And to add- My husband and I weren't given a dime to go to school. He joined the military, earned his bachelors, and is now paying for me to return to school while I raise our children at the same time. We'll make sure our kids never starve or become homeless, but as for paying for their education after High School, NOPE. We'll help them to do their very best to earn every available scholarship and allow them to live at home if they choose a school close by, but the rest is up to them. At 18, you're an adult. Do it yourself just like we did. You'll appreciate it more than a hand out and work your ass off to get the most out of your hard work.

Who said OP didn't already have a job? He probably pays for his own food, books, etc. And there is a chance that his dad offered to pay instead of OP just expecting it.. Yes, he could pay for college himself, but his dad should have at least warned him before hand. That's just a dick move to discontinue payment without giving him time to save up the money.

OP is not lazy for having his parents pay for college. He's obviously planning (or was, at least) planning on returning the monetary favor later in life after he has a good professional job. If this is the first time your dad implied you needed to pay for college, then find him and kick his ass. The good news is while the next few years may suck paying for college, once you graduate and get a good job you won't owe him anything.

hate to play devils advocate. .. but he's not required to pay for your tuition

oh I'll take your mail all right. .. to the shredder

Its beautiful season of the year

Im so lucky I'm Australia that we don't have to pay for uni until we earn enough to start paying it back... It's crazy that money should effect your ability to get an education

It's obvious the dad had agreed to pay for the kids college and when you make an agreement like that you don't back out of it just because you wanted to take your wifey on vacation, the least he could've done was tell the poor kid in advance