I Refused to Let My Husband Use My Daughter’s College Fund for His Daughter’s Wedding
When Greg suggested we use Ava’s college fund to help pay for his daughter Becca’s wedding, I sat in stunned silence. That money wasn’t just a financial cushion—it was a promise. A promise from Ava’s late father, David, that she’d have the future he never got to finish building. And now Greg, with Becca quietly smirking beside him, thought it made sense to spend it on a party? Dresses, flowers, and catering over college?
I didn’t say much that night. I just listened. And quietly began to form a plan.
Blending families is never easy. When I married Greg six years ago, Ava was only ten, still raw with grief. Becca, twenty at the time, was polite—but always distant. She never tried to bond with me or Ava, keeping herself at arm’s length, like we were just visitors in her father’s home. Any attempt at warmth was met with a chilly shrug.
So when Greg brought up the wedding—after already giving Becca $10,000—and casually mentioned needing another $30,000, he didn’t just cross a line. He erased it completely.
“We could just use Ava’s college fund,” he said. “She’s sixteen. She has time. And family helps family, right?”
Even Ava went quiet. Just moments earlier, she’d been talking excitedly about AP classes and college tours.
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