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Much love guys. Now today's first story comes from the true off my chest subreddit from

Net Curiosity who says, built it into contributing to a family member's wedding and I feel upset.

So basically, as the title says, I'm being guilty to help pay for a family member's wedding and

I can't help but feel upset.

My family is of the mindset that family helps family and although objectively I have a better

paying job so I seem better off. They also have more financial obligations, student loans, car

home, miscellaneous expenses for other family members.

I recently got a promotion and I thought if I saved frugally, I could pay off my student loans

this year and have some nice savings in the next year or so for a new home as my family

is growing. Out of the blue, we have a family member getting married, and although I'm happy for them,

my mom told me she already made a promise that I will help financially. I have already provided

$10,000 and I will be expected to provide more soon. I feel upset and I feel like trash. I know this

makes me seem like a dormant and I promise I'm usually

am not like this. But what else can I do when I get told that they don't have anyone else to go

to besides me? And that finally things are looking up for them and things will get better and that

our family finally has some good news to be happy about. I know I could have pushed back and said no,

but I would have felt bad about it and I would not have felt happy that my one decision

led to more problems for more people. I tried placating myself that it's okay. They are family and

I love them and they pay me back so it's okay but I can't stop feeling that because

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