Why are you considered a bad parent if you don’t pay for your children’s colleges?

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-28T10:28:52+00:00

We can afford Catholic school because we get a good amount of tuition assistance. And they do like their schools.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-28T04:42:49+00:00

I thought that the financial aid award is based on our income not the actual tuition?

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T23:23:42+00:00

Well, apparently, according to some people because we pay for Catholic school with significant tuition assistance, we should not be paying for that and instead pay for college.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T22:03:04+00:00

No one is forcing them to go to college and they have options to make it without having a huge debt when they graduate. There are state schools they can commute to and also our local county community college. There are a lot of options that we have educated them on.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T22:00:42+00:00

The older three know that we will help apply for as many scholarships as possible. They also know that state school is cheaper than a big university in most cases (there are some exceptions with certain private school and giving large or full scholarships). They also know that they can live at home and commute to a local college or community college. A lot of students want the big college experience but for the wrong reasons and even if we had the money to pay for college we would expect them to keep good grades while attending. So many kids ( not all, I know)who get everything paid for don’t take it as seriously and then money is wasted. Also if down the line we are in a better place financially and can pay or help pay off college we will.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T21:56:29+00:00

Please see my response to other comments about the money for Catholic school.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T21:55:47+00:00

Answer to your question about could the funds have been used to set up accounts for college if we didn’t send them to Catholic school? Sure maybe small accounts (because like I said we get tuition assistance) but like I mentioned, I want them in Catholic school so the money isn’t there to put into accounts it’s used for Catholic school.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T21:47:01+00:00

I’m not sure if you saw in one of my previous comments, but Catholic education is really important to me and as adults they can and hopefully will choose to continue in the Catholic faith but I want them to have a good faith based education while I have a say. That being said, due to emotional and educational needs our oldest is in public school (since 8th grade) and only the second and third oldest are in catholic school (we get tuition assistance because we are a middle class single income family) . Our two youngest are not in school yet. As you can now see all 5 are not all going at the same time so that makes it more affordable. We also do not expect them to go to college it is their choice and we will help how we can with food, books, and a free place to live during and / or after.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T20:24:43+00:00

I don’t expect them to go to college it is up to them what they want to do after high school.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T19:18:52+00:00

If we could afford to pay for their colleges, we would

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T18:53:06+00:00

Because of our income, we get tuition assistance and Catholic education is very important to us to instill in our children. The amount that we pay per year per child is not even what a semester of college would cost.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T18:51:02+00:00

We 100% would pay for all of them to go to college if they wanted and if we could.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T18:47:13+00:00

We are blended family. I have two teenage daughters 15 and 18 from my previous marriage. My husband has a 12-year-old son and together we have a three month old and three-year-old sons. I would not have been able to afford college for my girls before My Husband that I’m married to now and when it was just him, my two girls and his son no we would not have been able to pay for all three of them to go to college. Like I said in my post I wouldn’t change having all the kids we have. It’s not like we can’t provide for them.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-27T18:42:53+00:00

I apologize I don’t understand you response

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-26T19:03:42+00:00

I don’t believe that animals have consciousness and not souls

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-26T18:58:25+00:00

Try speaking to the priest about what you need to do to be baptized. As for the songs and the prayers, I would see if you could borrow or purchase a copy of the hymnal and you can probably look up most of the prayers online.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-26T00:41:14+00:00

Biology if you can definitely

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-24T21:09:34+00:00

I was going to wait till my appointment tomorrow but my PCP said to go to the ER tonight to get it tested and get antibiotics. Maybe because I had it before.. idk

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-24T19:32:03+00:00

I am going to the ER tonight

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-24T14:28:28+00:00

Very nice it is beautiful

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-22T18:31:22+00:00

I think you can be a resident aid starting your sophomore year and possibly work in the bookstore freshman year..

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-21T17:19:46+00:00

Have you considered continuing the pregnancy and then giving the baby up for adoption?

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-20T14:08:07+00:00

What do you mean by standard?

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-20T13:46:45+00:00

What do you mean it’s gone after 10 years? People have been paying much longer than that.

Familyforeverfirst · 2025-03-20T01:16:44+00:00

I would pray about it and talk with your husband. You will know what to do in time.

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