It ' s Steve Carlsbergs alt account , obviously . <| sep |> It ' s awesome to hear those kinds of stories , but it ' s exactly why I make it a point to do this every year . I ' ve lived a pretty comfortable and very solidly middle class life . I never had to experience a christmas without presents , let alone food or warmth , and it breaks my heart to know that there are kids out there that do . So I do what little I can to make a few kids a little happier . I truly hope that you and your family are in a better spot now . <| sep |> If the head is shit then so is everything below it . <| sep |> You have a right to be upset about empty promises and being misled . And if your father tries to claim he laid for your education I would correct him . There ' s no point in making a scene that would be bratty . Ultimately this is a good life lesson . It sounds like you and your father never actually talked about the money in depth . Promises about paying education ? You should have sat down with him and laid out the expenses for your program of choice and asked if he could pay this or not . It sounds like just assumed it would happen then took out loans without any back up plan for paying them back yourself . Of course it ' s easy to trust your father and I think a lot of people would make the same mistake . So for the future just make sure you can be self sufficient and don ' t count on vague promises .