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Delish · 06-01-2009, 02:57 PM

^yeah, 20K on renovations for a place you don't even own is insane.

What if the parents had insisted on not taking any rent money from the couple? I understand and agree that the couple is pretty lucky that they didn't have to pay anything throughout the time they were living in the house, but shouldn't that be a separate issue from the $1000 they received as a wedding gift? Like the OP said, the parents held on to it because the bride and groom were busy. It was never intended for the in-laws to receive/keep in the first place.

And what was the mother-in-law's reason for taking out the wife's laundry? Did the entire household share a washer/dryer? If so, the wife needs to suck it up and be around to take out the laundry in time before the mother-in-law gets to it. That's just common sense.

06-01-2009, 02:57 PM	#51
Delish Diagonally parked in a parallel universe Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,439 Thanked 72 Times in 20 Posts Failed 5 Times in 1 Post	^yeah, 20K on renovations for a place you don't even own is insane. What if the parents had insisted on not taking any rent money from the couple? I understand and agree that the couple is pretty lucky that they didn't have to pay anything throughout the time they were living in the house, but shouldn't that be a separate issue from the $1000 they received as a wedding gift? Like the OP said, the parents held on to it because the bride and groom were busy. It was never intended for the in-laws to receive/keep in the first place. And what was the mother-in-law's reason for taking out the wife's laundry? Did the entire household share a washer/dryer? If so, the wife needs to suck it up and be around to take out the laundry in time before the mother-in-law gets to it. That's just common sense.