Or cash in your shares, sell your car, use your savings, mug your granny, use your exorbitant salary, which financial 'money grow on trees' do we have an obligation to give them stuff would you like to validate or not ???
Housekeeping is quite reasonably a contribution towards living cost to the parents (in most cases) of which the main household bills fall.
You either do it, or you dont, but there can only be one genuine type of housekeeping payment, otherwise its something completely different.
We can run...
Seems about right to me, just giving your kids stuff really isnt love, doesnt do much for them or you in the longer run.
I have a mate whos son was up until recently a young professional footballer with BHA and as he was living at home the club on top of his wages would pay his Mum and Dad...