Having a financially irresponsible parent hurts a child in a very specific kind of way. Parents are supposed to care and love us no matter what, so, finding out that they spent money meant for you on themselves leaves a big scar. However, the reaction to this teen's story online wasn't as she expected. She hoped netizens would vilify her mother for using up the $30k from her childhood payouts until there was only $524 left. It turns out there was a detail in the story that meant the young woman might have gotten some facts wrong. Family, Relationships