Either Way, They’re Down One Child
Friend was in her final year of uni. Had strong grades, and a really great internship lined up with a place she dreamed about working at, that almost certainly would have led to a great job.
Her parents faked her younger brother’s death on the day where she had three finals back to back to back. They wanted to test whether she cared more about her family or her career, supposedly.
She raced home in panic and grief, getting plane tickets and flying across the country, trying to get deferred exams on short notice. One of her profs, who helmed two of those classes, required a death certificate. Which she couldn’t get, since her brother was alive and well.
She didn’t get to graduate because of that, at least not in that semester, and she lost her dream internship. Thankfully, she got a good job after graduating half a year later (not nearly as good as the one she lost out on), and she’s largely cut her parents out of her life. Story credit: Reddit / limelifesavers