MrHamza@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 hours agoWhy are parents so obsessed with the idea of their kids "settling down"?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up166
arrow-up166message-squareWhy are parents so obsessed with the idea of their kids "settling down"?MrHamza@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareGeodad@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoYeah, and what if I choose not to have kids to save my money? It’s my money, not his.
minus-squareOpinionhaver@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoYou’re not obligated to have children - just like your dad isn’t obligated to leave you an inheritance.
minus-squareGeodad@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoExactly. So why are my boomer parents so insistent about grandkids? It’s expensive enough for just 2 of us to live. Why bring a 3rd into the situation?
minus-squareOpinionhaver@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThe discussion wasn’t about them being insistent on grandkids - it was about you being insistent on inheritance. If you think they’re being unreasonable, then it’s worth recognizing that your own insistence might be just as unreasonable.
minus-squareGeodad@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI don’t expect inheritance from him. Honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t gone no contact with him yet.
It’s his money, not yours
Yeah, and what if I choose not to have kids to save my money?
It’s my money, not his.
You’re not obligated to have children - just like your dad isn’t obligated to leave you an inheritance.
Exactly.
So why are my boomer parents so insistent about grandkids?
It’s expensive enough for just 2 of us to live. Why bring a 3rd into the situation?
The discussion wasn’t about them being insistent on grandkids - it was about you being insistent on inheritance. If you think they’re being unreasonable, then it’s worth recognizing that your own insistence might be just as unreasonable.
I don’t expect inheritance from him.
Honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t gone no contact with him yet.