@reddithand: EVERY CHRISTMAS, MY PARENTS ASKED ABOUT MY SISTER'S DEALS, THEN THEY'D TURN TO ME: "AND YOU'RE STILL... RENTING?" AT DAD'S RETIREMENT PARTY, HE CALLED ME "A SUPPORTER, NOT A LEADER" IN FRONT OF 150 GUESTS. THEN MY HUSBAND WALKED TO THE STAGE, AND ASKED MY FATHER: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR DAUGHTER'S LIFE IS ACTUALLY WORTH?" MINUTES LATER...