Am I a freeloader for accepting my parents' proposal?

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

the only way i will consider you a spoiled mofo is if you kept on begging them to let u have it.

 

[ntense702 10+ year member]

definitely take it and just be thankful, nothing wrong with accepting a helping hand from time to time.

 

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

the only way i will consider you a spoiled mofo is if you kept on begging them to let u have it.

well at first the whole situation was kind of bad, mainly because of my mom. She hates my car and has been pushign me to sell it for a long time, but before she was in the car market, she was basically telling me they will sell my car and by me a honda accord or something, to which i was opposed because i didn't want my car money going to a car I didn't want. It went back and forth for a long time because they didn't "approve" of any of the cars i wanted to get. Then they said I could take my dad's car (2004 Toyota 4 -runner), which is a nice *** car. So then i decided to push it and said, "Ok, how about i sell the car but take moms car instead of yours?" ANd they said "fine, done!" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif So in the end it worked out for both sides, they are happy to get rid of my car, and i am extremely happy getting a luxury SUV for 4,000 dollars. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

man, parents are there to help. later in life, if they need help, be there for them.

My mom and Dad divorced when i was 16. My dad was sick as well having a severe lung condition, so the store they owned he had to run by himself, minus having me after school. He simply could not run it, and we had to sell. After that my father had to go on pension, as he could not do really that much besides stand. well even on the pension, he helped me out alot, more than he should have when i look back on it, as i was young and did not realise what he did for me at the time. to make a long storey short, after i had to move away to get some decent work, i sent him money every month to help him out with bills, and such. kinda hard to run a whole house by yourself on a pension@ about $1000. a month. i did every thing i could do for him as well as quit my job and move back with him when he could not do everything for himself anymore. I stayed with him and did everything in the house for him until he passed away a couple years ago. then i moved back to ontario so i could support myself once again. The moral is in most cases you will repay them back somehow no matter the circumstances, or their values will show in how you help your future kids out. either way its a positive thing.

dont feel bad. they are just really nice people.

 

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

man, parents are there to help. later in life, if they need help, be there for them.My mom and Dad divorced when i was 16. My dad was sick as well having a severe lung condition, so the store they owned he had to run by himself, minus having me after school. He simply could not run it, and we had to sell. After that my father had to go on pension, as he could not do really that much besides stand. well even on the pension, he helped me out alot, more than he should have when i look back on it, as i was young and did not realise what he did for me at the time. to make a long storey short, after i had to move away to get some decent work, i sent him money every month to help him out with bills, and such. kinda hard to run a whole house by yourself on a pension@ about $1000. a month. i did every thing i could do for him as well as quit my job and move back with him when he could not do everything for himself anymore. I stayed with him and did everything in the house for him until he passed away a couple years ago. then i moved back to ontario so i could support myself once again. The moral is in most cases you will repay them back somehow no matter the circumstances, or their values will show in how you help your future kids out. either way its a positive thing.

dont feel bad. they are just really nice people.

i think i have a unique situation, because even though my parents are very well off right now, they only reached this level literally 2 years ago. We were never poor, but defiantely average middle class for most of my life. So i think i am completely unspoiled and extremely grateful for what they do for me now because i wasn't brought up like i am being treated now, i was brought up into a normal middle class household where i had to pay for all my stuff. Now that they are living their dreams out basically, i can completely appreciate all they do for me and not take anythign for granted. Alot of people in the position i am in now were always in that position, so they are just raised to be spoiled little punks.

 

[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like something they want to do for you. I see nothing wrong with it.The fact that you are concerned about it and do not feel like they "owe" you anything is better than most people would be.

Just don't forget it. Maybe someday you will be able to repay the favor.

x2

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

I always bought my own cars-your a freeloader

esp at your age...