well, my dad is officially a piece of shit.

[GDA]

Welcome to the real world. Man up and make it happen all by yourself. I had to pay my own way through school too and graduated with no loans. Hard... yes, impossible...no.

So, quit posting and go get that second job to save up some more money.

[Massimo]

Personally that would be motivation. SAVE your money go to collage and become a financial advisor. Invest you saved money with your knowledge of finance, make reasonable returns, start your own financial advisory business and become a millionaire possibly a billionaire.

Then rub it in his face by give all you family money besides him!

Problem is these days people do not want to find solutions to there problems. Anyone can do anything with motivation, and yes you can become a millionaire anyone can, it just depends on how dedicated and motivated you are and how much of you time your are willing to give and how long you can live life on the bare essentials.

Some of the richest people in the world started with absolutely nothing and only got to where they are because they invested every dollar they earned.

I wish I looked at my future like this when I was younger I might be a millionair by now.

[ZekeTheSneak]

hustle e30s

[dannyyisntt]

Man up and get ether a full time job or enlist in the armed forces like the rest of us

[xwill112x]

Sucks dude, ignore all the shit talkers..ill give you some advice without being to much of a dick:

1) apply for all the funds, grants, scholorships you can find..even if you dont meet the requirements..

2) Maybe you shouldnt speak to this figure you call "dad" if he did you this way...i dont know the back story to what ever happened but if he chose her over you that tells you something (blood is thicker than water) and if other family doesnt like him for various reasons...maybe you shouldnt either? breaking promises is highly unacceptable in my book, especially to family. I dont see you as someone expecting a handout...you were expecting something that was promised. perfectly understandable.

3) get your ass in school for something that will float your ass. that has to be your goals now... ask yourself "what can i do to support my ass and my hobbies and the other little shits i bring into this world along the way?"

4) keep your mind on your money, and money on your mind, things are getting very very competitive..try not to break into a feild that will lead you no where. leave as many options open as possible.

5) Dont get a record, keep your shit clean. Thats the best way to land any job in basicly any feild is to have a clean record, be clean cut, and be willing to learn ALWAYS.

i think your sweating to much OP, bust ass, work for what ya got...and you'll be fine.

[reelizmpro]

Broken promises suck but so does life a times. Take the bad with the good. Work, take a loan...pay your own way through school. It's not impossible, just takes hard work and dedication. Then you can be proud that you did it all yourself.

[Ral]

As shitty as it sounds, bring up your "ethnicity" whatever it may be. You'd be surprised how many scholarships/colleges/larger businesses look for so-called "diversity"- THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF ANYTHING GOVERNMENTAL. If it works to your advantage, do it. Also, try to get back into the military if you want. There's probably a way around said leg damage....

Also, it sucks, agreed. Move on and get to it.

[NC325iC]

...sucks for you brother. my dad paid for my college.

[bme30]

[Justin B]

Lmfao RIP George Carlin.

[Not an asshole]

That really sucks.

To all the people telling him to man up... Well, I agree and disagree with you. I think that if a kid is working hard, getting good grades, and has a part time job (and is SAVING MONEY), then his parents need to help him out with college. It is the most selfish thing in the world for them not to in such a situation (assuming that they have the financial means to do so).

Here is my reasoning: I worked my ass off through high school (and part of middle school) as a caddy, umpire, referee, fry-cook, cashier, whatever. I probably made as much as anybody my age, and I only spent about 10% of what I made. College comes around, at a public university, and lo and behold, all that money is gone after my third semester.

My dad was able to work for a summer to pay his tuition room and board for a year. My mom was able to work for a summer and pay it for two years. It has steadily become impossible to do so. I know guys in the 80's who did it; they went back to school in the 90's to finish up, and couldn't. So those parents who say "I paid my own college", well, that is wonderful. Guess what: It is damn near impossible now.

Some of this is your fault--why do you have 0 savings? That is just piss poor planning on your part. But it was a real selfish and jackass move on your dads part as well.

I recommend that you go and get a job and enroll at a community college for two years. Work hard, save all your money, and after two years decide what you want to do. There is a good chance that you have changed your mind by then. Oh, and make sure you get straight A's. You want to go to a good school, whether it be a culinary or a traditional school.

[joshh]

Sucks dude, ignore all the shit talkers..ill give you some advice without being to much of a dick:

1) apply for all the funds, grants, scholorships you can find..even if you dont meet the requirements..

2) Maybe you shouldnt speak to this figure you call "dad" if he did you this way...i dont know the back story to what ever happened but if he chose her over you that tells you something (blood is thicker than water) and if other family doesnt like him for various reasons...maybe you shouldnt either? breaking promises is highly unacceptable in my book, especially to family. I dont see you as someone expecting a handout...you were expecting something that was promised. perfectly understandable.

3) get your ass in school for something that will float your ass. that has to be your goals now... ask yourself "what can i do to support my ass and my hobbies and the other little shits i bring into this world along the way?"

4) keep your mind on your money, and money on your mind, things are getting very very competitive..try not to break into a feild that will lead you no where. leave as many options open as possible.

5) Dont get a record, keep your shit clean. Thats the best way to land any job in basicly any feild is to have a clean record, be clean cut, and be willing to learn ALWAYS.

i think your sweating to much OP, bust ass, work for what ya got...and you'll be fine.

This!

Now you've learned a good life lesson. Don't trust family unless you have a reason to trust them. You can count on your dad saying shit to you that you can't count on. Make your own life and I personally would not talk to my dad if he did that kind of shit to me. Not even the money thing so much but the step wife bullshit. However I don't know why she booted your ass either.

[txtorquemade]

I really cant believe the crap I've read on here. You guys busting on this kid because his Dad bailed on what any reasonable person would consider a parental obligation, i.e. providing for your childs education... well, you suck!

I really don't care if you had to bootstrap your own college education. That doesn't make you anything special. People do that all the time. Just because your parents stiffed you, for whatever reason, does not equate to someone elses situation. Don't take it out on the OP because your parents didn't help you.

For the last 30 years anyone having kids KNOWS they are on the hook for a college ride down the road. Just because your parents couldn't do right does not mean the OP is wrong to ... yes... EXPECT his parents, or in his case, Dad was going to be there for him. Remodel a bathroom and buy a Porsche? How responsible is that?

When some of you mutts that are giving this kid a hard time actually grow up and have kids of your own you might realize the OP is probably, even without admitting so, heartbroken and disappointed that the one person that ought to be there for you, wasn't.

Yeah, I know this is R3v and all, I also know what dicks most of you guys can be when you feel like thumping your chest and acting all superior. Some of you guys gave some good advice, I'm not talking about you. You know who you are. I'm talking about you guys that want to pussify the OP for feeling let down and ranting about broken promises made by the most important person in anyones life.

Sometimes, some of you guys in here are a great disappointment. Juvenille, petty and mean-spirited comments are not funny, cool or in anyway helpful.

Frankly, I'd like to bitch slap about half of you right now.

OP...

Perhaps there will be a time, down the road, that you won't feel as let down as you do and your Dad is still your Dad. People make mistakes, and he is making a big one. Trust and honor are all a man really has that no one can take away from him. Seems your Dad has not learned this lesson, no matter his age.

A promise, is a promise. They do not have shelf lifes. That said....

Much of what the clan in here has said to you is true. It is a rough World out there. No one is ever going to be 100% trustworthy, and do the right thing by you, sometimes, not even yourself.

Do the best you can. Listen to good advice and don't give up. Get in school and stay there by any means possible. You will learn from this, and grow from this. And you know what.. I doubt very much when you have kids that you will commit the same breech of trust as you're now experiencing.

Good luck young man.

[Not an asshole]

Oh, and as someone who worked in a kitchen (a real kitchen, not McDonalds), make damn well sure that you want to do this as a career. Try to get a job in a kitchen so that you can see how you like it. It is a long, hard life with very little reward. You will be working from 12:00PM to 3:00AM, get shitty pay, etc. etc. You really have to love it. I never thought about it as a career; now I never will.

[Farbin Kaiber]

That really sucks.

To all the people telling him to man up... Well, I agree and disagree with you. I think that if a kid is working hard, getting good grades, and has a part time job (and is SAVING MONEY), then his parents need to help him out with college. It is the most selfish thing in the world for them not to in such a situation (assuming that they have the financial means to do so).

The day you turn 18, their requirements have been fulfilled. They don't owe anyone anything, and this is the type of expectation that has put this country and society where it is right now. Sure it would be nice, but expecting ANYTHING is wrong.