Submitted by FuckUDad382 t3_1111unj in tifu
Hello Reddit, to gve this betrayal some backstory, I am eighteen male, and I’m in my senior year of high school.
This begins in august. My dad always dreamed of buying a trailer and he was in luck when he found a free popup trailer. I became obsessed with this trailer, I have ADHD and cleaning is my thing. When I tell you this thing was TRASHED, it would be an understatement. There were holes in the canvas, rat feces and trash everywhere. My dad made a deal with me, If I could restore the trailer and get my license and a truck before I graduate this year, he would let me keep it.
From august to late September, I worked for months, to scrubbing the floors, buying a five hundred dollar canvas to replace the old. You see, the popup trailer was a 2004 redwood Coleman pop up. I bought propane for the fridge and sink. Replaced the wiring and water system, all while doing this with ZERO experience and learning mostly from YouTube.
When it was fully restored I studied my states drivers manual like the Bible and got my permit. Now the only thing left was a truck. I began applying for small part time jobs but there isn’t any in my area so I began having trouble. It would take several months to get a job HOWEVER. I got a interview and was accepted to work at raising canes.
This all comes down to this week when I got home from school and the popup was gone from our yard. I was pissed, My dad informed me that he sold it for 4,500$ because he needed the money and there was no way I was going to get a truck. I am fucking livid, I worked hard for months, used what very little money I had to replace the canvas.
I asked him for at least half the cash since I did all the work in restoring it but he laughed in my face. I had put around 950$ in the pop up and I’m so fucking angry about it.
Not only did I do all of that I also upgraded the wheels, and the plywood that began rotting. It was basically completely restored. I am so pissed and angry, I cried in my room for a bit and I refuse to talk to my dad. It’s not like my dad didn’t know. I walked him almost through the whole process of restoring it. I feel so betrayed by my dad. I am no longer speaking to him.
This isn’t the first time he’s pulled bullshit like this, I would start things and he would make promises but when I would be so close to finishing he would break the terms. Do you guys think Im in the wrong for being pissed? I believed it was mine, I put hundreds of hours of work into it. My mom is mad at me and calling me entitled because it wasn’t mine to begin with which makes me even more pissed.
Sorry for the language guys I’m just super frustrated.
TLDR; Dad promised me the popup camper if I restored it and got a truck, I restored it and was saving to get a truck and he sold it.