantage of your generosity. Cut ties.
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NTA! Don’t interact with them anymore. They’re toxic and entitled!
Don’t pay for college! The entitlement is outrageous!
Stop enabling leeches! Focus on your own family.
“NTA Remind them they aren’t owed anything from you. ♀️”
NTA suggests starting scholarship fund instead of helping ungrateful relatives!
Cutting off entitled family members? NTA, sickening entitlement!
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“NTA, stop trying to pay penance for your existence. “
Family entitlement: NTA for not paying for leeching relatives
NTA. Entitled family assumes you’ll pay for Ivy League tuition. ♂️
Expecting family to pay thousands without a thought? Not cool.
Generosity unappreciated: NTA refuses to pay entitled Ivy League tuition
Generosity taken for granted by entitled family.
NTA. Family takes generosity for granted. No gratitude or communication.
NTA. Enabling their lack of function? Are rich kids entitled?
Family loyalty questioned: Giving without gratitude. ♂️
NTA. Grandma enabling entitled behavior. Time to set boundaries.
NTA. Generosity taken for granted. Grandma should cut them off.
Generosity taken for granted? NTA! It’s time to stop.
“Your money is yours alone. If she’s old enough, talk to the daughter, first ask what school she wants to go to. If she says Ivy League, explain that you have been offered to pay for her tuition because you love her (if that’s true), and because you love her grandma who was working herself thin to give her the opportunity of college, but that if she doesn’t earn a scholarship to Ivy League, you cannot pay for her to go there. That you can only cover a normal tuition and that this is not a guarantee if she takes it for granted and does not appreciate that this is something you do not owe her.
It sounds like the mom is the entitled one, not the kid.
Just think – paying for one Ivy League is like paying for all kids because you’re setting the precedent and then they’ll expect this.
Probably the mom is only doing this so she can mooch of her kids financially one day. NTA”
No more free rides: Let them pay for their own college!
Generosity taken for granted? Teachable moment for OP.
NTA. Shutting down the leeches: Bank closed, no more enabling!
Generous parent fed up with entitled kids, suggests public school
Generosity taken for granted? NTA, don’t give in!
Generosity taken for granted? Family expects endless financial support.
Generosity taken for granted? NTA, but stop enabling leeches… ♂️
Cutting off leeches: Generosity taken for granted?
Generosity backfires: NTA refuses to pay for family member’s tuition
NTA: Don’t let entitled family guilt trip you over tuition
NTA for not paying. Set clear expectations for college funding.
Parents expect OP to fund their kids’ Ivy League education?
Supporters urge family to live within their means. NTA
NTA: OP’s generosity taken for granted by irresponsible family.
Stop being a doormat! Set boundaries and take care of yourself
Generosity taken for granted? NTA, you have no obligation!
Generosity appreciated, no a**holes here! ❤️
Ungrateful family demands tuition, but you’re not the a**hole!
Cutting off the gravy train : NTA shuts down disrespect
NTA. Time for them to take responsibility.
Commenter calls out entitled family, seeks advice on boundaries.
End the cycle of financial dependency. You’re NTA!
Financial need, multiple applications, and legacy admissions debunked.
NTA, stop enabling their behavior. They see money as penance.
Cutting off the tap: Time for them to take responsibility
NTA, but set boundaries for supporting family. Secure your own future
Setting boundaries with family and stopping the cycle of abuse
NTA: Stop carrying them on your back
Discover hidden relatives and share the wealth! NTA
Generosity taken for granted? Op owes them nothing!
NTA, but money comes with strings attached!
NTA. Entitled relatives. Cut them out.
Cut off the gravy train and pay their bills directly!
Cutting loose entitled relatives: NTA
NTA: Expecting handouts instead of encouraging scholarships?
Generosity taken for granted? NTA calls out family dynamics.
Entitled family members take without reciprocating. Time for pruning!
Cutting out abusive leaches? Family feud escalates!
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Cutting off leeches who take advantage ♂️
Apologies from NTA, what happened?
NTA: Generosity has its limits. Set a precedent, not an entitlement.
Supporting family, but it’s time to set boundaries.
Generosity not appreciated. No a**holes here. ♀️
Generous support taken for granted? Time to cut them off!
Cut them off! They see you as an ATM
Cutting off family: NTA, leeches taken for granted
Generosity questioned: NTA, but why give money to these people?
Generosity taken for granted? NTA, but beware bad role models!
NTA. Stop being their personal ATM
