Read the passage below and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
You have a good relationship with your parents, but money has also been a source of conflict with them. You are the first in your family to attend college and are working twenty hours a week (and full time during the summer) to contribute toward your living expenses and tuition. You have taken out a hefty amount of money in student loans as well. You know that money is tight for your parents and are grateful for the help that they can provide. Your mother, for example, sends generous packages of food, and your father and stepmother pay for your car insurance. But money is still a constant concern for you.
Recently, you discovered that you could qualify for a grant — money for college that does not need to be repaid — if you can prove that your income falls below a certain threshold. The only way to make that happen is to declare yourself independent from your parents’ care. But that would have negative financial consequences for them, as they would no longer be able to claim you as a deduction on their tax return. When you discuss this with your father, he becomes so angry that he threatens to cut you off altogether — no more car insurance or place to live during your summer internship. He tells you that if you want to be independent, you should be completely independent.
Your relationship with your father has been affected no matter what you decide. If you declare yourself independent, you will lose his help and gain his wrath. But if you do not, you will have a lot of financial stress. Is there any way to repair your relationship with him?