AITA for not paying for my son's wedding?
The narrator and their spouse have two sons. When the younger son had his first wedding, the parents contributed approximately $10,000 toward the expenses.
Years later, when the older son married, the cost of weddings had increased significantly, so the parents provided $30,000 for that event.
Now that the youngest son is getting remarried, he expects his parents to fund this second wedding, but the parents have refused, stating they will only pay for one wedding per child. The youngest son believes his father is acting like an 'a*shole' over this decision.
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The core conflict centers on the parents' decision to finance only the first wedding for each son, viewing the financial support as a one-time event, while the youngest son feels ent*tled to continued financial support for major life events, regardless of previous contributions.
The central question for debate is whether parents have an obligation to financially support a second marriage for an adult child, especially when they have already substantially funded the first, or if the responsibility for all subsequent life milestones rests entirely with the adult child.
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