She made that wrong choice. Now, she wants me to pay for her vacation. – East Bay Times

AMY: My mother raised six children during her life. She chose to be a stay-at-home mom, although my dad had barely done enough to keep us afloat.

As soon as we turned 13, we were told to find a source of money because we would be responsible for our tuition at a private school. It did not kill us. In fact, it made us responsible.

Now that my parents are older, for whatever reason, my mother likes to make us feel guilty about our father's lack of initiative in providing a better lifestyle.

She told me that she would think that we, her children, could provide winters in Florida to allow them to enjoy a warmer weather, and that we could afford it because we appreciate traveling with our families and do not feel the need to invite them.