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FWIW, I don't believe it's a TOS violation here to discuss using mileage/points brokers, even if that means breaching the contractual rules for mileage/points programs. Nor do I think that should be something that's out-of-bounds. Breach of contract is not a crime, and by itself is not immoral, though it could be immoral in some circumstances.
Still, for the reasons mentioned above, I think using a broker here would be a bad idea for the OP and the OP's parents.