My mother-in-law gives my children expensive gifts that come with strings attached and lectures about how they should be grateful and I hate that my kids are learning to associate love with obligation.
More people experience this than they realize.
Generosity can become a form of control when it carries implicit expectations that transform natural gratitude into performed obligation.
“Where Are You with Family governance and wealth succession?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.