A dilemma from dilemmas.day
You work to the limit to keep your home. Your 17-year-old child studies constantly for a scholarship to escape poverty. If they don't help with your job now, you will lose the house and fall severely ill. If they help, they lose the scholarship.
AI push through alone
You work to the point of collapse. Your child keeps the scholarship; you destroy your health and risk the house.
BI ask for help
You force them to work with you. You save your health and home, but they lose the scholarship and their path out of poverty.
Sealed 2026-09-17
47%53%
I push through alone189 votesI ask for help
53% chose “I ask for help”.
What each choice meant
A · I push through alone
You pushed through alone to the limit.
The Selfless Parent — Your child's future is worth more than your own physical health.
B · I ask for help
You asked for their help.
The Family Realist — The household's survival today takes priority over future expectations.