I believe in family member helping each other as much as possible. Meaning that parents make their adult children feel welcome to stay with them whether they choose to or not and help care for grandchildren, and children take care of their elderly or ill parents and contribute to household tasks and payment of expenses when they are able to. There are many ways to help and they don’t all have to be financial. We’re not all going to have equal circumstances. Give help when you can, and take when you need.
I also believe in the importance of teaching children independence, work ethic, and the value of money from a young age so that they won’t struggle to do these things if their parents aren’t able to help. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to give your adult children an advantage through financial support but it becomes a problem when they feel entitled to it and can’t support themselves without it.
Finally, my comment assumes that the relationship between family members is a healthy one. You should not be obligated to help someone who is abusive on the sole basis of being related.












Ability to communicate and compromise when needed.