My parents are asking me to pay them back everything they bought me since I was 12: Advice?

Tell them welcome to parenthood. Raising your children to 18 isn’t cheap. You take the list she gives you and tear it up. Tell them don’t buy us anything from now on. We only buy what we can afford and need

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Tell them to kick rocks. You don’t owe them shit. Besides after 18 tell them to take u to Court … lol this is dumb. Sue them for giving birth to you. You didn’t ask to get born. Dam parents these days always wanna make money, unless you are a free loader

Ummmm you are aware from 13-18 it’s their job to provide clothing, food, shelter.
I would laugh at your mother and tell her to take you to court.
I’d love love love to hear what I judge would say to her face

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They HAVE to be pulling a prank on you.

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I’d like to see the grand total please of what it costs to raise a child from the age of 12?

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You are legally their financial problem until you are 18, unless you were emancipated.

So literally laugh at them and move on with your life. .

They can be salty, but they are not going to get anywhere going to court with you to pay for things that they should have paid for.

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Of all the posts that never happened, this never happened the most

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They them to shove it. They have to supply you with clothing as a child. Your children’s clothes were gifts but maybe offer the money back for the repairs on your car

Leave and never look back! You are allowed to choose your family. If by chance they actually do try to follow through with the threat, I am almost certain a judge would laugh them out of the courtroom

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You’ve just seen a new side of your parents… your story is sickening. Start with saying no. How they choose to react is their problem, not yours.

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Sweetheart you owe them absolutely nothing… And even if you think you are responsible for it - up until you were 18 everything was their responsibility. They did things without any agreement with you for repayment. That was their choice to spend the money, not you. You did not ask nor did you demand it. If they want it back that bad then they can spend their money taking you to court and loose because they want to be dumbasses

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Omg that is wow no dont pay them back

Tell them they are financially responsible for you until 18 and anything they bought without you asking them to is a gift so you aren’t paying it back

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You must be kidding right​:flushed::woman_facepalming:t4::pleading_face:

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If this is the direction this page is going, please block me. This is the dumbest post. And I haven’t negatively commented on anything on this page EVER. Tired of seeing stupid attention seeking bullshit on my newsfeed

Sorry your going through this but techinical can they really make you pay them back for gifts that were freely given. You didnt sign a contract stating that you would pay them back and if they didnt pay for your necessary item then they could have been charge with neglect especially at the ripe age of 12. You didnt ask to be born remind them of that. They could have given you up. They made the decision to take care of you.

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Umm no way. They’re truly crazy. In no way shape or form are you obligated to do that. That’s not even how “loans” work. I feel like we are missing a big part of the story.

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Cut them out of your life. Tell them you’ll pay what u feel is fair and leave them two fucking pennies and find yourself some surrogate parents because nobody needs that!!

That’s truly sickening.

“Sorry, I can’t. I actually HAD that amount set aside in an account but as it turns out I’ve had to use it to pay for therapy after being raised by you. So let’s just call it even.” :hugs::flushed:

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Kiss my ass. Die already

You don’t deal with it, lol. Tell them to go scratch. That’s absolutely ridiculous of them to do.

Wow. Cut ties and never talk to those horrid people ever again.

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Forgive them and then distance yourself. My father kept a ledger on my brother and me. He didn’t love us. When I inherited some money, I was going to pay him back. But my wise mother-in-law told me not to. She said parents are supposed to provide food, clothing, healthcare, and education for their children.

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Uh…I really hope this is a joke they’re playing…even if it is absurd and sick :anguished::anguished:

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This is a joke right?

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Wait what :joy::joy:
Who does that

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You can do that? Lol

This really puzzles me! I have never heard of such a thing. Are your parents having financial problems and desperate for money? Do you have siblings and did they expect your siblings to repay them for everything? I wouldn’t worry about anything they bought for you before you turned eighteen. If they insist on being repaid for the gifts they bought you and your children I would give all the items back and tell them I would make monthly payments of $10.00 to remind them every month how cheap they are, and don’t ever take another thing from them!

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Tell your parents :fu:t2:. What assholes.

Wow…at this point, I would just say a simple no thank you every time they try to give you or the kids anything. And I definitely would not be paying them anything! I’d let it go and see if they decide to do anything with it. You could seek out basic legal advice to be prepared if they move forward with any legal proceedings.

:heart::heart::heart::heart:What “parent” wants money back for things you should provide for your child that you “Love”? This is some sick twisted shit. Nope. Who the hell told them to have you?You sure didn’t! I would basically be so disgusted that I literally drop them out of m. I’m sorry they’ve done this to you. :heart::heart::heart::heart:

I would love to see a picture of said ledger

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Omg. This is entirely laughable in the respect that you were literally A CHILD, and it was their JOB to take care of you by providing things.
You do not need to pay them back for what they did for you when you were under their care, or for any gifts that were given of their own free will without you asking for them. That is the most ridiculously narcissistic thing I’ve ever heard.

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Wow what parents would ask for any money back? Your parents sound crazy. This is really sad to hear. I would honestly stop talking to them. That is not what you do to your child. Making you feel guilty because they are your parents and are suppose to be taking care of you!! That is just crazy! I’m so mind blown

Oh no!!! My Dad kept a ledger on my sis and I but I think that started at 18 for each of us. He knew that we would never be able to pay him back all of it but he was teaching us to be responsible. I actually had $60 from my paycheck directly deposited into his account everytime I got paid. His thing was as long as we were trying to pay him back he would always help us when we needed it. Again, we were 18…12 though?? I think that is a bit much. You were a kid! I know this has to be painful for you. It was their job as parents to provide for you. Not sure what your relationship is like with them but maybe try and have a civil conversation with them to make them see how insane this sounds. Sounds like they will let money come in between the relationship and that is not right at all. I’m sorry this is happening…smh

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My girl just laugh at them … that’s the price of having children lol

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Tell your parents to lay off the Vodka :woman_facepalming:t2:

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yeah no. that’s insane. parent’s are SUPPOSED to care for you until you’re 18. but if they never mentioned you needing to pay them back for anything after 18 I wouldn’t. that’s straight bullshit and they say sound like horrible people.

I’d say, “SIKE BITCHES” and laugh and laugh and laugh and then block and delete their numbers and never speak to them again. That is literally insane of them to have done.

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I for damn sure wouldn’t pay it back or speak to them

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Tell them where to go! I can’t handle parents who feel they’re owed cause they had sex and had you! Lol it’s not like you asked to be in this world! Wash your hands!

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Parents of the year! Disgusting, That’s what parents do! They take care and provide for thier kids. Smh :angry:

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Thats crazy. I wouldnt pay them back for anything they gave you while you was a minor i feel like coats and stufd like that are necessities that you needed. As far as the car being fixed they shouldnt have supprised you with it if they wanted to be paid back they should have sat down and said hey we will fix your car if you pay us back so i wouldnt pay them back for that either. And as far as the gifts for your kids they shouldnt have bought them if they wanted to be paid back those are their grand kids

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That is so toxic and unkind of your parents. I’m so sorry. Cut them off, go no contact; no explanation, nada.

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Tell her she’s getting paid back… You intend on totally footing the bill for the nursing home 🤷

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Fuck yo mommy and yo daddy

Tell them to show you where you asked to be born. Their choice…

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Lol. Tell them to sue you. Honey. Dont even stress it. Move in with your life.

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Wtf?! Are you serious?! I’d cut my parents off and not allow them around my kids until my parents themselves could grow up! That’s ridiculous!!

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Lolol. You know what you do? You tell them screw you. And you go on with your life, and lose no sleep. Because they’re being crazy assholes.

This is a joke right

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Wtf this cant be real!?!?! That is flat out not ok and just dumb on their part. They have no ground as they were PARENTS of a minor child that’s their job as a parent to buy necessary things for their kid. And as for your children’s stuff you didnt ask for it :woman_shrugging:t4: cut the ties and tell em to shove it

They sound very toxic. I would cut ties with them and never look back. Cut ties all together and not even let your kids see them. A child does not owe their parents money for buying them necessities EVER!! And unless it was agreed upon ahead of time then you don’t owe them a penny for anything else they did. My husbands grandma that raised him did similar things to him but not near that extent, he got a job at 14 and started making him give her money out of every paycheck he got for rent and stuff. He got tired of it and moved out at 16 and left some stuff in his room for about a month and she tried to charge him a storage fee :roll_eyes::roll_eyes::roll_eyes: then when he got his first tax return as an adult she came with her hand out asking for the $ he owed her (he did t owe her anything) he shut it all down pretty quickly and told her straight up that she wasn’t getting anything from him.

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tell them to take you to judge Judy. That would be a good episode :rofl:

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Please tell them to take you to court if they want that money, and watch the judge laugh straight in their face :joy: seriously, a judge would probably tell them to get mental help for trying to charge their child for things they bought WHEN YOU WERE A MINOR AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. God I hope this is a joke because it’s on the list of most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard and I just want to give this person a hug for having such selfish people as parents.

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This is really sad. I feel so bad for you! I wouldn’t pay them back a dime, and I’d honestly probably really distance myself from them. They sound very toxic. I’m sorry you are going through this!:broken_heart:

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They can’t do that :joy: tell them good luck and stay away from them.

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Laugh at her and maybe stop contact
Depending on the outcome of you laughing at her :woman_shrugging:t2:

I wouldn’t give them a penny. You were a kid and they fixed your upon themselves also for buying your kids things when you didnt ask. I’d give them the finger and walk off. But that’s me and I wouldnt have a problem doing it.

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Parents are responsible for kids until they come of age if they want to be that way talk to a lawyer and then let the courts handle it

Really this is absurd. They had you you did not ask to be born. It was their place and financial responsibility to provide for you until you was 18. The things they have bought since whether it be for you or their grandchildren are on them. If you borrowed monies pay that back if not it is not your responsibility.

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Charge them for elderly care it costs more than a coat lol

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Wow! Do not pay them anything! Let them try and get it from u. What are they going to do take u to court lol they would be laughed at and the case would be dismissed. Sorry your parents are assholes.

:joy::joy::joy: I could see starting this once you turned 18 or finished HS. But 12??!!! :roll_eyes:
Damn, my 28 yr old would owe us 5 digits by now. Maybe 6. :thinking: I think I’ll start a ledger!!!

Yeah. That sounds very toxic. I’m so sorry you have to deal with this. Definitely dont give them money. That is crazy.

If they are serious that’s terrible. So I would either cut them out of your life right now. Or pay them back (if that’s even an option for you) and then cut them out of your life. The paying them back option is more like a big F you and now we are done. But you don’t have to pay them back anything. They were responsible for you and you never made any type of agreement to pay them back. And gifts and things you are not expected to pay back. So you don’t have to do it.

I would tell them they are not getting a penny and if they want they need to take me to court. I would also cut ties from them. They are horrible toxic people.

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Is this a joke?!?!?! :rofl:

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No way! This must be a joke :hugs:

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Is this evening legal😂 I mean you were a child… Their child… A minor who couldn’t support yourself…

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Unless you have a signed loan agreement, all of that was “gifted” to you. They’re delusional (or trying to teach you some kind of lesson)

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Time to cut ties with them

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Tell them they want the money to take u to court watch how quickly a judge slams them for that bullshit. Might even get money for the distress they caused u

Omfg… FUCK THAT!.. Tell them to get of whatever horse they rode in on and to take their heads out of their ass because its not a hat… Fuck them

Id laugh in their face hahahaha fuck off!! Seriously just fuck off like FOREVER! take my ass to judge Judy ya broke birches :joy::skull:

Please tell me this is a joke. If not, just ignore it and maybe them too. That would never hold up in court. You were their dependent until 18. You were their responsibility. You don’t owe them money for things they chose to spend on you as a minor.

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Toxic and crazy sounds like my dad for real, cut them out of your life for good

Tell them to take you to court, there was never an agreement made that you owed them for any of this…a judge will laugh them out of the court room.

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To be completely technical, you were their financial responsibility until you were 18. Cut them off. With personalities like that, it isn’t much of a loss.

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Sounds likeTo me that you need to cut all ties with them. What they are doing is ridiculous

That’s ridiculous! Tell them you don’t have the money to repay them and go on with your life!!! Who does that?!?!

I’m very sorry you are from crazy people you need to cut those idiots off scrape your shoe and move on and continue taking wonderful care of your children!!

Wow. I can’t even imagine.
I could wrap my head around after 18 but you were a minor and they actually had tax benefits because of you. Find out the child tax benefit for each year since you were 12 and give them that bill.

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The decided to have you. You don’t own them anything🤷🏻‍♀️ it’s a parents responsibility to care for you.

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This is ridiculous! Their role as parents was to provide and care for you. Not hand you a bill for them deciding to have a kid

It’s not you responsibility to pay them back. They are your parents, they chose to have you they are responsible for buying everything when you were a child. It’s called being a parent.
Tell them to grow up & then cut them off. It’s extremely toxic & completely fucked up that they would even go so far as to keep a ledger.

Tell them to shove it and walk away.

If this is legit haha they arent getting paid. It wouldn’t hold up in court. Youre good.

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Is this real a real question!?! :thinking:

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I’d tell them to fuck off and cut all ties!! Never ever talk to them, never let my kids around nothing!! Fuck that bullshit!! Their toxic as fuck!!

The hashtag family sent me spinning :joy::joy::joy::joy: thats no family my family sucks too hahaha but still wtf fuck off

I wouldnt pay them back… Definitely would cut them out of my life though.

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Grab the ledger and burn it!

Too bad!! Judge Judy, so we can see them get laughed off the stand!! Sorry you have to deal with outrageous experience

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Tell them they have lost their minds. Laugh it off and keep you doing you.

Absolute not. If they want you to start paying for stuff since you turned 18, that’s at least feasible, even though still toxic and fucked up. But since you were 12? Hell no. That’s what parents do, support their child.

Oh honey I’m sure they are teasing. Tell them you would never let money come between you and your relationship with them. Then drop it and just laugh it off.

This has to be a joke?? If not then what kind of parents do you have? :woman_facepalming:t2:

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Cut them off and tell them they won’t get a cent unless they take you to court. No judge would favor them and I’d be surprised if they can find a lawyer willing to take in such a stupid case