‘It is not my responsibility to fund someone else's child’: Self-supporting woman refuses to make monthly financial contributions to her brother and his pregnant wife, her mother ostracizes her as a result

What would you do if your family expected you to make repeated financial contributions to your brother, his wife, and their future child, even though you're already struggling to support yourself?

A child is not only a major lifestyle decision, but it is also a financial decision to consider. Word on the street is that having a child is getting more and more expensive, and that's due to rising costs of groceries, housing, and childcare. Save for the fact that the job market is stagnant, and you have a recipe for disaster if you have a child before analyzing what it takes emotionally, socially, and financially to raise them the best way you can.

The woman in this next story refuses to fund her brother and his wife's future child. The woman's mother, who asks her to make these contributions in the first place, isolates her from the rest of the family for making a judgment call: If her brother and his wife cannot afford a child, they should have thought about that before deciding to have one. It isn't up to her to remedy the situation, and commenters agree. Scroll below to read the full story.

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Even when you think you've got everything figured out, there's always a surprise around the corner. This self-supporting woman, who is in her late twenties, explains that though her financial situation is a bit tight, she has what she needs to get by. Isn't that what we're all doing at the end of the day?
It's not abnormal to ask for help, but no means no if that's the answer you're given, which is exactly what this woman says to her mother upon asking for handouts for her son and daughter-in-law.
"AITA for refusing to give money for my brother’s baby?"

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