My daughters have chosen two very different career paths - one makes VERY good money, while her sister struggles to pay monthly bills.
I don’t want to cause any issues.DEAR MOM: Yes, it is okay to help your struggling daughter. Being in a financial bind is extremely stressful; help can give someone room to breathe, as well as a fresh start. Unfortunately, however, repeated bailouts could interrupt her progress.
Her chosen path and hard work have quite literally paid off. Surely, she wouldn’t have it any other way. She will face various challenges in her own future, and as her mother, you will do your best to be there for her, too. We host birthdays and holidays at our house. I say invite them all and if they don’t want to come, so be it.Son no. 1 won’t come because our daughter is attending, but wants to host a later event for Son no. 2 .I’m not interested in enabling this mess by attending second events at which my daughter isn’t invited or by disinviting her.My wife is more interested in doing what no. 1 son wants.
You seem concerned but stalwart, but your wife’s fears will only enable your eldest son to tighten the grip and manipulate and control the entire family. This nonsense about not “letting” you announce the upcoming birth of your grandchild is ... ridiculous. He does not sound mature enough to be a father.
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