“We paid for her tuition 100 percent the whole way through. We paid for her to get settled in New York City. We paid for her first six months when she had her unpaid internship so she could get her first job. The week before she cut off all contact with us, she borrowed two thousand dollars.” Mary and Dave continued paying for Sally’s cell phone and health insurance long after she wouldn’t return their calls or emails. “We’re toxic, but our money isn’t.”

