About 10 years ago, my parents helped my brother, who is seven years younger and wasn’t working at the time, to buy a house. They said they would help me some day, but that day has never come. They have made many excuses; the latest is that their considerable investments are locked in. Since then, house prices have quadrupled and I will never be able to afford a home. I am angry both because it was profoundly unfair and because they (and my brother) have not acknowledged that (“You’re lucky, home-owning is a headache”) and say that I am greedy. Am I wrong to be so angry and hurt about this?
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