Man says his mother keeps harping on the $120K she gave for his overseas education and $150K she forked out to renovate the house he bought

SINGAPORE: A man who had to take money from his mother for his education wanted to know if he should take a loan to repay her if it meant he could salvage their relationship.

In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the man said he still had family ties back in his home country, where his parents still lived. He said that his parents generously spent a significant amount of money, about $120,000, to fund his education. He did not state which currency this amount was in.

“Additionally, a few years ago, I purchased a house for them to live in and they spent 150K on its renovation. Unfortunately, my relationship with my mother has deteriorated over the past year due to favoritism issues. Whenever we attempt to discuss unrelated matters, my mother consistently brings up the fact that she used her retirement savings to cover the expenses totaling 120K+150K, emphasizing that she hasn’t spent a single cent on herself”, the man wrote.

He added that her repeated comments had become exhausting, and he wanted to repay the sum to break free. However, the man noted that it would take him several years to accumulate the amount, and his “parents may not live long enough to witness this repayment. Hence, I’m contemplating whether it would be wise to take out a loan to repay my mother, and shoulder the burden of the monthly installments myself”.