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Originally Posted by Titchou
So who on here wants to be the mom telling daughter #2: Well you chose a cheaper college than your older sister but the cost to be Greek for you is too high. So, even though we funded your sister's sorority bills, we aren't going to fund yours because it's too expensive at your school.
Really? You want to tell your already #2 daughter that you don't love her enough to do what you have to do so she can have what you've given her older sister? Wow! And I thought my mother was Momie Dearest personified.
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If we take the OP at her word, the family doesn't have the money. I personally don't have any reason to doubt her. The costs she was told to expect turned out to be double at some chapters, and she just can't swing the higher cost.
I suspect she regrets not budgeting differently or whatever, but I'm not sure why you are so quick to conclude that she can "do whatever she has to do" to finance the sorority or that people who love their kids enough can afford anything the kid wants badly enough.
That's not my experience with money. Sometimes, I'm maxed out in terms of what I can spend and with rising concerns about student debt, one could conceivable be maxed out in terms of what you could safely borrow.
Your post here just seems mean spirited to me. I suspect she hates being in the position but can't magically produce the money to change the situation.
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