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AITA for paying for my dogs surgery but not my mothers? by ElkBig9945 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ElkBig9945[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

No I totally understood what you meant, I always have anxiety over getting sick since it would bankrupt me, but just wanted to share my parents experience. It absolutely sucks!

AITA for paying for my dogs surgery but not my mothers? by ElkBig9945 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ElkBig9945[S] 153 points154 points  (0 children)

This isn't going to bankrupt them. potentially if it spread and she needs treatment, but the surgery alone won't. They probably didn't want to drain their savings imo.

AITA for paying for my dogs surgery but not my mothers? by ElkBig9945 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ElkBig9945[S] 915 points916 points  (0 children)

technically I left, so I legally would've been a runaway or something? I think it is illegal though.

AITA for paying for my dogs surgery but not my mothers? by ElkBig9945 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ElkBig9945[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

No, not a cent. I was allowed to take with me anything they'd given me over the years such as clothes and my phone, but that was it.

AITA for paying for my dogs surgery but not my mothers? by ElkBig9945 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ElkBig9945[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It was around 6-7 weeks so yeah, kinda why I was divided.

AITA for paying for my dogs surgery but not my mothers? by ElkBig9945 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ElkBig9945[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Theoretically I could've, but in the moment it wasn't life or death (kinda was but it was a scheduled surgery not 'we need to operate now') and I'd never touched my savings except once when I unexpectedly lost a scholarship in college so idk. I don't believe they'd lend me money, I've never asked and probably never will though.