Every time my grandkids asked for money, I gave. No questions. I believed them when they said it was for books, projects, or school trips. I wanted them to feel supported, and I thought I was helping. But one day, I overheard my daughter-in-law talking on the phone, saying she couldn’t afford a spa day.The very next afternoon, after the kids had come by and I slipped them some bills, I learned she had gone straight to the spa. My heart sank. The money wasn’t being used for my grandchildren at all—it was being funneled into her luxuries.
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