'The amount of mental gymnastics vs just saying no,' commented another person.Īmanda Holden sends BGT audience wild as she dances in a racy red dress with a thigh-high split to Let's Get Ready to Rhumble I feel like you're just prolonging the inevitable.' But this will get tiresome and sooner or later they'll find out and try to take advantage, but I think then you'll be forced to really cut them off. The family possibly isn't intrusive, the family may just tried to take some casual, understandable liberties and they they weren't told no, the impositions just grew over time.'Īnother person said: 'I mean, why keep meeting up with them? They're family - so what? Who says you need to keep toxic family around? Unless you're from a culture where family is super important and you can't just cut them off. This isn't a family problem, this is a stand up for yourself and your boundaries problem. However, other people on the social media platform suggested he 'cut ties' and 'stand up' for himself. You don’t wanna cut ties so this seems like a good option. I hope you make a family (by that I mean friends or an actual family or whatever suits you) that values you for you,' wrote another person. 'Long as you’re happy bro! Congrats for making things happen on your own, you deserve it! People tend to wanna be around more when it’s beneficial for them,' said another user.Īnother user said: 'If I ever came into a lot of money I know exactly the people I would start hearing from all of the sudden. One person commented: 'In all honesty, I think I would do the same.' However, other people on the social media platform suggested he 'cut ties' and 'stand up' for himself 'We go walk around the neighborhood where I actually live and we fantasize about what it would be like to live in one of those places. 'Now when they visit, they pay for their own flights, and they don't go out much lol,' he explained.Īnd to keep up with his lie, the entrepreneur claimed he rented a 'small apartment' to trick his family that's where he resides, despite actually living in a penthouse. To protect myself, I told my family I found a job but it doesn't pay much and the cost of living is high. 'Fast forward today, I am so blessed and grateful to be financially at ease. He lied to his family and told them he had lost his job and was financially struggling.Īs a result, his family immediately stopped trying to reach him.

When the pandemic began, the Reddit user decided to start his on business and focus on building it.Īs his own business boomed, he quit his job.

So I slowly stopped calling/texting, I stopped updating them about my life, etc… I decided they didn't deserve to know me.' The multi-millionaire said: 'I slowly started realizing how toxic these people were and that I should draw some boundaries. He decided to keep tight-lipped about his wealth after his family took advantage of him, continuously asking for money and treating their visits to him as 'free vacations' (stock image)Īt this point, the Reddit user began to realize how 'toxic' his family was. 'They even started telling me that I should contribute and pay for my siblings' Uni tuitions.' When I visit back home, they'd expect me to bring them lots of gifts and pay every time we went out. 'They started telling other family members that they should visit me and that I'll take care of them. The Reddit user then said he fell into a 'pattern' of funding their visits and his family even told other members that he would 'take care of them.' He recalled: 'Looking back at it they didn't care much about me, they just wanted a free vacation and made me their tour guide/ATM/etc.' He revealed that when he got his first paycheck, his parents 'insisted' he pay for everything while they visited him. My parents automatically thought I was now 'rich' and their behavior changed,' he explained. But when you convert it to my home country’s currency it’s a lot. 'I would barely afford to live decently and save pennies. I told her my salary… Now my salary for that country was below average. 'The first thing she asked was 'how much are they paying you?' I should've known then but I was too young I don’t blame myself. The first thing I did after getting accepted was call my mom. 'It all started when I went to study abroad and after graduating I landed a job. So, his parents assumed he was 'rich' and switched their behavior. He explained that although he wasn't making a fortune for his location, in his home country, it was a lot. He said that it first began when he landed a position after graduating from college and his mom questioned how much money he would be making. Posting to the thread True Off My Chest, the unnamed man said he will 'never tell' his family the truth about his financial status

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