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Move Over Step.... difficult child just announced her engagement on Facebook
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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 594847" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>As far as I'm concerned, it is! This might get very interesting...</p><p></p><p>Not too long aog, she was in the wedding fantasy mode and showed me something on Pinterest. I made a comment about winning the lottery and she said (deadly serious...) "Don't worry, it's the FATHER'S responsbility to pay for the wedding>" </p><p></p><p>Now,understand, that the only thing that riles dear Ossy is the subject of money. difficult child can be running off hither and yon with the likes of Joran VanDerSloot and he will say "Oh! Lovely!" (I've often wondered about this ... what STRAIGHT man says "Oh! Lovely!"). However, ifI mention that she's gotten a letter for a collection agency, he huffs and puffs. </p><p></p><p>So ... when it comes to parting with any of his precious cash, he's going to go into his serious avoidance mode.</p><p></p><p>And this is what I'm really afraid of: She has a stock account that my parents gifted toher when she was a baby. She does not know it exists. My parents did this for all ten of their grandchildren with the intent that they spend the money on college or as a downpayment on their first home. They are all adults now (the youngest just turned 40!) and they all used the money reponsibly. My one sister did not tell her kids about the money until college. My other sister let her kids know, but wouldn't let them touch the funds. Sister 2's kids bugged the living daylights out of her and Sister 1 enjoyed peace ...which is why I chose Sister 1's route long before I knew my easy child was a raging difficult child.</p><p></p><p>I am the custodian of the account but, once she turned 18, she could remove me if she wished. Ossy knows about the money, obviously, and I have withdrawn and used funds for her (which is legal as long as it is documented). I payed for her one year of college that way and also gave some money toward her car. </p><p></p><p>I'm pretty sure he's going to lean on me to use it for this "wedding" in order to weasel out of parting with any money himself. His rationale will be something like "well, it's hers and once it's gone, it's gone ...she'll have to learn the hard way." My ratinale is that she might need it for medical care or something serious ... or maybe, just maybe as my parent's intended.</p><p></p><p>He's just sneaky enough that he might let it slip to her. If you hear of a middle aged, pot bellied man floating in the Cuyahoga, you'll know it happened.</p><p></p><p>Right now, I'm ignoring the whole thing. She's only gotten a little attention on Facebook .. mostly from other difficult child friends, and I'm just going to clap my hands over my ears and hum until it goes away. I hope to heaven it goes away...</p><p></p><p>Dash</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 594847, member: 9175"] As far as I'm concerned, it is! This might get very interesting... Not too long aog, she was in the wedding fantasy mode and showed me something on Pinterest. I made a comment about winning the lottery and she said (deadly serious...) "Don't worry, it's the FATHER'S responsbility to pay for the wedding>" Now,understand, that the only thing that riles dear Ossy is the subject of money. difficult child can be running off hither and yon with the likes of Joran VanDerSloot and he will say "Oh! Lovely!" (I've often wondered about this ... what STRAIGHT man says "Oh! Lovely!"). However, ifI mention that she's gotten a letter for a collection agency, he huffs and puffs. So ... when it comes to parting with any of his precious cash, he's going to go into his serious avoidance mode. And this is what I'm really afraid of: She has a stock account that my parents gifted toher when she was a baby. She does not know it exists. My parents did this for all ten of their grandchildren with the intent that they spend the money on college or as a downpayment on their first home. They are all adults now (the youngest just turned 40!) and they all used the money reponsibly. My one sister did not tell her kids about the money until college. My other sister let her kids know, but wouldn't let them touch the funds. Sister 2's kids bugged the living daylights out of her and Sister 1 enjoyed peace ...which is why I chose Sister 1's route long before I knew my easy child was a raging difficult child. I am the custodian of the account but, once she turned 18, she could remove me if she wished. Ossy knows about the money, obviously, and I have withdrawn and used funds for her (which is legal as long as it is documented). I payed for her one year of college that way and also gave some money toward her car. I'm pretty sure he's going to lean on me to use it for this "wedding" in order to weasel out of parting with any money himself. His rationale will be something like "well, it's hers and once it's gone, it's gone ...she'll have to learn the hard way." My ratinale is that she might need it for medical care or something serious ... or maybe, just maybe as my parent's intended. He's just sneaky enough that he might let it slip to her. If you hear of a middle aged, pot bellied man floating in the Cuyahoga, you'll know it happened. Right now, I'm ignoring the whole thing. She's only gotten a little attention on Facebook .. mostly from other difficult child friends, and I'm just going to clap my hands over my ears and hum until it goes away. I hope to heaven it goes away... Dash [/QUOTE]
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