On my 60th birthday, I clicked “accept” on the $9.99 Amazon gift card my daughter-in-law sent me. A minute later, my son blew up the family Facebook group. “Mom, I’ve noticed you have a real habit of nickel-and-diming people,” David wrote, for all our relatives to see. “My other aunts and uncles get it. They never take money from their kids because they understand how hard we work. But you? You’ll take anything you can get, and you even seem happy about it.” The group chat went dead silent. Soon enough, a few relatives who had no idea what was going on tried to smooth things over. “David, honey, you’re being a little harsh. Your mom’s just trying to save it for you, so you don’t spend it all.” “That’s right! You’re her only son, and with your sister living so far away… who else is she going to leave her money to? It’ll all be yours someday anyway.” David’s reply was cold and immediate. “My sister chose to move away. And it’s not like she doesn’t come back every few months to raid the place. She always brings her kid, too. I bet it’s just an excuse to get a birthday check from Grandma. No shame at all.” “My wife, Jessica, is a saint for putting up with it. If Sarah’s freeloading pushes her to divorce me, I don’t know how my mom could ever make it up to her.” “Let’s be honest, when she’s old and can’t get around, she’s counting on me to take care of her. That’s why you have a son, right?” “Look, we’re not trying to be mean. We just wish our own mother had some boundaries and understood who the king and queen of this castle are.”
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