Subject: Am I wrong for feeling like my stepdad
\nwasted my college fund, even though he saved it?<\/p>\n
Summary: Growing up,<\/p>\n
I was embarrassed by my stepdad Rob\u2019s job as a cleaner.<\/p>\n
His small salary barely kept us afloat,
\nso I quietly gave up my dream of college, thinking it wasn\u2019t possible.<\/p>\n
Years later, at 23, I was working full-time and feeling unfulfilled when Rob handed me a folder that changed everything.
\nInside was a $50,000 college fund he\u2019d been saving since I was a child.<\/p>\n
I was overwhelmed and grateful, but resentment crept in.
\nI had given up on my dreams,<\/p>\n
not knowing he was quietly preparing for my future.
\nNow, I\u2019m struggling to reconcile my feelings\u2014am I wrong for feeling like this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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