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When parents disagree about financial support for adult children

My spouse and I disagree about how much to help our adult children financially - I think we've done enough and they need to be independent, but they think we should help more since we can afford it, and our kids are getting mixed messages.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Spouses must align on appropriate financial boundaries with adult children when resources allow but values differ.

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