I have blogged about how we should not think of children as money trees before. See: What is our attitude towards children? I have also blogged about how children should not treat parents as their ATMs before. See: My parents are my ATM. When it comes to money issues, even family members can become enemies. These topics are so sensitive and views are so diverse that whenever I blog about them, I am likely to get some negative feedback. Some readers even told me they had to stop reading my blogs for a while to recover from my blunt and, what they thought, unpalatable views. This is why the Chinese people say: 谈钱伤感情 When we talk about money, it hurts feelings. Hard truth. When I read about someone who was the eldest amongst three children complaining online about how he was not in his parents' will, it was somewhat poignant. This is because I am...