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Son uses the money he earned from developing his first app to surprise his parents by paying off... (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 2019 OP
Made me cry (and smile). FM123 Apr 2019 #1
Oh Yes! patricia92243 Apr 2019 #2
Wow, tears. Love this! Thanks for sharing. eom LittleGirl Apr 2019 #3
What a beautiful, loving act of kindness from a son to his parents. I cried right along with them. -Steph- Apr 2019 #4
Deeply loving cp Apr 2019 #5
A very close family. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #6
Now they'll never get him to move out of their basement. eggplant Apr 2019 #7
Good one! 🙂 MLAA Apr 2019 #11
+1 FailureToCommunicate Apr 2019 #12
Wonderful story. I think it is a common dream of many kids. usaf-vet Apr 2019 #8
It also solves another problem for HIM.. SoCalDem Apr 2019 #15
Heart-warming ... and, yes, brought tears to my eyes. And here's what the a**hole in the WH KPN Apr 2019 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author masmdu Apr 2019 #10
What a wonderful son and family karin_sj Apr 2019 #13
paying off link to tweet? nt msongs Apr 2019 #14
What a good son shanti Apr 2019 #16
nice Demovictory9 Apr 2019 #17
I felt the love and I got tears of joy for them! kimbutgar Apr 2019 #18
Contrast this with the College Admissions scandles families. BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #19
I'm crying right along with everyone else. Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #20
Ah hell, that's beautiful. ZZenith Apr 2019 #21
I remember mortgage burning parties More_Cowbell Apr 2019 #22

FM123

(10,054 posts)
1. Made me cry (and smile).
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 08:33 AM
Apr 2019

Your kids - they make huge messes around the house, all kinds of noise, you have to yell at them to do their homework or go to bed....then they grow up and do something like this. Oh my.

usaf-vet

(6,189 posts)
8. Wonderful story. I think it is a common dream of many kids.
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 10:58 AM
Apr 2019

The dream of being able to relieve their extend families of often crushing debt.

Tears here.

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
15. It also solves another problem for HIM..
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 02:25 PM
Apr 2019

He now goes not have to worry about how they are managing financially..

Having a paid off home and no debts are what makes for a secure retirement

KPN

(15,646 posts)
9. Heart-warming ... and, yes, brought tears to my eyes. And here's what the a**hole in the WH
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 11:00 AM
Apr 2019

has to say about immigrants:

“They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” …

“these aren’t people, these are animals. They cut people. They cut them. They cut them up in little pieces and they want them to suffer. And we take them into our country because our immigration laws are so bad.” …

“They kidnap, they extort, they rape and they rob. They prey on children. They shouldn’t be here. They stomp on their victims. They beat them with clubs. They slash them with machetes, and they stab them with knives. They have transformed peaceful parks and beautiful, quiet neighborhoods into bloodstained killing fields. They’re animals."

We cannot tolerate as a society the spilling of innocent, young, wonderful, vibrant people — sons and daughters, even husbands and wives. We cannot accept this violence one day more. “



Response to demmiblue (Original post)

BigmanPigman

(51,613 posts)
19. Contrast this with the College Admissions scandles families.
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 11:18 PM
Apr 2019

Which ones do you respect and think have self respect at the end of the day?

ZZenith

(4,125 posts)
21. Ah hell, that's beautiful.
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 02:40 AM
Apr 2019

That’s what love looks like right there.

There’s your American Dream right there.

My family got here before the Revolutionary War and I wish nothing but the best for every generation of that family and every one to come.

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)
22. I remember mortgage burning parties
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 03:50 AM
Apr 2019

On my street in the 1970s, people would celebrate paying off their 30-year mortgages.

What a wonderful thing for a child to do for his parents.

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