By skyforbes We made a deal. If I got a job, kept my grades above a 3.5 GPA, and saved $3000 by the time I turned 18, he'd take me and a friend on a week long trip to Japan for Christmas break senior year. No parents, just me and whoever I wanted, and he'd cover all expenses. Japan is my dream destination and I've wanted to go since I was a kid.
I worked my ass off. Got a job at 15 bussing tables. Worked every summer and most weekends during school. Kept my GPA at 3.7. Saved way more than $3000. I'm 18 now and have almost $5k saved.
Last week my dad sits me down and says we need to talk about the Japan trip. I'm getting excited thinking he wants to start planning. Instead he goes "so I looked at flights and hotels and it's gonna be like $8k total. That's insane. So here's what we're gonna do – you can take that $3000 you saved and we'll do a road trip somewhere in the US instead. Maybe Seattle or something."
I was like what? We had a deal. He said yeah and I kept my end, I'm taking you on a trip. I said that's not what we agreed on. He said we never put it in writing that it specifically had to be Japan and that I should be grateful he's offering anything at all. That most kids don't get trips.
I told him I'm not going. That he completely betrayed me and I spent 4 years working toward this specific thing. He's saying I'm being ungrateful and dramatic. That I should've known an international trip was unrealistic. But like he's the one who suggested Japan in the first place??
Now my whole family is mad at me for "ruining Christmas" because apparently he'd already planned this Seattle trip and got an Airbnb. I told them I'd rather stay home than go on a trip that's basically my dad admitting his word means nothing.
My mom says I'm being stubborn and need to let it go. That I did accomplish something and should be proud.
AITJ?