“I cut my son off.
He went to college and failed all of his classes.
My other daughter, who is older, tried to tutor him.
He offered to pay her to stop, using my bank account.”
After reading these stories, I totally get it.
Here are some of the wildest ones:
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I let them know I can give my money to anyone or any organization I want."
Anonymous
2.
“My parents cut my sister off.
My parents handed it over but then cut my sister off.
Today that portfolio would have been worth enough to buy a rather large house.”
“I cut my son off.
He went to college and failed all of his classes.
My other daughter, who is older, tried to tutor him.
He offered to pay her to stop, using my bank account.
I completely cut my son off, and he has NEVER used my money again.”
“My child was in high school when I cut him off.
When they were denied entry, he said, ‘Just let us in!
If you do, my parents will pay you some nice cash.’
The bouncer laughed in his face and told him to leave.
“There was a girl in one of my college classes who lived a life of privilege.
The whole trip, she sat by the pool and was on Facebook.
The professor jokingly said, ‘Hope you were using Wi-Fi.’
She had no idea what data charges were or roaming.
She thought that a phone bill of $800 a month was normal.
Her dad did not agree.
He cut her off.”
“My husband had what I thought was a really strange clause in our sons trust fund.
I never understood why.
It was ironclad hes been on his own since.”
“One of my college roommates was very rich growing up.
“This actually served as a wake-up call.
She’s doing pretty well for herself these days.
We’ve kept in touch, and last we talked, she was considering grad school.”
u/__justbecause
8.
His father had cut him off without saying anything, and he just hadn’t noticed.
u/TheOneYouTrust
9.
“A guy from my robotics group had his entire life handed to him.
His son decided it would be fun to go on a school trip to Philly acting rich as hell.
“Five students had driven themselves down to Philly guess which car was stolen?
u/suitology
10.
“I was cut off.
My father owned the patent rights to something you find in every house.
I learned my lesson and never drove again with a drop of alcohol in my system.”
u/TEX4S
11.
He brought his PS4, only to find all his games gone.
After that, his parents cut him off.”
u/LyteRay1943
12.
Somehow he got an ATM card for some account that they either never used or didnt monitor.
We would leave school for lunch, and he would always pay for everyones food.
Sometimes he would just hand you $50 for no reason.
I think he liked being the ‘rich kid’ in school and showing off.
He did this every day for two years.
Eventually, the bank called his parents and asked about the daily ATM withdrawals because it was so suspicious.
He was 18 and had nowhere to go.”
We let him stay with us for a few months for free.
I felt terrible, since I had taken so much money and free stuff from him over the years.
He basically had zero life skills and had a really hard time holding a job after that.
This was 20 years ago, but I dont think he ever recovered from it.”
u/CORPSE_PAINT
13.
But there were other kids who were wealthy who got brand-new BMW M4s and such.
One of them had a modded-out, brand-new BMW.
It was loud, annoying, and screamed, ‘Yeah, look, I’ve got money!’
This was a six-figure car, no doubt.
“He was expelled, jailed, and cut off.
u/ivapetobecool
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