Was it? Damn I didn't know. Sorry, I saw the clip was posted in Aug on Sam Seder's show. Forget the bump, my bad.
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30-year-old man is being sued by his parents because he refuses to leave home
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Oh the joys of a battered sausage. I get a battered sausage and chips from my local chipper regularly. yum.
Kind of depends what he did for them...I don't want to be an asshole but my parents owned 3 houses growing up and guess who did the yard work, maintenance, and renovations... Well it wasn't my parents. I did all the yard work and chores at the house too. So it might be a selfish idea, but I think if I need help I feel a little entitled to it. I don't try to rely on them at all, but if this dude did as much as I did for his parents growing up...I could see rational reason for it.
Sorry, Blade. I don't think doing chores and helping out with stuff like renovations entitles you to anything. That's just you pitching in with where you live/family stuff/educational. It's not bonus, in my opinion, though I could see how it might make you feel like you were owed something. I also assume your parents might plan on leaving them/something to you when they're gone? But even if they didn't, I'm not sure I'd say I feel I was 'owed' that kind of support post-30. Heck, even 25 seems like a bit much to me. But I don't think that's the case for this guy anyway. He just seems to think he's owed an eternal nest or something.
Is this a joke? What are your parents entitled to for feeding you and providing you a home for 18 or so years? Not to mention clothes, toys, opportunities, schooling. Think about it and how it doesn't even apply to this story
These weren't small houses and I'm talking redoing plumbing, electrical wiring, painting, and flooring for the whole things. Doing all landscaping and other functions as well. Like redoing the fencing for the houses also. I would say that's worth a shit ton. Lol
I had friends that had it even worse than me. His father would make him and his siblings do all the work on his rental properties for free, made them pay for their band instruments (even though the father owns a music store), and broke one of his brother's arms when he said he didn't want to do the work anymore...
I'd say my friends are entitled to some shit whenever they fucking want it. Lol.
But that doesn't mean this dude did all that for his parents but all I'm saying is that just because they're parents doesn't mean they own you or don't owe you anything. I think it definitely depends on the situation.
Me growing up healthy? Do you think a dog owes its owners something or does the owner owe the dog something. I think it depends how you look at it.
The dog doesn't have a choice for being your pet. Neither does your kid. I think if you knowingly choose to have a child, you owe the child. Not the other way around. The kid didn't have a choice in being born. But you had the choice having them or not. So you have a shitty dog, too fucking bad. You don't get to just leave it in the woods. You have a shitty kid. Too fucking bad. That was your choice. Not theirs. Live with your consequences...
And I'm not joking. I'm not having a kid because I don't want to be responsible for it. Don't act like you're doing your children a favor. You made that conscious choice. Live with whatever you get.
I take care of cats and I don't expect them to do anything for me. And if I have a kid. I shouldn't expect them to do anything for me either.
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Did you (or your friends) at any point discuss it with your parents e.g. trade your time and energy for something you want?
I'll ask again as a reply to this post. How did you pay them back for everything they ever did for you? I assume you weren't fixing the plumbing until maybe..10 or later? What do you think you did to repay them those first 10 years that somehow in the end, they owe you?
Your friends case is obviously different. Physically harming your child doesn't mean you owe them either. It means you are a piece of shit
I live by myself. I don't ask for money. But don't think when they sell their houses for a lot more than they bought them for. I don't think about what I did for it. :PAre we sure this isn't The Chazz?
Already edited my last post with a response. but yes, the parent would still owe the kid more because it was the parent that made the initial decision. I don't see in any scenario how the kid owes the parent more.
I chose to pick up my cats as kittens and give them a house to live in. Do I have an obligation to take care of them even if they get sick or just become a nuisance. I think the answer is yes. And even if they scratch or bite me. I chose to be their provider, not the other way around.
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Read the news story, do you honestly think this guy was doing any of that?
No, most likely not. But acting like parents can never take advantage of a kid because they feed them or that a kid can't think he deserves more from the work he put into the household. I think that's a bit BS. There are definitely rational reasons.
I can't say I'd agree with you on this. I think, given your and your friends' situation, you can probably make a strong case that you should be owed some compensation. However, you are not owed eternal, unlimited room and board, which is what the dude in the article felt entitled to.