Today, I realized that when my dad said he would pay for my college, he really meant that he was going to forge my signature on a student loan in my name and not make payments on it. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I discovered that when my parents offered to help me pay for college, what they really meant is they would get the forms for me to apply for student loans. FML
Today, I borrowed my dad's laptop to type an essay. While I was saving it, I noticed some curious looking files and I opened them. They were rejection letters from all the colleges I had applied to. My dad had been forging them so he wouldn't have to pay for my tuition bills. FML
Today, I found out that my dad has been trying to take money out of my savings account to pay for divorce fees and a hammock. FML
Today, my sister finally broke down and told me that our dad gambled away of all my college savings, and I would have to pay for school the best way I can. They have known for months, and when I asked why nobody told me, the reply was, "You're a college boy, we thought you would figure it out." FML
Today, my dad asked to borrow some money off me, so I said okay. Later on, he told me he'll be using it to help divorce my mom. I pretty much just helped pay for my parents' divorce. FML
Today, I learned that my daughter pocketed the money I'd paid so she could go to college. FML
Today, I found out that my dad, thinking it was an advertisement, threw away a letter from the college I applied to. FML
Today, I learned that my dad invested my entire college fund into some shady internet stock, despite my dire warnings about being careful. He told me not to worry as he'd done some research, and he guaranteed everything would be fine. Two hours later that same stock dropped almost 75%. FML
Today, my dad refused to sign a student finance form to allow me to study my dream subject at university because he doesn't want the government knowing his business. FML
Today, I left for college. I spent hundreds of dollars on clothes, bedding and other things. After packing my entire closet and everything else I needed, I left only to have to head back home. My dad forgot to pay the first semesters tuition. He said "Oh well, you would have failed out anyway." FML
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Top comments
RabbitOfAurora 28
I don't know how close you are to your dad, but that's a serious crime and you should be making a police report.
LanaViolin 10
Your dad sucks. Sorry OP.
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Comments (128)
xSkittle 16
It's strange to read how so many people feel like OP should pay for his studies. Where I live the parents HAVE to pay for their children's education. It's one of their duties.
Zebediabolical 45
Have to? What if they're poor. Or a single parent. Or estranged from their child? How do you enforce it?
noxvita83 8
Then it must be a matter of culture. Usually, when someone goes to college, they are typically an adult, thus they are no longer legally the parent's responsibility. Morally speaking, it could go either way. On one hand, you are right, the parents should take an active interest in education, on the other hand, Adults should be mature and responsible enough to work for what they have, which is the duty of the parent to teach, thus making the kid work his way through college is something that often times goes undone, which leads to the massive debt issues plaguing the majority of Americans.
xSkittle 16
When your parent's year income is below some certain point, they only have to pay 100 euro. When you are a single parent you get a lot of financial help. And it's not always the parent, it's the person who takes care of the student. @116 I understand what you mean, but to me it just seems so strange let the student figure it out on his own. If you have a child, you should help him as good as you can to make sure he/she has a good education. And by the way, as long as I study, my parents get money from our government every month to pay for school etc. This money they HAVE to spend on their child as long as he/she studies.
m1ke25 4
Building your credit and he making the Payments win win
ChibiChibi_fml 28
The problem is the OP's father isn't/wasn't making payments on the loan so that was a lose for the OP. His credit is not being built up by this, it is being destroyed.
Sweetpea22 14
Are you an idiot? OP's father is ruining his credit, not building it up
screamingpanda 6
Learn to read.
truecommenter 7
Isn't it time for you to grow up? You're going into college, you can't expect everything to be handed to you.
kitten1323 19
So that means his father has to ruin his credit? Also some kids parents can afford college, which makes it so they don't get financial aid, meaning the parent usually pays. But I don't expect you to know any of this because you probably didn't go to college, considering how stupid you are
Hipnog 15
Sir, please acquire a brain (Preferably grow one yourself) and then you might understand that his father forged his son's signature (made a fake signature), took the money and left his son to pay the debt.
pensacolalady 10
What?? That's a crime & you should report it! It's also wrong to do your kid like that!
whaaa_minionface 2
I would sue his ass!!!! Father or not!!!
80zChyld 2
Hate to say it but I can relate
ema_stonez 19
you got an awesome role model there..
CougeeSwagg 19
Dafuq?!?
amazed_71 14
You can apply and sign online with FAFSA. There is no need to go into a bank to get the loan. all you need is a pin number.