We all know the struggle of having a unique name that people just can’t seem to pronounce correctly. But imagine saving up for a legal name change, only to have your parents take the money for a family vacation! That’s exactly what happened to one teenager who had finally had enough of their hard-to-pronounce name. After getting their parents’ approval, they diligently saved up $300 for the name change. But things took a shocking turn when they discovered their money was missing…
The Name Struggle

Parents Give Green Light

Saving Up

Proud Parents Moment

Money Mysteriously Missing ️♀️

Searching High and Low

The Shocking Truth

Money Used for Ski Trip ⛷

Furious Reaction

Parents’ Defense

Taking a Walk ♀️

Phone Blows Up

No Communication

Update: Gift Card Payback

Learning a Lesson

Trust Broken, Lesson Learned
After their parents took their hard-earned money to fund a family vacation, this teenager was left feeling betrayed and furious. But when they confronted their parents, they were met with accusations of being ungrateful and petty. To make matters worse, their parents shared the story with friends and family, leading to an onslaught of messages telling the teen to apologize. In the end, the parents offered to pay back their child with gift cards, and the teen decided to accept the offer, apologize for shouting, and learn a valuable lesson about trust and money management.
NTA. Parents steal name change savings for ski trip

NTA. Parents stole name change savings for ski trip

Teen’s name change savings stolen by parents for ski trip . Commenter advises to keep saving and not trust parents.

Teen’s parents steal name change savings for ski trip

NTA. Parents stole money for ski trip, OP should change name secretly.
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NTA, but a constant reminder on the wall seems excessive

Parents stole name change savings for non-essential ski trip

NTA stands up to parents who stole their savings for vacation

“NTA” stands for not the a-hole, and this comment explains why.

Petty revenge or justified cause? GoFundMe for name change!

Commenter’s ethnic name doesn’t justify parents’ theft

Real or not, this family drama is wild

Commenters question story details and condemn parents’ actions

Father shares struggle to change child’s name, gets hilarious responses
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Parents steal teenager’s savings and bully them. NTA.

Parents steal teenager’s savings for ski trip. NTA stands firm.

Parents steal child’s savings for ski trip. NTA seeks justice

Parents stealing from kids? Not cool. Possession vs people

Lesson learned: never trust parents with finances

Parents steal teen’s name change savings for ski trip

Lesson learned: keep personal info from parents

Supportive comment encourages waiting until free of parents to change name

Family drama and unexpected relatives in NTA comment section ♀️
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Teen’s parents steal name change savings for ski trip

Commenter hilariously calls out common Reddit post formula
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Take control of your finances and find hidden cash

NTA but seek justice, enjoy your trip and be petty

Family dynamics questioned in name change savings theft

Low cost name change in the past, NTA for OP

Parents steal teenager’s name change savings for ski trip

Take back what’s yours! Don’t let them stop you

Commenter expresses anger towards abusive parents.

Community rallies behind teen after parents steal name change savings

Commenter believes person is not the a**hole.
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Teen’s parents stole name change savings for ski trip
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Parents steal savings for ski trip, sabotage teen’s name change

NTA suggests calling cops, but they’re Australian

NTA, reclaim your name and savings from selfish parents.

Teen’s name change savings stolen for ski trip, NTA calls out parents.

Teen’s parents steal name change savings for ski trip

NTA. Kid’s name change savings stolen by parents for ski trip

Victim of theft by parents, commenter advises filing police report

Relative stole $300 for ski trip, confront or let go?

Commenter accused of hiding details in family dispute

Commenter calls out trolls in this section

Parenting 101: Never steal from your kids!

Empathetic comment supports teenager’s decision against abusive parents.
