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Monday, August 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Doctors fighting about money: Now that's rich

His parents paid for everything and mine did not. So I'm in debt and he isn't. Why are we fighting about this?

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  • Sunday, August 17, 2008 08:00 PM

    no entitlement for anyone

    Wow. I'll have to just echo most of the responses here - by no means do i think anyone is entitled to money from their parents for education, wedding, or anything else. I am really dismayed by the expectation that if they were less ignrrant the LW would have more. Wow. Seems the couple go well together in that they both view entitlement the same. I have a mountain of debt - not as much as you I'm sure, but I'm not a doctor-to-be either. It happens, and it was my decision - ever last borrowed dollar. I used to seethe at the "rich" kids in college who knew nothing of my sorrowful fate - sheesh, what a bunch o' baloney. Me, my life, my choices - no regrets.

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