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How to Handle Unwanted Financial Help

My mother-in-law keeps giving us money we did not ask for and it makes me feel grateful and resentful in equal measure.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Receiving unasked-for assistance can complicate adult autonomy and create obligation dynamics that strain relationships.

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