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This is exactly what happened to the person at the center of today’s story, who had to sit back and watch their dad shower their siblings with life-altering financial gifts after their mother passed away. The brother walked away with a secret loan, renovation funds, and three years of rent payments—all while calling himself a martyr. The sister snagged the childhood home.
Meanwhile, the responsible sibling, despite facing financial hardships, got left out, all because they didn’t whine loudly enough to get noticed.
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"AITAH for being upset that my Dad showed financial favoritism?"
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They got HOW MUCH?
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‘It feels like my dad punished us for being responsible’: Father’s blatant favoritism results in over $580,000 in gifts and loans to siblings, excluding one sister who struggles financially
Every family needs someone to overlook, and that honor often goes to the person whose biggest mistake was being too responsible. While the flashy siblings create chaos, rack up questionable decisions, and swoop in for a bailout, the so-called boring one quietly handles their own business. Everyone nods approvingly at their stability but somehow forgets that stability doesn't pay the bills—or buy a new house or fund a Greek vacation and a new car.
Parents like to spin it as helping those who need it most, but let's call it what it really is: favoritism disguised as charity. The sibling who's always teetering on the edge of a self-made disaster gets bailed out with a smile. The one whose impulse control rivals that of a toddler in a candy store ends up gifted a house. And the responsible one gets… moral high ground, which, last time anyone checked, can't be traded for plane tickets or hot tubs.
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