“Kids Owe You Nothing”: Parents Decide to Start Collecting N93k Monthly Rent From Daughter

• A couple from Texas, America, sparked a debate online after disclosing they charge adult children rent
• According to Erika and Cody Archie, they asked their daughter, 19, to pay rent after high school
• The parents' social media post ignited mixed reactions as some fans agreed with them while others slammed them

An American couple who started charging their daughter rent after she refused to go to college has raised a debate about modern parenting.

Their decision to charge their 19-year-old daughter Kylee Deason $200 (N93,100) per month as rent elicited mixed reactions.

Daughter pays N92k rent to parents

According to Daily Mail, their daughter graduated high school in May 2022, and on June 1, within two weeks, she was paying rent to her parents.

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That choice left much of their fans split over how parents can best teach their children financial maturity.

"How do you feel about making your adult children pay rent to live at home?" the couple posted on Instagram.

Mixed reactions from fans

hightange:

"Bad parents my children did not pay rent and lived at home till they all got married all 4."

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"I agree with her paying rent. But if she pays rent, she should be able to come and go with no curfew as she pleases, though."

cathycookkendall:

"You are absolutely correct! No discussion needed! They (children) are more than welcome to make their own choice. You’ve given her an option and she can choose. Very simple!"

hightange:

"O and by the way we helped them out if they needed remember one day we will be old pay it forward."

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e.harding27:

"Your kids owe you nothing. They are a product of your decisions and choices. They didn't choose to be here, you chose to have them."

_cccourtneyyy:

"Hell no. My kids will always be welcome home, rent-free."

Young girl sleeps on wrapper after renting house

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young Nigerian lady, @rons_crib, got many praising her move to become independent when she shared how she was coping in her new apartment.

After renting a place for herself, the lady showed the house looked bare. She lay different clothes on the floor to form a duvet so she could sleep on them. After padding the floor with thick clothes, she covered them with a wrapper.

Lady celebrates buying a bed

In other news, another lady who did not have any furniture for her new apartment shared a video that captured the moment she finally got a bed.

She was super excited as she sat on her new bed before a standing fan. Some men also helped her to bring in her bedframe.

Source: TUKO.co.ke