Katharina Buczek
His parents even wanted full access to his entire house and proposed turning his office into their bedroom.
“They also told me they’d like to have more say in how I run my home. After all, ‘they helped pay for it,'” he added.
He felt cornered and pointed out how, while he loved his parents, he wasn’t comfortable with them moving in for a long time. Rather, he’d be happy to help them out in other ways, such as temporarily covering some of their bills or letting them stay for a set amount of time.
If you couldn’t have guessed, his parents were livid over this and accused him of being ungrateful. They believed that since they “invested” in his home, they were entitled to live in it for as long as they needed.
To make matters worse, his dad threatened to take him to court if he didn’t pay back the $20,000 “loan.”
Now, he thinks his dad was just bluffing, but the drama has caused a ton of tension in his family. Other relatives have gotten involved as well, saying that he’s a jerk for turning his back on his parents after they helped him buy a house.
“But I feel like they changed the terms after the fact, and I don’t think it’s fair to demand indefinite housing when that was never part of the deal,” he vented.
Still, he’s been left wondering if refusing to take in his parents is justified or not.
How would you feel if your parents tried to use their so-called gift against you? What should he do?
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