-For as long as I can remember, my parents have bought everything for my brother. Yet, they have not bought a single thing for me. They bought him a 3000 dollar computer, a laptop, an ipod, cell phone, and they are paying for his college. Oh, and they are paying for a 400 dollar vacation for him and his friends to take for his birthday. The most I ever got for my birthday is a cake (if they remembered). I had to work for a paycheck to buy a computer and ipod that I wanted. I had to buy the cheapest piece of crap phone that I could find because that is all I could afford. When I started talking to my parents about college, they informed me that I would be getting no financial assistance from them at all and refused to apply for any type of parent plus loans. Oh, and I have to buy my own toiletries and groceries too. Also, when I got in a car accident a few winters ago, my parents trashed my car and told me I better save up for a new one. When my brother wrecked his, they spent 2000 dollars to fix it. My grandparents are the same way. Both of them are extremely wealthy. For my graduation, they said that they couldn't give me any money or a gift now, but would later. I of course told them not to worry about it. They both turned around not even a week later and gave my brother 400 dollars to have fun with over the summer and use for gas. I am not jealous, but starting to get very mad. If I ask my parents for say 30 dollars or less to help pay for something that I will pay them back for the next week, they say they absolutely can not afford it. When my brother comes home from college and asks for 100 dollars for a concert ticket, they give it to him without thinking twice. I am completely broke now. I have to make a tuition deposit for college next week and I don't have the money to do it. I am currently getting ready to have a yard sale to sell most of my clothes hoping that will cover it. When my parents found out they just said "good luck with that" and slipped a 20 dollar bill in a birthday card for a neighbor that we never even talk to. I just feel like it is not fair. I mean if my parents don't want to help out their kids financially that's fine, but they shouldn't give so much to my brother and then decide that I am on my own.
He is a 19 and I am 18. But it has been like this for as long as I can remember.
And don't tell me to just move out because I am going away to college in the fall across the country.
I just wondered if this sounded right to anyone else?? and maybe if anyone has an idea of why they do it, please share.Thats so sucky. It could be that they love him more. If thats the case that is so horrible a parent should treat and equally love they're children. Maybe they regret you. Props for you on taking care of yourself and in the end you'll look back and say yea i wasent a spoiled rotten brat and was very independent. Good job at finding a way to go to school. Obviously you put your mind to what you want and achieve it. Once your gone maybe they'll miss you. If not they're a lost cause. Good luck doll.
Talk to them about it. I know that seems stupid but tell them everything you said in this paragraph. If that doesn't work out, try your best. Work hard in college and get that diploma and chase after your dreams. Screw them, they didn't help you, you can do it on your own, like a strong person. Your brother may get showered in gifts and whatnot but you can get something more valuable by becoming a strong and responsible person that actually knows how to save for things and purchase them, not just by running to mommy, daddy, grandma, and grandpa.
Happy graduation, and have fun at college!
I really hope everything works out for you, I do.
That is really strange for my family my mom babies my brother and buy him a lot of stuff and telling me that they cannot buy me anything. However my grandparents notice how much my parents spoil my brother so my grandparents spoil me. But my brother is younger so that is the strange part because normally the younger siblings are spoiled!
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