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I'm sick of paying for other's poor parenting. Many kids have this huge sense of entitlement and parents are afraid of not being liked by their children so they give in. I call that hooey! I raised four children. We had one phone and one TV in the living room, I searched their bedrooms if I thought something was up, monitered their activities, became involved with same activities, they came home on time or they were grounded and/or lost car privileges, they didn't have every electronic toy on the market (we never bought them any, they had to buy their own), and I told my three sons IF they got a girl pregnant,I'd be the first to make sure to take them to court to pay child support for the next 21 years. My daughter spent enough time with her little brothers to not want a baby. Did they say they hated me sometimes? Yup. As adults have they thanked me? Over and over again. Did they still make some bad choices. Yes, they did. BUT, because I stayed involved in their lives and talked to them (and, needless to say, at them) I waylaid any longterm harmful actions. I never wanted to be their friend. I'm their mother. It was exhausting, but rewarding and worth every moment. People, please, take care of your own and let me keep my hard earned money to visit my kids and their families. I don't want to pay for your kids kids!!!!