Finally some sense on the thread. She’s an adult, and the parents were out of line. Adults are entitled to make their own mistakes, but parents aren’t entitled to wiretap their adult children in order to prevent that.
Out of control, controlling parents.
Paying the college expenses doesn’t entitle ANYONE to completely dictate and spy on the student’s life.
Demanding the $66,00 back is just plain stupid.
The child of such parents would have been better leaving at 18 and making her own way ,especially if she is that good academically and in her chosen field.
There are quite a few parents who try to have success and fame through their children and the most obsessed parents attempt to deny ANY independent actions or thought.
Or the parents may just have consuming,genuine-to-them fear the child will do something,anything, not “right” in the eyes of the parents.
Such parents can ruin a child’s chances for success and maturity,or at least severely delay those things.
I KNOW,from personal experience.
Years ago my mother told me when I started to have children......remember your children are only loaned to you for 18 years, Too many kids and parents today think they own their kids. As long as mom and dad pay the bills, its OK with the kids, they don’t need to grow up...