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  1. 03-11-2008, 10:53 AM #1
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    Question Summer is coming and..

    my dad and his friend park their motor home in my yard which is fine by me. For the past 3 years dad has given me $50 per month towards the electric for the months they are here...but, the cost of electricity has skyrocketed and I was thinking of asking him to contribute $75. In the past the $50 hasn't really covered the additional cost, but I was loathe to say anything...cuz he's my dad.

    Would it be undaughter like of me to let him know he needs to throw more into the electricity kitty?
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  2. 03-11-2008, 01:18 PM #2
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    I'm sure your dad wouldn't want you to pay for his electricity. I would just explain the situation. I think $75 is more than fair. HTH
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  3. 03-11-2008, 01:27 PM #3
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    I think $75 is fair as well, I am sure if you explain things to him, he will understand.
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    I'm sure that he will understand. You may want to have a copy of the bill handy from last summer to this year just so you can show him the increase in cost. It never hurts to have a back up of information to share.
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  5. 03-11-2008, 03:16 PM #5
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    i don't think it's un-daughter-ly of you at all. I think if he knew he's be happy to help out more. But often if we don't know there's anything amiss we don't know to ask.
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    i think if you just present the facts to your dad, w/out seeming like it's a charity thing, just "hey dad, btw, i was going over our electric bills and noticed that it's going to cost about 75$ to pay for your motor home. do you think you could help with that?"

    no empathy stories (you know how men are!).

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    Thanks ladies!!! Dad's just a different kind of a guy...he's my dad and I know what his budget is like ever since my mom died. Guess if he tries giving me a hard time I can remind him that I paid him $25. per week to live at his house after graduation back in 1976...so he's getting off real cheap comparatively speaking of course LOL.
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    I bet your dad would probably under stand. I would tell him that you nee to raise the bill
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