00:00Deep breath. Am I the a-hole? For cutting off my entire family? After finding out they've been
00:06lying to me about being millionaires? For my entire life? Hoo boy. I don't even know where
00:12to start. I'm 24 now but for the last 6 years, I've lived in literal survival mode. I went to
00:18an out-of-state college and my parents told me, we can only afford to pay for your first semester.
00:24After that, you're on your own. Money is tight and we're barely making ends meet. I believed them.
00:30I felt guilty even asking for grocery money. So, I worked 3 jobs while being a full-time student.
00:37I was a waitress, I cleaned dorm bathrooms, and I worked late nights at a gas station.
00:42There were weeks where I literally lived on ramen and tap water. I remember crying in my tiny moldy
00:48apartment because I couldn't afford a warm winter coat. I even had to sell my blood plasma just to
00:53pay for my textbooks. Through all of this, my parents would call and say, we're so proud of
00:58your work ethic, honey. Being poor builds character. Character? It built chronic anxiety and a stomach
01:05ulcer. Well, fast forward to last week. My grandfather passed away. I loved him but I
01:12thought he was just a simple retired farmer living in a small cottage. We all gathered at a high-end
01:18lawyer's office for the will reading. I was expecting maybe a few old photos or a sentimental
01:23piece of jewelry. The lawyer started reading and my jaw hit the floor. He looked at me and said,
01:29to my granddaughter, I leave the primary trust fund, valued at $4 million, along with a deed to
01:36the Lakeside Estate. I froze. I thought it was a prank. I looked at my parents, expecting them to be
01:42as shocked as I was. But they just, sat there. Smirking. My mom actually leaned over and whispered,
01:49see? It was worth the wait, wasn't it? I lost it. Right there in the lawyer's office.
01:55I found out that my family isn't just okay. They are incredibly wealthy. My parents live in a modest
02:02house by choice. They own five luxury rental properties. My dad retired at 40 but told me he
02:08was unemployed so I wouldn't ask for help. They watched me struggle, starve, and nearly drop out of
02:13college. All to teach me a lesson about the value of a dollar. I screamed at them. I told them
02:20they
02:20weren't teaching me anything. They were neglecting me while they sat on millions. My mom had the
02:25audacity to say, we didn't want you to be a spoiled brat. We wanted you to know what hard work
02:31feels like.
02:32I told them, congratulations. I know what it feels like. It feels like betrayal. I've blocked all of
02:39them. I'm moving into my new estate and changing my number. Now my extended family is blowing up my
02:45social media, calling me ungrateful, and saying I should be thanking my parents for making me tough.
02:51They say I'm an a-hole for cutting them off now that I'm rich. So Reddit, am I the a
02:57-hole for never
02:58wanting to see their modest faces ever again?
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