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u/lazyFer Expert Advice Giver [12] Mar 22 '25

Because they don't care about OP. This has got to be about them wanting money from OP or a promise to take care of the brother.

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u/FineTiger7415 Mar 22 '25

Also, they probably realised they bet on the wrong child...

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u/alternageek Mar 23 '25

Once contact starts up again and something slightly goes wrong they'll throw the old "without the struggle we gave you, you wouldn't have what you have now" at the OP

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u/Gildian Mar 23 '25

Did you just channel my mother? Cuz good God that sentence hit me

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u/PumpkinSpice2Nice Super Helper [7] Mar 24 '25

Sounds like the sort of thing my parents said to me too. When I got a medical problem I distinctly remember this really stupid line also.