Money can be a delicate subject, especially when it involves your family.

When one mother’s reckless spending becomes a burden for the rest of the family, one child is left guarding their piggy bank for dear life.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for refusing to give my parents money from my savings?

I’m currently at my wits’ end with my parents as of late.

My mother spends money like it grows on trees, and that leaves my father having to ask for money from my siblings and me rather than forcing my mother to limit her spending habits.

This bears a very heavy weight on this person’s shoulders.

This has caused a lot of turmoil for me.

I don’t understand how we can afford to live like this if we are struggling so much.

That’s at least what I am told.

But my mother spends her and my dad’s money like there’s no tomorrow, which leaves it up to us to figure out what to do.

They contemplate what it would be like to finally stand their ground and tell their parents no.

Does it make me a bad person for telling them no? Do I cave in and give them the money?

I am unsure of what to do, and I am fearful of what is to come should I resist more.

AITA?

It’s never comfortable to tell someone no, especially when it’s your own kin.

Let’s see what Reddit had to say.

“No” is a powerful tool that this person shouldn’t hesitate to use at all.

Believe it or not, giving in to their mother’s demands would actually make the situation much worse.

It’s high time Dad step up and take the lead in managing his wife’s problems without putting it on the kids.

It may just be time to stop the mother’s compulsiveness at the source.

Love may be priceless, but it’s not a blank check.

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