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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:36 PM Original message |
Do you feel obligated to pay for your children's college? |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, that way she'll feel obligated to pay for my nursing home. |
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Dem Agog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, no... |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. Will your children feel obligated to pay for your nursing home? |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I expect no help from my children in my old age. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think if you have the $$, they you should do it, but I sure don't |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. As a society, shouldn't we help each other to help ourselves? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. Scholarships made up the bulk of my higher education funding. |
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helnwhls (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. I feel ya |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, I do, in this day and age. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes, absolutely |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Well, we all managed to graduate at least from high school. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. That was then |
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Alleycat (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. Her grants and loans |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yes, that's an issue. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I'm a single parent too. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. Childless Here |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Well, none of us actually asked to be born into our families. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think it depends on your financial position |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yeah, it's a bizarre system. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. The $10,000 you borrowed is probably = $40,000+. |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
20. I will feel obligated but that doesn't mean all should... |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. I was fortunate enough to have |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yes, if we can afford it. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
24. Education should be free to everyone |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. A very wise statement, Maple. |
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rene moon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. If you have the money, then yes |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
27. Now, if we're talking weddings, I'd say no. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 11:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. I don't understand |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
28. Every family weighs their obligations differently |
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marigold20 (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
29. I felt obligated to help but not a complete free ride. |
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Reality Not Tin Foil (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. not me |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
31. I will pay for some but not all... |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
32. I don't think parents MUST pay for a kid's college education |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
33. I don't have kids |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
34. I will not go into massive debt, but do everything possible. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
35. I do. I brought them into this world. Bush fucked it. They need help. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
36. No. Fortunately my ex was from a wealthy family and the kids have |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
37. My grandparents (both sets) put my parents through college. |
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neebob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-04 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
39. I feel obligated |
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