You’re reluctant to discuss this with your parents – but doing so might help you shake off the feeling of injustice
I am struggling with the different way my parents have treated me and my brother. My dad started a business when I was five. Now it’s worth several million. My brother was invited by my dad to go into the business when he left university. I was not. By then, the business was well established and my dad stayed on as CEO. My dad gave my brother 80% of it. He will now sell the business and realise millions, meaning he can retire early.
My dad helped me with university fees and house purchases. He’s told me I will inherit the house and whatever money is left when my parents pass away, which is likely to be in about 20 years. I doubt there will be anything left.
My dad said he will leave my child and my brother’s daughter some money too. He said this will be equal amounts as “things have to be fair and equal”. Given my brother has millions, and his daughter will never have any financial concerns, I find this makes the situation even more unequal. It really hurts.
I struggle to pay my mortgage and find covering basic costs hard. My brother has always had a high salary from the business, and an extremely luxurious lifestyle, including a second home.
