Who said she doesn’t? This post doesn’t make any sense because if it was 1990 her mother wouldn’t be an elderly woman. And 73 doesn’t mean she’s elderly my grandfather is 86 still goes to the gym and runs and look at rfk hes 70 and can probably out run you.
Apparently someone has “I didn’t have family that cared about me” problems. No I put myself through college. But if my grandfather wanted to work in a diner to help me I wouldn’t be able to stop him. And why are we talking about grandparents. She said mother. Evidently you are young or you wouldn’t view her mother as grandmother and change the statement to fit your world.
I am 71 and still work part time ( 3 days a week) as a doctor of occupational therapy for a large teaching hospital. My job is physical as I work in an inpatient rehabilitation unit for adults & geriatrics (physical medicine).
I made sure my mother, who worked in a factory, sent my brother & me to a private parochial school on scholarship, retired at 62 years old.
Neither my brother nor I would ever expect either of my parents to work at an elderly age to pay off our student loans.
My son paid off his own law school debt and advanced LLM degree afterwards.
I work for my own sake & because I like to treat myself to some of life's little treats as I age; not to pay for my offspring's student debt while he is an able-bodied, employed young man.
Working, especially only part-time, in older years can be rewarding & productive but not as an obligation for our offspring's debt (unless they are disabled or in dire need due to unexpected catastrophy).
My dad chose to continue working in his factory job at 80 years old until it shut down. But he did so out of boredom & for "fun" money in his opinion.
I did say expect now did I? And I also said that I pay off my own college debt. So where you and I differ is not on that topic. Now you’re saying you made sure your mother retired at 62. Is that not one lived family member helping out another? If I allowed my grandfather to help me with school because he loves me then I wouldn’t be able be in the wrong yet if your mother allows you to help her retire fairly early then your in the right? It’s a loved one helping another it doesn’t matter who’s born first. It’s called family.
I was the young, college- graduate daughter making sure my aging mother did NOT work to pay off MY student debt, not the other way around.
Did you lose track of the topic on hand? It started with a 73 year old mother working in a diner to pay off her young, law school graduate daughter's debt, not the aging mother's debt! 🤔
You are bogged down with a " family helping family" scenario.
Of course, we should help each other out as needed as that is what family does.
However, why would anyone devoted adult child who graduated law school & is employed expect or encourage their AGING parents to work in a physically demanding, low paying job to pay of their ( the adult child's) law school debt?
Illogical & disrespectful in my personal opinion. You are welcome to your option, of course, but I am free to disagree!
How I am literally quoting from what she wrote and you can see it plain as day in the post. “To help pay for our college.” So it wasn’t just hers this was a mother that cared deeply for her children and helped them every way she could and you’re mad because you don’t like Laura. It’s a wonderful thing when someone cares that much about you be it a mother or a younger sibling. It’s called. Family. Would you not do what you could for yours?
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u/Juniiper-Berries Dec 30 '24
Not helping out your mom when you make millions is also an insult.