His Dream Is College, But His Dad Has Other Plans: Working At His Car Dealership
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Some parents mean well when they try to give their kids advice about jobs and careers, but some parents also go too far and pretty much dictate what their children will be when they grow up.
In this story, one young man wanted to go to college after high school, but he didn’t because his dad convinced him to do something else instead. Now, his dad is trying to convince him to work for him, and he doesn’t want to do that at all.
He seems to have trouble saying “no” to his dad, so he’s not sure what to do.
I think he needs to move out and go to college. Keep reading to see if you agree.
AITAH For Not Working With My Dad?
My dad and I have always had a rocky relationship.
For over 2 decades now he has kind been looming over my life like a dark cloud.
He’s a very no nonsense kind of guy who hates it when I even watch stuff that “doesn’t make me develop”. This includes anything animated, comedic, or just fictional in general.
As well, he is very dismissive of my feelings and my family’s too.
Here are some examples.
My brother came out to tell our parents that he’s had depression for years now and my dad just tried shaming him for it.
My sister just got into a new craze about a game she really likes, but when she tried telling him about it he just fell asleep.
I’m starting college like 2 years later than I should’ve because he kept me home to get Real Estate and Dealership licenses.
His dad works a lot.
I know that he’s very stressed out all the time because he has 2 jobs, one of which is a used car Dealership he built himself.
But now he wants me to work there as well to save himself money.
However, if I’m being honest, there is nothing in the world I would want to do less.
His dad seems very judgmental.
Ever since I could remember all he’s been is just awful to me.
He constantly shames me for not having friends (again he kept me from college), not leaving the house enough (even though I go to the gym a couple times a week), for being too dependent on my mother (even though I almost never ask her for help if I think it’s too much for her), and for not being “man” enough (because I like fictional things).
Idk I’m just tired of him in every sense of the word.
He doesn’t want to work for his dad.
Every time I try talking back to him he just says I’m being lazy and making excuses.
There is not 1 memory I have of him where he didn’t try to lecture me about something.
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I have no desire to work with him. I don’t care if he lends me a car from the dealership, I don’t care if this will help the family, I don’t care anymore.
He needs to get out of that house and follow his dreams. Go to college. Stop letting his dad dictate what he does. His dad is only holding him back.
Let’s see if Reddit agrees.
This is good advice.
This would be assuming OP is 20 years old.
He needs to stop listening to his dad’s advice. It really is okay for his dreams and goals to be different than what his dad wants for him. He should definitely move out and go to college. He should definitely not live at home and work for his dad.
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