Her Parents Took Money Out of Her Sister’s College Fund To Pay For A Soccer Related Injury, And Her Sister Thinks She’s Awful For Siding With Them
Some kids are lucky to have parents who put aside college funds for them and keep contributing to them for years.
But have you ever heard of a parent taking money out of their kid’s college fund for a sports-related reason?
One girl recently upset her sister when she defended their parents’ decision to take any sports-related injury medical bill fees from her college fund.
She’s 17-years-old and a college freshman, along with her 18-year-old sister, Leah.
Although their parents were never very wealthy, they were always diligent about putting money towards their college funds over the years.
“Leah played soccer, and before her freshman year of high school, our parents sat her down and told her that if she played, she needed to be careful because if she got hurt, all the money to pay for it would come out of her college fund,” she explained.
The soccer league their school district is in includes some teams with reputations for playing rough, so Leah knew there was a risk for injury. However, she decided to play high school soccer anyway.
Then, during her sophomore year, Leah was injured during a game. She had to have surgery and needed to participate in several months of physical therapy.
“All this money came out of what would be contributed to her fund,” she said.
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“I don’t know an exact number, but all the appointments and stuff [cost] at least several thousand [dollars]. Now we’re both going to similarly priced schools, and she will need more loans than I do.”
The other night, in a group text with Leah and a few friends, she texted about how expensive college is. Leah responded, telling her to imagine how much more difficult it would be to pay for college if her parents didn’t pay her medical bills.
“I privately messaged her and told her I didn’t think she should be sharing personal stuff like that and that she knew the risks of soccer [but] chose to play anyway,” she recalled.
“She said that she was free to share something that really upset her and that I needed to stick up for her against our parents.”
Then, her sister told her she should speak to their parents and ask them to put the medical bill money back into Leah’s college fund. However, she doesn’t want to.
Since their conversation, Leah’s accused her of being a lousy sister for siding with their parents. Meanwhile, she doesn’t think any of this is her problem, as their parents clearly laid out their rules from the start.
Should she advocate for her sister more?
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