Mom Paid Off Daughter’s Student Loans. Son Then Demanded Same Amount

A mom isn’t sure she’s in the right after she refused to give her son the same amount of money she spent on her daughter’s student loans.
The original poster (OP) shared her story in Reddit’s AITA and explained that after her husband unexpectedly died in 2024 from a heart attack, she received a life insurance payout and has been managing it carefully. She recently decided to use $60,000 of it to pay off her 30-year-old daughter’s student loans.
OP went on to say that when her daughter was 18, she pressured her to go to university because she thought it was the best path for her. She ended up getting her degree in history, and OP said her undergraduate degree didn’t lead to a high-paying job, ultimately racking up a lot of debt.
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When she was 30, OP’s daughter decided to go back to school and get her law degree. Now, she has a good job in her field, but her debt doubled. OP felt partially responsible since she’d pressured her daughter to go to college when she said she wasn’t ready.
After she received her husband’s life insurance payout, however, OP felt like she was in a position to help. So she decided to pay off her loans.