A struggling mum has been left stunned by her son's reaction after she asked him to pay £80 a month toward their living costs.
The 18-year-old college student, who lives at home, is saving up money from his job for when he heads to university in September.
But his mum would like him to pay toward his board as she says 'things are really, really tough' for the pair at the moment. Unfortunately, her son does not sound keen to share his hard-earned cash and has been left 'f*****g' livid by the suggestion.
Keen to know if her request was unreasonable, the parent took to the online parenting forum Mumsnet, where she asked users to vote on the matter.
In her post, the mum wrote: "He earns 8-900 pounds a month and I've suggested he gives me £80 a [month]. Would make up for the £60 I will lose from child benefit."
She added: "He's at College and due to go to University in September he's saved around £2000 for this already. He is absolutely and completely f******g livid about this situation. Things are really, really tough for us at the moment if that makes any difference."
Unfortunately, commenters were unable to come to a general consensus over the divisive post.
"He's done well to save but he knows he'll need it for uni. It's (sic) not his fault you lose benefits you came to rely on. Don't (sic) punish him for it," read one reply.
"It wouldn't even occur to me to charge him," a second said.
But someone else wrote: "He's earning a decent wage so paying board is the right thing to do. Me and my brother both had to pay £40 per week back in 2000/2001. Mum said if we didn't like it we could move out and see how we liked paying rent and bills. We paid the board."
Another thought: "I don't understand people who don't expect working adults to contribute to their own living costs. Why on earth not? How many adults have £900 a month to spend on themselves? I don't, and I earn a very decent salary!!
"If he is genuinely saving money for living costs for uni then if you can afford it you might want to let him live rent-free to help with the savings. If he's out every night and buying designer trainers I'd definitely be charging rent."
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