You don't seem to have addressed your parent's point. A creator can post a paidlink link on their own site. You already know they're not a scammer because you'r

You don't seem to have addressed your parent's point. A creator can post a paidlink link on their own site. You already know they're not a scammer because you're part of their happy fanbase. So you trust the links they post will do what they say. Of course you wouldn't just pay money for some random link you found on Google search.