ADVERTISEMENT
As a teenager, I inherited $15,000 from my grandmother. My parents allowed me to buy a boombox—then took the rest of the money for themselves. Meanwhile, my three siblings all received their full inheritances. They still refuse to acknowledge that they stole mine.
© Unknown author / Reddit
Story 6
When my sister and I were little, my mom would make us peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, drawing cute hearts and flowers in the peanut butter. One day, my dad made us sandwiches instead. I asked him to draw something.
He put a happy face in my sister’s. And a sad face in mine.
When I asked why, he casually said, “Because I don’t like you.”
My sister still brings it up to this day. And honestly, I don’t think his feelings have changed.
© s**ponentialgrowth / Reddit
Story 7
Growing up, my mom’s best friend was always around. Turns out she wasn’t just a friend—she was my mom’s girlfriend.
My parents were married until my father passed away, but their relationship had never been romantic. My dad had needed help with his business, and my mom had wanted a child. Their marriage was more of a contract than a relationship—they even slept in separate rooms.
© Ti***2Chains / Reddit
Story 8
Story 9
I always thought I was my mother’s firstborn—until my teenage years, when I uncovered a family secret.
Before she met my father, my mother had a child as a teenager and gave the baby up for adoption. She even reused that baby’s middle name as my first name.
When I confronted her, she denied it, calling it nonsense. But my grandmother confirmed the truth. My mother was a compulsive liar—so much so that I eventually learned to assume the opposite of whatever she said was true.
© cjboffoli / Reddit
Story 10
Right now, I’m being kicked out of my house because I refuse to sign a release form allowing my mother to speak with my therapist without me present. I’m the one paying for the therapy sessions.
This isn’t the first time she’s used the threat of throwing me out as leverage. It’s probably the 30th time. But this time, I’m not giving in. I refuse to let her control me anymore.
Story 11
When I was 18, my father obtained his green card. He could have helped me with mine—but he didn’t.
Five years later, I took matters into my own hands, hiring an immigration attorney to start my green card process. What should have taken one year? It’ll now take 25–30 years. Thanks, Dad.
© rodrigo_vera11 / Reddit
Story 12
Shortly after I was born, my dad started cheating on my mom with his secretary. His reason? He was jealous of the attention my mom was giving me as a baby.
Years later, my grandmother actually defended him, saying he was justified—because my mom sometimes went out dancing with her friends and didn’t have dinner ready every night.
© manicpixiememegirl_ / Reddit
Source: Brightside
ADVERTISEMENT
