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Originally Posted by Lamplighter
...but we have had a lifetime of being "the parent" and it's hard to give up that role.
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There's the root, kinda. See, they owned this house, then sold it. Then, after one in-between owner and a few years, I bought it. It still feels like
their home, I'm sure. And, it is...But it's now
my house.
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Originally Posted by Lamplighter
I'll bet your Dad had the very best of intentions
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Absolutely, no doubt, whatsoever.
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Originally Posted by Lamplighter
A simple "Thank you, Dad" would probably do a lot more (for him), than any offer of $.
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It will be
hell trying to get him to take money. But, I won't be able to live with myself if I let the old man pay for a new roof. Might just buy him something.
None of my friends understand why I'm upset about this.
Friends: "Ya got a free roof, fool, STFU."