<p>I don’t think this Mom is trying to get her son to pay for his college tuition/room/board. She just wants him to contribute towards his personal expenses and books. This is not unreasonable and should be the standard for all able bodied college students. I think he’s under the impression that Mom’s money is for the both of them, but any money he earns is his alone. He needs to grow up. His Mom needs to lay down the rules and insist that he use some of “his” money to contribute towards books, personal expenses, and his own “entertainment/social” expenses. If he refuses, too bad. Let him stay alone in his dorm room on the weekends (which Mom paid for) while his friends are out having a good time (he doesn’t want to use HIS money for HIS social life). Let him try to get through the semester without paying for books (he doesn’t want to use HIS money). He’s a spoiled brat and she gives in to him because of one reason or another. It’s definitely time to stop enabling him. He has a job and it’s time he learn the responsibility of using his money wisely.</p>