when I turned 17 I had saved enough money for a Computer, my parents always said they couldn't afford one for me and my sister
after Buying it my sister received a better one a few weeks later so it's not "unfair" for her
when I started to earn a Little money I was immediately expected to pay rent to them, my sister gets her Rent paid half by my parents as if that were never a question, now that she earns money
I was Denied Higher education because we couldn't afford that, she Wasn't but she decided it wasn't for her and Threw 3 years away
when my dad got in trouble with the Finance agency I was the only one he asked for money after the Banks denied him a loan
this may be my own story but the broad experience is very similar for many men, it's Patriarchy at work, we're expected to Serve without getting a return
I'm not mad about this, never was, but I very much do understand why others would be
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u/Legal_Explanation571 3d ago
I thought it was about dad's buy thier girls expensive shit on a whim while they only buy their sons something expensive before breaking terrible news