I feel so upset and angry

Well, haven't been speaking to my dad for a few weeks now due to a personal issue. My brother buys shit from wholesalers and sells it on ebay and has been making a ton of money lately because of the Christmas period. Anyway, long story short, me and my bro were talking in the car and he basically said my dad said he has achieved a lot and I'll never achieve what he has. My bro is 23, I am 18...I have been making money on the sly since I was 15, I've bought my own laptop, phone on the sly which they don't know about with my own money and make quite a lot online.

In case your wondering, I haven't my parents I make money online because they will think I'm doing something illegal, well my dad would anyway so I hide the laptop and all that fucking shit.

Anyway, all today I keep thinking about how he would have said it and I would love to just turn around and say I make more money then my bro did when he was 18, he didn't buy his own fucking shit.

 

Your bro also basically makes his money online.

Your father should know how the world is progressing and making money online is starting to become a rather good source of income, with little effort, for young people.

Still depends on your situation though, since you'd probably have to explain it to your dad.

Hiding it isn't the way to go. If your dad or brother finds out the stuff, how would you get yourself out of that one. You'd claim it isn't through an illegal way, but why would you have been hiding it from them then?

 

If you explain what you're doing I don't think he'll thunk it's illegal. Honestly, talking is the best way to go in most situations.

 

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Your situation doesn't sound bad at all. However in my opinion your dad is a dick for saying you'll never achieve what he has.
You're only 18 and you can do a lot with the years between your brother.

I personally hated my dad growing up ad he used to put me down all the time, but now I'm in uni and when I'm done I'll make more in 2 months than my dad does in a year. He hasn't said anything since I've been acing uni. That shut his arrogant little face up

My advice is make more than your dad does to shut him up.

 

My dad and I had a very destructive relationship. We would fight all the time. I lost respect for him a very long time ago. His words no longer have any effect on me. He used to say how dissapointed he was in me and it would hurt like a bitch. Now that I know better, and see what a complete idiot he is, his words mean nothing to me. Sadly I still live with him and when we get into a fight he would call me names and say what a pussy I am, I presume to get some sort of rise from me cause he probably gets off on it, but I just don't give it to him.

I'm old enough to work. I make my own money. I'm SO thankful for never having to ask him for money or car for that fact, because soon I'll be able to afford one.

What I'm trying to say is, your father WILL realize that you no LONGER need him and that will be the greatest feeling you will ever have. You are 18, which is technically almost an adult. Like Shoop said, keep working hard like he has so that you can show him you're a better person than he can ever be.

 

My dad hated RS for what a detriment he saw it to be, and any other video games I would play. Once I started amassing a decent amount of actual wealth from it though, he layed off and was proud I could make money doing something so simple.

He might understand, worth a shot. At the very least it shows you've been responsible and are able to pay for your own stuff, which at that age is commendable.

 

I don't think you should be proud that you "Made money on the sly" since you were 15. Basically 70% of sythe are under 18 users who have discovered ways to make easy cash online doing virtual services and selling-reselling. If you really want to impress your dad go above and beyond buying wholesale and reselling and study and get a good job that makes bank; that'll shut your brother up and impress your dad in the long run.

 

I could swear I replied to this thread a couple weeks ago, you probably wont read my reply, but in my opinion you should tell your dad about your issue as you're doing nothing illegal. If he is a normal person then he will eventually understand you

 

why bother about it? just live ur life

 

Its disappointing to see when your parents compare you to your elder brother like that. Nevertheless, its best to talk things out and about how unhappy you feel about the remark your dad have passed on to you.

He probably didn't have the intention to mark you down.

 

You should live your own way, do not take others thoughts too much. If you are a nice person, if you do not do anything illegal, then no one have rights to blame you.