A Lesson in Money and Regret

This sounds pretty lame but when my dad gave me $60 when I was 7 or 8 for my bday.

I felt really rich at the time because I never grown up with allowance and barely receive gifts.

I wanted to buy a $30 video game and keep the rest but it was rated M (my dad didnt

give a shit what I played) so he had to buy it for me. When he did,

he pocked the $30 and I asked for it back. He told me in the most stern voice:

"You got your gift with the money I gave you. I take back the rest you dont use".

I'm 35 now and still recall this like it was recent. It struck me so much how fucked

over I felt from my own dad. He also died over 10 years ago and didnt leave anything