US EditionDear Abby: Daughter Consistently Relies on Family to Bail Her Out
Patti’s father says she keeps rejecting financial counseling and spending on luxuries, while family support has not stopped her debt cycle.
- A father writing to Dear Abby reports his 43-year-old daughter, Patti, is constantly in financial difficulties and periodically asks family members for money.
- She filed for bankruptcy 20 years ago after amassing huge credit card debt and subsequently failed the state exam to become a nurse practitioner.
- Their two school-age daughters attend private school while the father noted a pattern of frivolous spending including plastic surgeries, fancy parties, and clothes.
- Patti rejected offers to review her finances and recently refused free financial counseling, reacting with nasty, resentful emails while his ex-wife stonewalls discussion of her difficulties.
- Abigail Van Buren advises the father to 'close the Bank of Daddy,' stating she will not stand on her own two feet until she is forced to.
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Dear Abby: My daughter, 43, keeps asking for money to save her lifestyle
DEAR ABBY: My 43-year-old daughter, “Patti,” a mom of two from different dads, is constantly in financial difficulties and periodically asks family members for money. Her live-in boyfriend earns a good living but is no help beyond paying the rent. Their partnership allegedly exists only for the kids’ benefit. The two school-age daughters attend private school. The boyfriend’s older son (by another mom) is away at college. We have noted a pattern…
Dear Abby: Woman who spends frivolously relies on family to bail her out
DEAR ABBY: My 43-year-old daughter, “Patti,” a mom of two from different dads, is constantly in financial difficulties and periodically asks family members for money. Her live-in boyfriend earns a good living but is no help beyond paying the rent. Their partnership allegedly exists only for the kids’ benefit. The two school-age daughters attend private school. The boyfriend’s older son (by another mom) is away at college.
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Dear Abby: Daughter consistently relies on family to bail her out
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Daughter consistently relies on family to bail her out
DEAR ABBY: My 43-year-old daughter, "Patti," a mom of two from different dads, is constantly in financial difficulties and periodically asks family members for money. Her live-in boyfriend earns a good living but is no help beyond paying the rent.…
Daughter consistently relies on her family to bail her out
DEAR ABBY: My 43-year-old daughter, "Patti," a mother of two from different fathers, is constantly in financial difficulties and periodically asks family members for money. Her live-in boyfriend earns a good living but is no help beyond paying the rent. Their partnership allegedly exists only for the kids' benefit. The two school-age daughters attend private school. The boyfriend's older son (by another mother) is away at college.
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