Parents’ College Tuition Rule Sparks Family Drama: Are they Wrong?

Imagine this: You’re an upper-middle-class parent with three children, all of whom are college-bound. You’ve set a rule that you’ll only pay half of their college tuition, provided it’s less than $40,000 a year. You’ve communicated this rule since high school, hoping to teach your children financial responsibility and independence. The first two kids follow the rule, but the youngest? She’s not having it. She’s been accepted into her dream college, costing a whopping $56,000 a year, and she’s not willing to compromise.

The Rule: A Lesson in Financial Responsibility

The First Two Kids: Following the Rule

The Second Child: A Compromise and a Lesson Learned

The Youngest: A Dream College and a Refusal to Compromise

The Parents: Standing Firm on the Rule

The Backlash: Accusations and Name-Calling

The Reason: Lifestyle and Financial Responsibility

The Standoff: No Compromise, No Tuition

The Siblings: Unfairness and Frustration

The Verdict: Spoiled Brat or Unfair Parents? ❓

Family Feud Over College Tuition: Who’s the Real A**hole?

In a family where financial responsibility is taught through a college tuition rule, a rift has formed. The youngest child, accepted into her dream college with a tuition of $56,000, refuses to compromise, demanding her parents pay half, as they did for her siblings. The parents, however, stand firm on their rule, causing a wave of accusations and name-calling. The other siblings are upset, labeling the youngest as a ‘spoiled brat’. The situation has left friends and family questioning: Are the parents being unfair, or is the youngest child being unreasonable? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation… ‍ ‍ ‍

Confusion and disagreement over parents’ college tuition rule

Parents’ rule to pay $20k sparks family drama: YTA or NTA?

“YTA. Punishing your child for their dream school is cruel.”

Controlling parents refuse flexible college tuition, sparks family drama.

“Unfair tuition rule sparks family drama. Inflation adjustments needed!”

Debate over paying for dream college sparks confusion and disagreement

Commenter calls out parents as a**holes for unfair tuition rule.

Struggling with college tuition? Loans or dream college dilemma?

Parent’s strict college rule sparks control and manipulation accusations

Tuition inequality causing family drama? ‍

YTA if you refuse to pay for your child’s dream school

Income’s impact on daughter’s loans sparks heated debate. YTA vs. NTA

“YTA. Majorly. Your middle child should’ve gone to the college of choice, and you paid 20k a year. She’d still have learnt the ‘lesson’ of not getting something for free and financial independence. You’ve set this up with your youngest bc of what you did, unfairly, to middle child. Terrible parenting.”

“YTA. You had 18 years to teach them financial responsibility.”

YTA. Let her pursue her dream college with scholarships.

Confusion over college tuition rules sparks debate on fairness

Is it fair to expect kid #3 to take out loans?

Parents’ controversial college tuition rule sparks strong opinions

YTA and you’ve been TA with child #2 as well

Suggesting a fair solution for college tuition with cost considerations

Scholarships not enough? The real cost of college revealed! ‍

Debate over college tuition restrictions and financial support

“YTA. $36k in tuition debt is plenty. Your rule is stupid.”

Choosing money over family?

Parents refuse to pay for college, sparking family drama.

“YTA. Why limit their school choice? Let them decide. “

YTA doesn’t want to pay for college; better ways to teach responsibility

YTA – Teaching kids life’s complexity? Or just being unfair?

“YTA for setting an arbitrary 40K limit. College costs have gone up “

“YTA. College education is not a sports car or trip.”

Parent’s college tuition rule sparks family drama. Are they wrong?

Parents’ college tuition rule sparks family drama: Are they wrong?

“YTA.” – A blunt and straightforward judgment.

Tough love or unfair? Parental tuition rule sparks controversy.

“YTA” – A fiery comment sparks intense debate.

“YTA. Student loans are impossible to pay off nowadays. “

Parents’ strict college tuition rule sparks heated debate. Who’s right?

Parents’ college tuition rule criticized for lack of financial literacy

Unequal college funding? YTA sparks family drama!

“YTA, give her the $20k you promised and apologize.”

YTA, consider other compromises. Don’t nullify her scholarships.

“YTA on so many levels.” Parents’ college tuition rule sparks debate.

“YTA. Stop abandoning your kids after they turn 18. ‍ Open doors, not struggles. Parent of the year award /s”

YTA sparks drama with weird-ass tuition rule.

“YTA. Tuition goes up every year. Don’t restrict your youngest!”

Parents’ college tuition rule sparks family drama. Are they wrong?

YTA for unfair tuition rule. Taking away opportunity and scholarships.

“YTA, but she needs to understand your financial limitations.”

Manipulative and controlling parents refuse compromise, sparking family drama.

Debate over college tuition rule: fair or unreasonable?

Unfair college tuition rule sparks family drama. YTA.

“YTA. Why not give her 20k towards the cost? “

YTA for not considering your child’s financial aid options.

Parents punish daughter for getting into great school?

Simplifying college tuition: YTA for overcomplicating a fair solution.

Parent’s strict tuition rule sparks heated debate. Are they wrong?

Parent’s broken promise sparks debate: Are they the a**hole?

“YTA. My college was paid for, but the daily living expenses were on me (not much, but it was still on me). My minimum wage work-study job with like 10 hours a week was practically nothing, so I was extremely frugal. ‘They need debt to learn to be responsible’ is so stupid. If you could afford to send them for free, I see no reason why there is such a cap when you’re just paying for half (by your logic, it would still leave them in debt…)”

Parents’ unfair tuition rule sparks heated debate. Who’s to blame?

YTA: Pay what you promised!

Commenter calls out OP for making a simple issue complex. YTA

Unfair tuition rules? Sparks family drama. Are they wrong?

Are you willing to pay 20k per year? Discussing school bias.

Parent’s refusal to pay for expensive uni is a dick move

INFO: Are you offering $20K/yr or nothing for dream school?

Denying your child’s dreams? YTA!