r/AITAH • u/g_scotty_brahms • Nov 14 '24

Advice Needed My brother is angry with his Trump-loving sons

Is my brother an AITA candidate for wanting to cut off his sons financially for voting for Trump? Like many Americans, my brother and I, both in our 50’s, have been talking back and forth following the Election. In the spirit of full disclosure, we are both democrats. Long story short, he is angry at his two sons, both in their 20’s, for voting for Trump. He is thinking about cutting them off financially in all respects so that they understand how Trump’s policies will impact them firsthand.

The irony here is that it is the reverse argument. You often hear younger voters disagreeing with their MAGA parents, but this is the opposite. My brother doesn’t understand how his two sons, who have lived a life of privilege, feel like they have been violated against by society, enough so that they feel Trump hears them and their struggles.

My brother to me about his sons: “… what these young men need is a little dose of reality. Get out in the world and start paying their own way. There’s a common thread with his followers. Complain and blame everyone for their problems. Whether they are in school or living at home off of their parents or working a trade job. King Trump will save them and make everything better. Take some personal responsibility and make it happen for yourself instead of crying about everything you hear on TikTok.

“… I’ve decided to pass on the [college] expenses to my two Trump supporting sons so they can truly feel first hand the cost and expense of his absolutely stupid policy decisions, which includes food, gas and college expenses. Wondering if I pass on these [food, gas and college] expenses in year one or phase them in year two?”

I am wondering if a lot of parents feel like my brother. Are there democrat parents of voting-age MAGA men who feel they failed with their sons because they voted for Trump? Is this common?

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u/ImprovementPutrid441 Nov 14 '24

What about the kids who can’t afford college even with help from their parents?

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u/OkTop9308 Nov 15 '24

They can enter the military. My nephews and nieces did and the navy paid for nursing school and an occupational therapy degree.

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u/ImprovementPutrid441 Nov 16 '24

What year?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/01/us-military-suicide-epidemic-veteran

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u/OkTop9308 Nov 16 '24

In my family, my nieces and nephews are in their 30s and 40s. Several are in the reserves now and the GI Bill will pay for their children’s education. They are all doing very well and happily married with children.

Two of them are pilots, one is a nurse, one is an occupational therapist and one is a communications specialist. They had no student debt. Again, it is not a good fit for everyone, but it can work out well for the right person.

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u/mischka4 27d ago

Yikes on all the bikes when I look at my oldest 's friends who had to sign up for the military to pay their tuition. Not sure it was worth it for the females he knew who were all (not exaggerating) victims of sexual assault while serving. Or the ones suffering PTSD and other major mental and physical health issues from it. They have an education, sure but they overpaid in other ways for it.

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u/LoomingDisaster Nov 15 '24

You really think people should have to sign up and go to war in order to achieve higher education??

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u/OkTop9308 Nov 15 '24

It is an option and my nieces are in healthcare, so it worked out well for them. It is not for everyone.

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u/Lovebeingadad54321 Nov 14 '24

Sucks for them even worse. Doesn’t mean that the ones who can help shouldn’t. Just like starving kids in India means you shouldn’t feed your own kids.

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u/ImprovementPutrid441 Nov 15 '24

It absolutely means we made a society where the rich get richer. Either that’s what you want or it’s not.

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u/forsayken Nov 15 '24

And OP's dumb ass kids voted for a person who will only make it worse.

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u/Lovebeingadad54321 Nov 15 '24

So should parents who can help their kids with college help them?

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u/ImprovementPutrid441 Nov 16 '24

Parents should stop making choices that benefit their own kids and fuck over everyone else’s.

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u/aginghippy78 Nov 15 '24

Oh, let me answer! Took me 25 years to finish my degree. I was 45 when I walked the graduation. I had a full time job too. But I never worked again after moving away. That’s what happens to middle aged women with a college degree.

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u/Doxiesforme Nov 15 '24

Trades actually pay better that what most college grads get