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Plus, he and his father only lived about 30 to 45 minutes away from each other, and he wished his dad had been on time.
Over time, the situation changed. He saw a news segment highlighting the product he invented, and he earned $15,000 in a day.
Eventually, he was on a widely watched TV show and earned $1 million in sales. Once he succeeded in sales, his father found the motivation to create what he viewed as a contract from which they’d both benefit. However, he didn’t want to work with his father anymore.
“I offered him a good price on the product but would no longer be giving them to him for free. He declined and started to sell a bootleg version of my product but was telling his customers that it was authentic. When I got word of this, I was furious, and he just blamed me for not working with him,” he shared.
Since their business relationship ended, he and his father hardly kept in contact. Whenever they did speak, they bickered.
His dad often directed offensive comments toward his wife because his father resented that he was financially successful and had a happy marriage and family. Sadly, his father hasn’t yet met his youngest child, who is 8.
Four years ago, his father contacted him, requesting to get together and chat. He agreed, and his dad told him he was sorry for how he’d treated him in the past, and he thought his father’s words were genuine.
Then, his dad explained that he was financially struggling and at risk of being kicked out of his home.
He drove his father to the bank and gave him $2,500 to go toward rent. During their time together, his dad expressed interest in finally being introduced to his grandchildren.
Less than two weeks later, his father requested $10,000 and said nothing about wanting to meet his grandkids.
In response, he said he was uncomfortable giving him that much money, but his dad pleaded and guilt-tripped him.
