Family betrayal had a way of turning big life choices into emotional minefields.

So when one student got accepted into multiple colleges, her cheating dad only cared about which one cost him the least — not which one was best for her future.

And that selfish begging practically guaranteed she’d pick the school that hurt his wallet the most.

Keep reading for the full story!

AITA for making my father pay for a more expensive college out of spite?

Two years ago, father cheated on my mom and is now married to the woman he cheated with.

I have refused to stay over at my father’s house overnight for the past year.

Her father has tried to make it up to her multiple ways, but he still can’t win her over.

My father takes me out for dinner once a week instead. He has apologized many times, but I am unable to forgive him.

Especially since seeing his affair partner every time I go to his house reminds me of how he put his needs over everyone else’s.

During the divorce, my mom basically got less than she deserved because my father fought her on everything.

But her father was on the hook for paying a good chunk of her tuition.

One thing he agreed to was to pay for 80% of my undergrad and 70% of any post-grad degrees.

The remaining amounts were to be fulfilled by my mother and I (using loans or scholarships).

So she reviewed all of her acceptance letters.

I got accepted to a few schools.

One gave me a full ride where all tuition gets paid.

I got partial scholarships for the rest.

But her father’s new family is growing, and money started to get tight for him.

My father and his wife are now expecting a baby.

When I told him of my school acceptances, he basically begged me to take the one that would get him off the hook for paying anything.

I was really ticked off.

He never even considered which program was better, which had better work programs etc. He only cared about his money.

So she decided she wanted to hurt his wallet as much as possible.

So out of spite, I picked the very expensive private school.

I was actually leaning towards a state school but changed my mind because of his begging.

With this school, I still wouldn’t pay anything because of the partial scholarships.

Her father and stepmom weren’t pleased with this at all.

My father had a complete breakdown since finding out that he’s on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Even his wife thought it would be smart to call and plead with me and saying they have take loans out.

But she doesn’t feel even the slightest twinge of guilt.

This has just further solidified my decision. I hate that woman.

My mother is not saying a word to me for or against my decision.

She said it’s between my father and me.

AITA here?

Her father begged for the cheap option, but she picked the one that matched his audacity.

What did Reddit think of this sticky situation?

This commenter thinks it’s only fair this father pay the consequences for his actions.

On the other hand, is satisfying a grudge really the best way to pick a college?

Maybe this is another way of avenging her mother for what she went through in the divorce.

This father has a legal obligation he really needs to fulfill.

The dad got his new life, and the kid got a front-row seat to how selfish he still was.

It was time for her dad to put his money where his mouth is.

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