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#1 06-13-2006, 08:43 PM

daryn · #2 06-13-2006, 08:43 PM

just do it, this one time.. for your mom. she gave you life!

#3 06-13-2006, 08:45 PM

Charles Richter · #4 06-13-2006, 08:47 PM

Wow, your mom got owned.

Blarg · #5 06-13-2006, 10:37 PM

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Indeed she did.

I don't hold it against you; my folks were pretty similar. That's life. Not every family works as advertised.

If you do it, I would ask her to send you the bill, and maybe even go so far as contacting the dentist to verify the bill.

In your position, I might pretty strongly consider doing it, too, no matter what the relationship really is like. Teeth are very important, and actually have a big impact on health -- heart health, for one. Many operations won't be performed if a person's teeth are not in good shape.

And I guess I'd feel quite different if the procedure was just to get movie star/anchorman $40,000 teeth. But yeah, if your mother is in poor dental health, considering the way you're living now, rescuing her from that misery would probably be good for your soul. A little extra good karma once in a while couldn't hurt, even you figure your tank is already pretty much topped off regarding same.

#6 06-13-2006, 10:42 PM

ChipsAhoya · #7 06-15-2006, 04:26 AM

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Jeff W · #8 06-13-2006, 08:48 PM

I can't believe you sent that to your own mother. How much money did she give you when you were growing up? Even if you don't want to give her the money, that's a pretty [censored] cold way to go about it.

#9 06-13-2006, 08:52 PM

oddjob · #10 06-13-2006, 08:57 PM

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i'm honest to a fault sometimes. reading it over, it could have been put nicer, you are right. but for you to say 'your own mother' implies you have a very close relationship with your mother, i do not. as i said, she did not raise me and i've not seen a nickel of any sort from her since i was maybe 15 (i'm now 25). i see her maybe once every year, at most. we talk once every few months. we arent' cold or anything, just not close at all.

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i do not like my father, and for a good part of my childhood was not really there for me (even though he acted like he was). i would give him money if he asked if i could do it.

i know all situations are different, but it is your mother. give her the benefit of the doubt. then if she keeps coming back, you can come back and tell her no, and why.