17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother’s present despite parents’ guilt trips and ultimatums: ‘I used to love [my family] but we’re basically strangers who live under the same roof’ – FAIL Blog

This 17-year-old was asked to contribute $250 toward his “favorite child” 8-year-old brother’s Christmas present, by his parents, who had shown him a lifetime of being unwanted, as if he were some mere inconvenience that had gotten in the way of their lives. Despite this, when his younger brother arrived, he watched as his parents gave his brother everything he had been denied. The parents’ feelings toward the teen, or lack thereof, compounded by everything they gave to his brother, had ensured that a wedge had grown between them and the teen, to the point where the teen viewed them as “strangers under the same roof.” Still, despite the lack of love, responsibility, and obligation shown, his parents expect him to fulfill an “obligation” and help fund gifts for his brother. This being money that the teen sorely needs to save to escape the situation he has grown up in. Despite his hesitation and being unmoved by their guilt trips, his parents continue to pressure him and insist that he contribute.