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How to Handle Resentment About Parents' Financial Mistakes

My dad has always been terrible with money and now that he needs help I'm angry that his poor choices are becoming my financial burden.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The child inherits not just the consequences of parental decisions but the complex emotions of loving someone whose choices created the crisis they now share.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and aging parents — the financial caregiving challenge?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.