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I Bought My Parents a House — Then They Gave It to My Sister Without Telling Me | Early Fast news
Sometimes the people who should love you the most treat you like a bank account — and then expect more.
This is the story of how I worked for years to buy a house for my parents, only to find out they gave it away to my sister without telling me. The betrayal, the lies, and the toxic guilt trips nearly broke me — but I found the strength to walk away and build a life on my own terms.
In this video, I share the raw truth about family expectations, manipulation, and finally reclaiming my independence.
If you’ve ever felt used or taken for granted by your family, this story is for you.
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🎥 Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:25 Buying the house for my parents
3:50 Discovering they gave it away
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0:00
It's funny how a single casual question
0:02
can shatter your world. "What are you
0:04
doing here?" my sister Perry asked, a
0:08
hint of genuine surprise in her voice as
0:09
she stood in the doorway of the house I
0:11
was paying for. She was in pajamas, her
0:14
car was in the driveway, and my parents
0:16
were nowhere to be found. The ground
0:18
beneath me felt like it was shifting. "I
0:21
could ask you the same," I said, a
0:24
playful tone masking a growing unease.
0:28
Oh, they moved, she replied as if it
0:30
were the most normal thing in the world.
0:32
They gave it to me. I live here now. The
0:35
words hit me like a physical blow. The
0:38
house I'd spent 3 years paying the
0:39
mortgage on, the house I'd bought for my
0:41
parents was now my sisters, and no one
0:44
had bothered to tell me. My parents
0:46
unhealthy obsession with my sister and
0:48
their lack of affection for me was a
0:50
bitter truth I'd lived with my entire
0:51
life. As the older sibling, I was the
0:54
one with the expectations, the
0:56
responsibility to succeed, to build a
0:59
solid career, to make them proud.
1:02
Perry, on the other hand, was the golden
1:04
child, a free spirit whose every whim
1:06
was indulged.
1:08
She dropped out of high school while I
1:10
was buried in studies, my future
1:12
meticulously planned and funded by my
1:14
parents' savings. They never let me
1:16
forget it.
1:18
We've sacrificed so much for you, they
1:20
would say. A guilt trip disguised as a
1:23
loving reminder. But the most crushing
1:25
blow came at a family dinner not long
1:27
after I started my first job in the tech
1:28
sector. My father, with a chilling
1:31
directness, told me it was my turn to
1:32
repay them. We did our part, he said,
1:35
looking me straight in the eyes. Now you
1:37
should plan to buy a house for us. I was
1:40
barely 21, still living with roommates,
1:42
and they were already demanding a house.
1:44
My mother, with her deceptively sweet
1:46
voice, sealed the deal. Think of it as
1:49
paying us back.
1:51
For five long years, that obligation
1:52
weighed on me. I worked hard, saved
1:55
every penny, and finally gave in. I
1:58
bought them a modest, comfortable house,
2:00
and for a while, the guilt trip stopped.
2:03
They had a house to show off, and I had
2:05
the peace of mind that I had done my
2:06
duty. I paid the mortgage, even sending
2:09
extra money each month to pay it off
2:11
sooner. I wanted to be free. I had my
2:15
own life to build, a family to start,
2:17
and a house to buy for myself. Then came
2:19
the day I walked into that house
2:21
unannounced, ready to surprise my
2:23
parents, only to find my sister living
2:25
there. The confrontation was explosive.
2:28
I found them in their new rented
2:30
apartment. And I didn't hold back. You
2:33
gave away the house I bought for you
2:35
without even telling me, I demanded.
2:38
My mother, with a baffling smile, tried
2:41
to justify it. We didn't think you'd
2:44
mind. Perry is planning to have a baby.
2:47
Do you want your nieces or nephews to be
2:49
born in a rented house? My father chimed
2:51
in, equally delusional. She didn't have
2:54
the same opportunities as you. She
2:56
deserves this house. I was furious. She
2:59
didn't go to college because she dropped
3:01
out of high school. It's not my problem
3:03
to fund her life. They refused to see
3:05
the gravity of their actions, repeating
3:07
the same line. You're successful, you
3:10
can buy another house. They treated me
3:12
like a walking bank account, a commodity
3:15
whose purpose was to fund their golden
3:16
child's life.
3:18
I stormed out of the apartment and
3:20
checked into a hotel. I was done. But
3:24
the story wasn't over. I had one more
3:27
thing to do before I left town. The next
3:30
day, I went to the bank with my father
3:31
to check the mortgage balance. What I
3:34
discovered left me speechless. The extra
3:37
money I had been sending him to pay off
3:38
the mortgage early was never reaching
3:40
the bank. He was only paying the actual
3:43
mortgage and using the rest for their
3:45
rent. "I thought you were sending it for
3:47
our expenses," he said unapologetically.
3:50
I felt a dizzying wave of betrayal. "It
3:53
was to pay off the mortgage early, not
3:55
to fund your new apartment," I yelled,
3:58
my voice shaking with rage. My father, a
4:01
man who never accepted confrontation,
4:03
retorted, "Don't you dare raise your
4:06
voice at me. You didn't do us any favors
4:08
by buying us the house. I don't have to
4:10
explain to you what I do with that
4:11
house. I spent all my savings on your
4:14
college." I walked out of that bank,
4:15
ignoring his shouts and blocked every
4:17
single one of their numbers. I had made
4:19
a decision. I was done with their
4:20
toxicity, their manipulation, and their
4:22
endless sense of entitlement. A month
4:24
later, when the mortgage payment was
4:26
due, I didn't send the money. I blocked
4:29
every number, ignored every desperate
4:30
voicemail.
4:32
My father eventually showed up at my
4:34
doorstep, furious. "You can't just walk
4:36
away like this. You owe us. I've already
4:38
paid you back," I replied, my voice
4:41
steady. "Do you realize how much I've
4:43
spent on that mortgage? It's more than
4:45
what you paid for my tuition. I don't
4:48
owe you anything." I called him
4:50
ungrateful, but I had my own answer
4:51
ready. You treated me like a commodity,
4:54
and now you want to milk this cow for
4:56
life. I'm not a commodity. I'm done. The
4:59
house was eventually sold at auction.
5:02
Perry, who couldn't afford the mortgage,
5:04
was forced to move out. My parents, in
5:06
their struggle to save the house, had
5:08
used their savings and retirement money,
5:10
but it wasn't enough. They were forced
5:12
to move into a smaller, cheaper
5:14
apartment. They'd realized their
5:15
mistake, but by then it was too late.
5:18
They'd cut off all financial support to
5:20
Perry, telling her she had to fend for
5:22
herself. They had to come back to
5:24
reality and it was a reality I had
5:26
forced upon them. I meanwhile was on my
5:28
own journey. I moved into a new
5:31
apartment and started saving for a house
5:32
that would be mine and only mine. It
5:35
wasn't easy to walk away from the people
5:37
who were supposed to love me the most.
5:39
But I deserved better than to be treated
5:41
like a walking bank account.
5:43
Then came the day my father showed up at
5:45
my doorstep again. He had a new demand.
5:49
He wanted me to buy them another house.
5:52
We deserve a house, he said. We made so
5:55
many sacrifices for you.
5:58
He went back to the same tired argument,
6:00
the same guilt trip, as if I had never
6:02
paid him back and as if he hadn't given
6:04
the house to Perry. I told him their
6:07
chance to have a house was wasted when
6:09
they gave it to my sister and he should
6:11
go ask her to buy them one. I had a work
6:13
trip, so I couldn't speak to him again.
6:15
When I returned, he was gone. Now, I'm
6:17
here to tell you that I finally bought
6:19
my own house. I haven't told anyone but
6:22
my closest friends, the ones who have no
6:24
connection to my family. I've learned
6:26
from my past mistakes, and I'm keeping
6:28
this information a secret. I don't want
6:31
to risk them showing up at my door
6:33
trying to claim this house for my
6:34
sister. I'm being careful. I'm building
6:37
my own life on my own terms. The down
6:40
payment is paid, and the deed is in my
6:43
name. The house is a blank canvas, and
6:45
I'm ready to decorate it. My life is a
6:48
blank canvas and I'm finally ready to
6:50
paint
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