Unburdened
Language: en
Before the final exam of my senior year, my daughter threatened that if I didn't buy her the entire Apple ecosystem, she wouldn't take the test. For her future, I gritted my teeth and agreed. After she successfully finished her exams and got her Apple products, she came home and presented me with a graduation gift wishlist. It added up to nearly $15,000, money I simply didn't have. She turned around and shamed me online, ranting that "if you can't afford to raise a child, don't have one," and threatened that if I didn't buy her these gifts, she would refuse to apply for college. I was…