Abby Connolly
His youngest daughter is also very smart and earned great grades in the last few years of high school.
As a reward, he and his wife purchased a car for her, a Toyota Rav4. It was something she wanted more than anything, and since she got it, she’s been driving everywhere.
However, after everything that happened with his eldest daughter’s scholarship, he and his wife made a difficult decision to help her pay for her tuition.
A few days ago, he and his wife sat down their youngest and told her they’d have to sell her car to pay for part of her sister’s tuition.
“Mind you, the cost of this car will cover probably one-third of the tuition for one full year after FAFSA, probably less with the value depreciation,” he added.
“She became extremely upset and told us that it was unfair that we were ‘rewarding’ our oldest for failing and ‘punishing’ her for succeeding.”
“We never wanted her to feel punished or for our oldest to feel rewarded. It’s just the reality of what we need to do right now. If the same happened to her, we would do everything in our power to help.”
Since their talk, his youngest has been devastated, and he’s wondering how bad of a person he’d be if he sold her car.
What would you do if you were in his position?
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