Kicked my family off Amazon plan
The individual in this situation has been consistently paying for an Amazon Prime subscription for over ten years, starting when they were seventeen.
This subscription is used daily by multiple family members, none of whom have ever contributed financially to the cost. The poster only began to seriously consider the accumulated expense recently.
The situation escalated when a family member made a highly personal and embarra*sing comment regarding the poster's private purchases, leading the poster to change the account pa*sword and deny access to the rest of the family who are now demanding entry, leaving the poster questioning the necessity and impact of this action.
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The original poster is dealing with a conflict stemming from years of unacknowledged financial contribution and a subsequent invasion of privacy by a family member.
The poster acted to enforce a boundary regarding both finances and personal space after feeling deeply disrespected and embarra*sed.
The core question is whether cu***ng off access to the shared, paid-for service immediately, without prior warning, was a justified reaction to long-term exploitation and a specific disrespectful comment, or if it was an overly harsh response to the family's expectations of continued free access.
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