A parent’s relationship with their child is primarily based on selflessness, or at least it should be. When people choose to have a kid, they should be ready to put their needs before their own. However, some tend to see this relationship as transactional, anticipating an equal exchange for their efforts and investments.
When this redditor’s parents helped him buy a house, the money they gave him was supposed to be a gift—no strings attached. But after a year of settling into the home, they announced they’d be moving in for an indefinite amount of time, as they were having some financial struggles.
Scroll down to find a full story and a conversation with Joy Loverde, keynote speaker on elder care and solo aging, and best-selling author of The Complete Eldercare Planner, 4th Edition, Suzanne Asaff Blankenship, elderly care expert and author of award-winning book How to Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles, and Jennifer Fink, elderly care podcast Fading Memories host, who kindly agreed to weigh in on the situation with their expert insights.
