Dad Invests His Son’s Lottery Winnings, Then Claims Part Of The Profits
Lottery money grows, then sparks a family conflict.
Six years ago, a quick stop at a gas station turned into a family joke.
A dad bought cigarettes, grabbed a few lottery tickets for fun, and handed one to each person in the family. That night, everyone talked about fantasy plans. Where they would travel. What they would buy. None of it felt real.
Before anything happened, he made one thing clear to his sons. If they won, the money would be shared and saved for college first.
Then one ticket hit.
It wasn’t the jackpot, but after taxes, the family walked away with $60,000. Because the kids were minors, the dad claimed the winnings and sat everyone down. He told them most of the money would be saved for college, but they could celebrate a little too.
They agreed on a gaming system. About $1,000. His wife pushed for a Disney World vacation, something she had always wanted, even though the boys didn’t care much for it. That trip cost around $5,000. Later, when the older son needed a car, another $4,000 went toward that.
Through all of it, the dad never touched the actual lottery money.
Instead, he invested the full $60,000 and left it alone. Over time, it grew to $100,000. His wife knew he was investing, but she never asked for details and left all finances up to him.
Now the oldest son is about to start college.
When his wife finally looked closely at the account and saw the balance, she assumed the money would be split evenly. That’s when the dad said only $30,000 was for their son. The rest, he says, belongs to him.
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We gathered some interesting comments from the Reddit community
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“YTA. You managed the account, but it was his money (and his capital) that allowed you to do it.”
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“Sharing is one thing...investing and making a lot more with it and then keeping it for yourself…is another.”
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“NTA, if somebody let you borrow $100 and you invested it and it turned in to $200.”
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This situation shows how assumptions can quietly build when money sits in the background for years.
One side sees the growth as a result of time, effort, and risk. The other sees it as money that never would have existed without the original win.
What started as a fun family moment has now turned into a disagreement over ownership, fairness, and promises made long ago.
Do you think the dad is right to keep the extra money, or should all of it belong to his son? Share your thoughts in the comments.
