Netizen Shares Struggles as Breadwinner After Father Calls Support ‘Not Enough’
A breadwinner shared how his father criticized him for the money spent on him since childhood, saying, “kulang pa lahat ng tulong mo”.
Recently, Reddit user, CuriousInvestor37, shared his frustration after being scolded by their dad, who claimed that all the support they’ve provided wasn’t enough compared to what was spent on them as a child. The post quickly garnered various reactions from the online community.
The breadwinner explained their story of being the family breadwinner for nine years. It started back in college when they had to rely on a scholarship and government allowance to finish their studies because his dad had stopped working at the age of 47.
Despite the struggles, he graduated and immediately took on the responsibility of supporting the family.
In 2022, after securing a job abroad, they saved up P300,000 to help their parents start a business. However, by 2023, the business failed, and their parents hid the fact that the money was gone.
Fast forward to 2024, when the netizen got married abroad, his dad started complaining again. He insisted that they should still provide financial help because he is “more successful” and he’s unemployed.
The uploader felt hurt after everything he has done for their family and hearing that it was still considered “not enough.”
Here is the full post:
“Ang hirap nun 9 years ka nang breadwinner, binigyan mo ng pang negosyo magulang mo, tapos maririnig mo sa tatay mo na kulang pa lahat ng tulong mo kung kukwentahin ung pera na pinangbayad para sa ULTIMONG pampers, pang gatas at pang hospital mo nun bata ka.
Nakatapos Ako ng college Kasi full scholarship Ako, Tatay ko tumigil na mag work at age 47 , first yr college Ako nun, tandang tanda ko first semester ng 1st yr college mag drop out na sana Ako Buti nakapasok Ako ng scholarship at nakakuha NG allowance sa munisipyo. Pero simula nun di na nag hanap ng permanent work Ang tatay ko, at pagka tapos ko NG college diretso pasa na sakin Ang titulo NG pagging breadwinner -that was year 2015. Fast forward, 2022 biniyayaan Ako makapag work sa abroad. 9 yrs akong breadwinner ng pamilya, una Kong ginawa? Nag ipon ng 300k para mabigyan ng pang negosyo sila mama at papa.. fast forward ulit — year 2023, nalugi Ang negosyo nila, naglihim sa akin na Wala na Ang pera. 2024 kinasal Ako sa abroad, Ang sabi ng Tatay ko dapat daw tumulong parin Ako Kasi Ako Ang nakakaangat at Wala syang work.. kulang daw lahat ng tulong ko kung kukwentahin lahat ng gastos nya nun bata pa Ako.”
In another post, Tiktok star Mama Lulu believes parents shouldn’t oblige their children to become breadwinners
The internet users expressed their reactions to the post:
