<p>Thanks Sally305. It made sense for us and we have no regrets and our children don’t either. </p>
<p>For us, if a GP offered money to one of our children and not the others, we would not accept the offer. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that if GPs offer money now and in August their situation changes, you could find yourself sending a child to a college that you cannot afford and you have other children to send to college waiting. They could retract their offer, and even ask for repayment!</p>
<p>I have a friend who accepted $5000 from inlaws for home improvements which were nice but not necessary. After FIL died, MIL asked for the $5000 back because she did not feel financially secure despite being upper middle class leaning or wealthy.</p>
<p>One should anticipate the possibility of GPs asking for money back in the future.</p>