She Paid For Her Sister’s Pricey College Education In Secret And Let Her Parents Think They Funded It
A college education certainly doesn’t come cheap these days, and this 32-year-old woman jumped in to help make sure her 24-year-old sister could pursue her dream education.
Her sister has forever held the ‘golden child’ title in their family, while she’s the black sheep. Her sister is intelligent, gorgeous, athletic, and the kind of person everyone absolutely adores.
In contrast, she was always treated like a problem, and not because she behaved poorly; it was because her grades were just alright, she was introverted, and she didn’t smile nearly enough to appease her parents in family photos.
“When she got accepted to a prestigious university, my parents bragged nonstop but privately told her she couldn’t go because they ‘couldn’t afford it,'” she explained.
“She was crushed. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her cry like that before. What my parents didn’t know was that I’d been working two jobs and freelancing on the side for years.”
“I wasn’t rich, but I had enough saved up that I could help. So I made a deal with my sister: I’d pay for her tuition, but she had to let our parents believe they were the ones funding it — to protect their pride.”
Her sister hesitated, but ultimately said yes. So, each semester, she wired her sister’s tuition money to the school, and her parents were none the wiser.
Now, how she pulled this off is back when her parents told her sister they couldn’t afford her tuition, she offered to help apply for financial aid and scholarships on her sister’s behalf.
Her parents assumed she secured the additional funding, as she had her sister relay to her parents that she received a full ride.
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Her parents didn’t think to question anything. They just proudly played the role of parents who had raised a brilliant girl who earned her spot.
“I watched them strut around like heroes at family gatherings, telling everyone how hard they worked to give her the life she deserved. Meanwhile, I was clipping coupons just to buy groceries,” she added.
“Fast forward to now: she’s graduated, has a great job, and our parents are still the heroes in her eyes. I never asked for anything in return. Not even a thank you. But tonight, she posted a photo of her diploma on Instagram with the caption: ‘Thanks, Mom and Dad, for believing in me and sacrificing everything for my education. I owe it all to you.'”
“I just stared at my screen and cried. I don’t regret helping her — I never will — but I wish, just once, someone saw what I gave up for her. That’s it. That’s my confession. I paid for my sister’s entire college education, and nobody knows.”
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