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Should adult children owe financial support to parents who treated them badly? Being raised by someone does not create an unlimited debt.
Should adult children owe financial support to parents who treated them badly? Being raised by someone does not create an unlimited debt.
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- Jules · Starter
Help should depend on capacity and the relationship, not just biology. Adult children are allowed to protect themselves from further harm.
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Support can be a choice without being an unlimited moral debt. Past mistreatment and the adult child's own dependents are relevant to reasonable boundaries.
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