My life, as they say, is not sugar-coated. I have two sons: one seems to be successful, and the other… well, I don't know how that happened.

Real Life. "My Son and Daughter-in-Law Decided I Had to Sell My 3-Bedroom Apartment": I Need to Help Them Pay Off Their Mortgage

I raised them the same way my whole life, but they grew up as if they were two different people. The older one is successful. He has everything: a good job, family, wealth. But the younger Patryk… He does nothing: either he lies on the couch or plays on the computer. He can't find a job — you see, he doesn't like anything.

We live together in my three-room apartment. Everything would be fine, but I didn't expect that my oldest son's wife, Anna, a woman who is always dissatisfied with something, would suddenly come up with a new plan. And that's how it all started. One day I was sitting in the kitchen.

The evening was quiet and peaceful. Patryk was drinking tea nearby, not saying a word. Suddenly the phone rang – Radek, the older son.

-Dad, hello! You're home?

-Hello, son. At home, of course, where else would I be?

-Is something wrong?

-No, everything is fine. Ania wants to talk to you. It's important.

I saw that my son was very excited. It turned out that my daughter-in-law had decided that I would sell my apartment to help them pay off the mortgage, and I was going to move into a studio apartment. I couldn't help myself:

-No! It's not up to you to decide where I live or what to do with the apartment. If you decide to take out a mortgage, pay it off like any normal person. I have my own plans for this house and I'm not going to change them because of your debts. I ended the call and felt the blood rush to my temples. Patryk had been sitting there silently the whole time, but I could see in his eyes that he was angry too. I never thought that children could demand your house so brazenly.

Then Radek tried to discuss everything peacefully a few more times, but I stuck to my position. I'm simply shocked by this impudence!

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Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116