An anonymous user on Platform X recently shared a perplexing situation seeking advice from the community regarding their parents' unusual demand. The individual, a recent graduate who secured a job, revealed an unexpected request from their parents to settle a list of expenses or an invoice incurred while raising them, including bills dating back to their birth.

Expressing confusion and seeking opinions on the matter, the anonymous confessor was uncertain about the parents' request and whether it was standard practice or not. This revelation led to a wave of responses from X platform users, sharing their views on the ethical dimensions of this situation.

Tak normal langsung weyyyy macam ni. Apa laa bala ang akan kena ni nanti2. Apa apa pun elak buat loan untuk depa. Bergaduh pun bergaduh la. Btw share la sikit listing tu. Curious juga aku ni. pic.twitter.com/GPhAqx2cDl

— meingl (@meinmokhtar) December 18, 2023

Many users were astounded by the concept, asserting that parenting shouldn't be treated as a financial investment, and that children are not commodities but rather a lifelong responsibility. 

  
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The general consensus emphasized that while parents do make sacrifices and incur costs in raising their children, it's a parental duty rather than a transactional arrangement. Users highlighted the emotional and moral aspects of parenting, stressing that the act of nurturing a child should not be quantified or treated as a financial debt to be repaid.

What do you think? Should parents give their children invoice for raising them? Comment below.

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