A mum has divided opinion after dubbing young adults who live at home as ‘entitled’ and insists that they should contribute to household bills and food
A mum has divided opinion after sharing that she planned on charging her daughter £120 rent every month – she does not need the money but wants to teach her a lesson.
We all have different methods when it comes to parenting, but one thing most can agree on is that the rising cost of living crisis has impacted families greatly.
And one parent believes that because of this, no adult should be living at home with their parents or other family and not contributing to the bills. Not only does she think it makes spending more fair, it teaches young adults a good lesson.
Roxy, shared her thoughts on TikTok recently, believes there is a growing sense of “entitlement” in young people nowadays. The mum, who shares parenting tips and TV chat on her page, and explained that her 21-year-old daughter has recently moved back home after she was stuck paying £1,000 rent a month for a flat with her boyfriend.
The mum, who charged her daughter £30 a week before she moved out, asked: “How much do I charge her? I don’t need the money but do I charge her anything? Her boyfriend won’t be living with us but he will be there a lot, and they do eat a lot. I will become her taxi as she doesn’t drive.”
She added: “Unless you’re studying or saving for a house, there should be no adult living at home with their parents that are not contributing in some way – be it cleaning, or giving money for food, you know it’s not free. The cost of living is wild these days.”
She has now decided not to charge her daughter for rent, but she expects her to be buying her own food – and if she eats a packet of crisps that her mum bought, she expects it to be replaced.
The mum further explained her rules, and said: “If I see she is spending money on holidays and buys herself a nice car or something then yeah I’m going to say – pay some money. I don’t want her here forever – she’s quite messy.”
She added: “You [parents] should not have to ask, they should want to give it you. If you respect your parents, you would not expect them to provide for your grown a** adult self. When your kid is 40 years old and they’re still spooning off you, then that’s on you.”
She concluded: “If you’re working to save for a house or studying and your parents can afford to support you then yeah, fair enough don’t pay anything but if you are just working and you are living off home and sponging off your parents then you’ve got no respect.”
To charge or not to charge
“Personally couldn’t charge my kids,” one commented. Another added: “Wow. I have never had to pay a penny to my parents while I still lived at home.”
“Charging kids rent is criminal,” commented another. Another agreed and said: “Parents house is your home. Charge nothing. Don’t understand parents who charge. I stayed with mine until I was 30.”
But a number of others agreed with Roxy and say they charge their children to live at home. One individual said: “My son is 26 and he contribute £150 a week. He takes home a week £1500 a week and I take £1426 home a month.”
And another shared: “My son is 24. He earns approx the same as I do. We split the rent, council tax, water rates and energy 50/50. He has the main room. I do a monthly shop once a month but in between he buys his own food.”
Meanwhile, a third added: “I think you should charge and they should pay out of respect , it’s setting them up for real life.”
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