A Boomer Dad Called His Son 'Spoiled' Because The 23-Year-Old Says He Can't Throw A Wedding For Under $7,000, And He Needs A Lesson On Inflation

Weddings are EXPENSIVE. Like, tens of thousands of dollars expensive, and any help financial help from family members is usually more than appreciated. Well...unless it comes with complaints.

And that is exactly the case when it comes to this story told by 57-year-old father throwR-7746, who sought advice from strangers in the Am I the Asshole subreddit about his son’s upcoming nuptials.

Here’s the story in his own words: “My son, 23 is engaged to Peggy, 22.

They have been engaged for 5 months or so. Our culture dictates that Peggy’s father and I share the costs for their wedding. Her father said we should provide $10,000 each, a total $20,000 budget.

I could afford this, sure, but this seems insane and extravagant to me.”

“I said I would give $5,000 and he could give whatever he wanted. Peggy’s father also put up $5,000. I told my son this and he told me outright it wasn’t going to be enough.

He said, ‘I don’t mind, I figured that me and Peggy would have to pay for some of the wedding.’ I asked what he meant. He said no way would they be able to do their wedding for under $10,000. I said my own wedding, after haggling and deals, only came out to around $7,000 so I do not think this is an issue.”

“He argued against me and said that my wedding was 40 years ago and prices were different.

He outlined some prices and said the cheapest venue he could find was $5,000, and food alone was going to be $2,500. He again said he didn’t mind and he thanked me for giving them money for the wedding, but I honestly felt hurt that he thought we were not giving enough.”

“I said, ‘How could food come out to 2,500 dollars?’ And he said that food was around $25 per person. I suggested ordering pizzas or sub sandwiches but he looked at me