A 38-year-old mom is second-guessing her future with her fiancé after he suggested using her teenage son's Social Security survivor benefits to help cover the rent on a new home they plan to move into together. She turned to the AITAH subreddit to ask if she was wrong for saying no — or if this was the kind of financial red flag that shouldn't be ignored.
Her son, 15, has been receiving $1,100 a month since his father passed away when the boy was five. The money is meant for the child's welfare, and up to now, the mom says she's managed it that way — giving her son $550 for personal use, and saving the other half for his future. But now that she and her 40-year-old fiancé are planning to share a home, the question of how that check gets used has sparked a major divide.
