Parents Gave Brother $320K, Me $0. He Failed, I Succeeded. They Sued Me For It……

They bought him a brand new Ford Mustang, $35,000. Tyler needs reliable transportation for internship opportunities. Dad explained when I asked why the difference. Tyler never had an internship. He drove that Mustang to parties and wrecked it junior year. They bought him another car. I biked everywhere until I was 18 and bought my own car, a 15-year-old Honda Civic for $3,000 I’d saved from tutoring and computer repair gigs.

College was worse. Tyler got into Cornell. 75,000 a year. Private business school the best. Mom called it. They threw him a party. Catered 100 people. spent three grand on a celebration for getting into an expensive school he’d barely qualified for. I got a full academic scholarship to state university.

Four years, full ride, everything covered. I told them at dinner. That’s good. Dad said, “You’ve always been self-sufficient.” That was it. No party, no celebration. I got a text from mom the next day. Congrats, sweetie. Tyler got a graduation party when he finished high school. Another big event. Gifts, money, speeches about his bright future.

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