Neighbor’s Secret College Fund for Kid Causes Uproar

Imagine doing something incredibly generous for your neighbor’s kid, only for it to blow up in your face! That’s exactly what happened to a woman who secretly started a college fund for her hardworking neighbor’s son. After four years of keeping it a secret, she finally gifted the money to the young man, but his parents were anything but grateful. Let’s dive into this story and find out what went wrong.

The Beginning of a Beautiful Arrangement

Enter the Hardworking Neighbor’s Kid

A Win-Win Situation

A Godsend for Four Years

A Growing Friendship ‍ ‍ ‍

The Secret College Fund

Graduation Day

The Big Reveal

A Grateful Graduate

The Parents’ Reaction

Why Keep it a Secret?

The Father’s Complaints

A Generous Act Turns Sour

After years of secretly setting aside money for her neighbor’s son’s college fund, our kind-hearted protagonist finally revealed her generous gift at his graduation party. The young man was overjoyed, but his parents were anything but grateful. The father called her, upset that her gift overshadowed their own and that they had worried for years about paying for college when they could have known about her plan. Was she in the wrong for keeping it a secret? Let’s find out what the internet thinks of this situation…

Generous gift causes uproar, but OP is NTA.

Generous neighbor secretly funds kid’s college, gets berated. NTA.

Generous college fund causes uproar among ungrateful family members

A heartwarming friendship blossoms thanks to a secret college fund

OP’s kind gesture causes uproar. NTA, R being ungrateful

Generous gift causes hurt feelings, but OP is NAH. Communication is key.

Neighbor’s secret college fund causes uproar, but NAH for giving.

Neighbor’s kind act mistaken for pity by some. NTA.

Agreement on valid points, but communication could have helped

Compassionate comment on stressed family’s reaction to college fund

Neighbor’s surprise college fund for kid causes uproar

NTA, but that homeless guy needs some serious help

Let him manage his own finances! NTA

Neighbor’s secret college fund causes communication breakdown

Giving a surprise college fund without parents’ consent is rude

Good intentions, bad communication. Apologize for the surprise and miscommunication.

Generous gift sparks debate on moral obligations

Being generous can sometimes be misunderstood. Keep doing good!

Short and sweet: NTA wins the day

Neighbor’s $12k gift to teenager without parents’ consent causes uproar

Neighbor’s secret college fund causes charity uproar

Redditor defends themselves from accusations of bragging

Generous neighbor praised for secret college fund for deserving kid

Neighbor’s $12K college fund gift causes controversy ‍♀️

Embarrassing your neighbor without warning? Soft YTA

Gift causes uproar, neighbor could have had more foresight

Being kind pays off. No a**holes here

Neighbor suggests a diplomatic approach to resolve the conflict

Neighbor’s public college fund gesture causes embarrassment

Generosity backfires: NTA helps neighbor with college fund, gets criticized

Neighbor’s college fund gift causes uproar, but NAH involved

A skeptical comment questions the relevance of the post.

OP’s self-serving gift delivery earns them a YTA verdict

Parental pride vs love, a NAH situation with a happy ending

Generosity appreciated! Neighbor praised for secret college fund.

Short and sweet, this comment speaks volumes

Commenter calls out bragging neighbor for secret college fund

Redditor boasts about heroic act, seeks validation. ‍♂️

Neighbor’s surprise college fund causes drama at graduation party

Neighbor’s jealousy over college fund for kid causes uproar

Neighbor’s secret college fund causes uproar, but NAH. OP explains.

User suggests new rule for AITA to prevent humblebrags

Keeping a secret college fund: NAH or not?

Neighbor’s secret college fund causes uproar among parents

Ungrateful or cautious? Generosity can be overwhelming

Communicate and avoid being the a**hole.

No a-hole here, but what’s the story behind the fund?

Neighbor’s secret college fund causes shock, cultural differences discussed.

Communication is key! NAH neighbor could have been reassured earlier

Neighbor’s secret college fund causes uproar but resolved amicably

Don’t you hate it when people complain about someone else’s gift? NTA