Some parents wonder if it’s ever appropriate to charge their teenager rent. Truth is, there’s no one-fits-all answer. It depends. Of course, there are some guidelines but every situation is different and parents need to feel out what’s best for their household.
Mumsnet (the UK’s biggest website for parents) user Icanflyhigh, for example, thought it was time when her 16-year-old daughter started an apprenticeship and was earning £14.5K (around $20K) per year. She didn’t ask for a lot, too. Just £50 (roughly $70) per week.
However, when she asked the teen to contribute to the household budget, the girl got really angry really fast. The whole thing grew into such a huge fight, Icanflyhigh started feeling like the worst mom in the world for proposing this idea in the first place.
So, she told her story on the online platform and asked other parents whether or not she was being unreasonable. Here’s what she wrote.
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Here’s what people said about the situation
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