Do you help your parents financially?

[Admiral Yi]

Ditto.

Mom owed me twenty grand on the day I moved out. When the total reached $35,000 I gave up on it. A significant amount of my mother's existence is still subsidized by me, and I'm about to buy a house for her to live in.

How the fuck did you put together 20 large before graduating high school? 

[11B4V]

I'm curious how many people do this (mainly focusing on people who have parents who are retired, obviously, and not active professionally).

No none required.

[The Brain]

My parents aren't poors.

[derspiess]

Your mom still takes care of her boy, with all the meals she makes you.  Lucky bastard.

LOL, don't buy into all the hype;  if it's something she's made and she doesn't like it, it's passed on to me.  "Well, I didn't like the way it turned out", or "it smelled funny".  Thanks, Mom.

Now that I think of it, I'm averaging about one meal a week at my parent's house.  With the wife's screwed-up work schedule, I have the kids by myself Sunday as well as Monday thru Wednesday evenings.  With the kids driving me nuts & me being too lazy to cook, I usually find an excuse to go over there around dinnertime.

WHAT, YOU NEED HELP DOING SOMETHING ON YOUR COMPUTER THAT I COULD PROBABLY WALK YOU THROUGH OVER THE PHONE?  I'LL BE OVER AT 6:15.

The only downside to eating over there is that they've started taking on some old-people traits.  Like only buying sugar-free ice cream.  I always tell Tommy it's okay not to eat it & that we can stop somewhere on the way home.

[11B4V]

My parents aren't poors.

[merithyn]

Not yet, no, but I suspect that once we're in a better position, we'll be helping out both Max's parents and my mom. I see it as our responsibility and our pleasure.

[Ed Anger]

Your mom still takes care of her boy, with all the meals she makes you.  Lucky bastard.

LOL, don't buy into all the hype;  if it's something she's made and she doesn't like it, it's passed on to me.  "Well, I didn't like the way it turned out", or "it smelled funny".  Thanks, Mom.

Now that I think of it, I'm averaging about one meal a week at my parent's house.  With the wife's screwed-up work schedule, I have the kids by myself Sunday as well as Monday thru Wednesday evenings.  With the kids driving me nuts & me being too lazy to cook, I usually find an excuse to go over there around dinnertime.

WHAT, YOU NEED HELP DOING SOMETHING ON YOUR COMPUTER THAT I COULD PROBABLY WALK YOU THROUGH OVER THE PHONE?  I'LL BE OVER AT 6:15.

The only downside to eating over there is that they've started taking on some old-people traits.  Like only buying sugar-free ice cream.  I always tell Tommy it's okay not to eat it & that we can stop somewhere on the way home.

Graeter's is only a short drive away. 

If I tried to feed my family Graeter's, I'd be in the poor house.

[MadImmortalMan]

Ditto.

Mom owed me twenty grand on the day I moved out. When the total reached $35,000 I gave up on it. A significant amount of my mother's existence is still subsidized by me, and I'm about to buy a house for her to live in.

How the fuck did you put together 20 large before graduating high school? 

Moved out at 19. Had been working a couple years by then. Was promoted to uber fast food manager the day I turned 18 and it was legal for me to hold the position. 

I graduated at 17 so no I didn't have that before graduating.

[derspiess]

Graeter's is only a short drive away. 

When we had the apartment it was literally across the street.  They make some damned good ice cream.  Too good.

If I tried to feed my family Graeter's, I'd be in the poor house.

It's free on your birthday.  If everyone in your brood happened to have the same birthday: jackpot.

I never quite got the "Graeters is expensive" thing, but I never really went out for ice cream very often so I don't have a good frame of reference.  Having seen how it's made (very labor intensive), I'm almost surprised it doesn't cost more.

BTW I like how they make their kosher certification available when you look for a location on their website: http://www.graeters.com/pdf/k_cincinnati.pdf

[Ed Anger]

I'm down to feeding my kids 59 cent vanilla cones from Mickey D's. DADDY ONLY HAS 5 DOLLARS IN HIS WALLET.

[Admiral Yi]

Sell the youngest two to gypsies to feed the rest.

[Ed Anger]

Sell the youngest two to gypsies to feed the rest.

Great, Tamas is going to start sending me PM's.

[derspiess]

Sell the youngest two to gypsies to feed the rest.

Great, Tamas is going to start sending me PM's.

Hope you can accept payment in beets.

[Neil]

No.  That would be ridiculous.

[Syt]

My Mom would rather amputate her foot with a rusty spoon than accept help from any of her children. Heck she refused to allow me to invite her to Vienna (flight, food, lodging in either hotel or my apartment paid by me).