feeling like a financial burden to my parents?

Question

I am 20 years old and I live with my parents still, my dad and stepmom. I’m on my stepmoms health insurance with her work still. I only have a part-time job, and go to school online full-time, so I really don’t have the means to be supporting myself with my bills and my parents do, very thankful for that. But, when it comes to my health and my bills, I feel like I’m just a burden for asking for things. For example, I went to the dentist today, and they suggested a night guard to help with my TMJ/grinding in my sleep and the movement of the my teeth. Well it’s going to cost $298, and the insurance is covering a lot of it already. I feel like a burden to ask them for this, but it’s like why should I If these are things they are supposed to be doing for me?😔

Answer

really they don’t have to do these things for you as you’re 20 you aren’t their obligation any more.. but they don’t mind they are your parents they love you and care about your health. they have the means and aren’t struggling so don’t worry about it.

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I’m 24 and I just went to the dentist after a few years of being away at college. My parents paid for everything, my mom still buys me clothes and has pretty much bought everything for my baby that’ll be here in February. I used to feel the exact same way about being grown and still having my parents pay for a lot of stuff. I wouldn’t feel too bad though because they sound like they have no problem helping you and they do it out of love.

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Help out around the house. Pay for things yourself - when I moved home from college, I was responsible for buying any *extras* that I wanted that my parents weren't already purchasing for themselves (so I wasn't responsible for rice, but I was responsible for ice cream). Pay your own co-pay, or cover what insurance doesn't (like with the night guard). 
As a side note about the night guard, you can get much cheaper ones on Amazon or at places like Walmart.
Tell your parents that you feel like a burden, and you want to help with some of the expenses. This would be an opportunity for them to tell you that you're not a burden, and there goes that weight off your chest.

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Feeling like a financial burden is common after you turn 18😂 but ,in my opinion, when parents send their kids to college full time they basically should sign their rights to support that child until he/she graduates. Let them pay for whatever you need them to pay for , but when you get into them bucks after you graduate,make sure you treat them to something nice

feeling like a financial burden to my parents?

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