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Inheritance is one of those things that is not frequently discussed in polite society, and for good reasons. It's kind of a morbid reality that fortunate young people can come into a great sum of money after the passing of their grandparents or parents.

Older sister pressures younger sister to give her the $10K inheritance their parents left her for her education so that the older sister can pay her bills: 'It's what mom and dad would've wanted.'

A teenage boy does homework on the laptop that his school gave him for having good grades.

Dad Insists 16-Year-Old Community College Student Son Give Him His School Laptop So He Can Sell It: 'My Dad Has Been Unemployed Since He Was 35.'

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Elderly mother, who hid her son's college bonds from him for years, so that he wouldn't have the autonomy to attend college.

Widow mom hid college money meant for her son until he was 48-years-old so that he'd help her around the house for all of his 20s: 'If I had the money when I was 20, I’d have finished college.'

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28-year-old discovers her college fund was secretly redirected to brother Jake because he "showed more academic promise," rebuffs dad’s request to help pay Jake’s tuition

a 20-year-old girl visiting New York City to do research that will be beneficial for her future career.

Parents threaten to cut their 20-year-old daughter off if she goes to New York City for 10 days for a fully-funded research trip: 'My role in my family makes me like a 3rd parent, yet I am micromanaged like a child.'

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College student went through 2 years of silence from her parents, tells them they lost the right to have opinions on her life now that they suddenly want to weigh in on everything

A model representing a college student packing textbooks into her backpack in her dorm room

Mom demands 20-year-old share her college dorm with 27-year-old sister, protests when she refuses: 'How could you not want this?'

The daughter who went to college without a college fund, who was constantly sidelined by her stepsisters throughout her childhood.

Dad refused to save for his eldest daughter's college education, while saving $25K each for her half-sister's college: 'My dad and my stepmom constantly complained about me wasting their money.'

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48-year-old stepmom refuses to use her inheritance to pay for her 22-year-old daughter's college tuition: 'I have the funds, but the entitlement makes me sick.'

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College student graduates after 5 years, dad refuses to go to graduation because he has a fishing trip: 'He’s missed a lot of my birthdays for similar reasons'

A teacher crosses his arms while standing in front of a chalkboard with equations on it

High school student demands math teacher raise C grade to A for scholarship, gets annoyed when he refuses: 'He has been terribly lazy'

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A college student sneaks library books back onto the shelves to avoid paying $100 in late fees.

University library charges student $100+ in late fees, student sneaks late books back onto the shelves and claims she already returned them: 'Every late fee was erased.'

A college student transfers money from his roommate's bank account to himself after finding his bank app open on his computer.

Student tries to pay his college tuition, discovers his roommate stole $900 from his bank account to get his car out of the pound: 'Relax, I was gonna return it after my next paycheck.'

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Unschooled 15-year-old didn't learn how to read until she was 12, claims she's dumb and doesn't know how to fix it: 'I’ve never attended any school or educational institution.'

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A professor teaches a room full of college students who refuse to complete the exam, even though it's 40% of their grade.

Professor assigns students an open-book take home exam, 25% of the class don't do it: 'It’s 40% of the total grade.'

A college teacher standing a podium looks to the side with blurred students seated in front of him

Out-of-work employee secures college teaching job, accidentally gets paid 3x normal salary: 'I was thrilled'