No offense but raising kids are expensive. To expect a parent to pay your way to college IS selfish whether they said they would or not. Maybe op should've been a bit more thoughtful about all the money it took to raise them that far and take their own responsibility of paying to better their OWN future. It's not that hard to work your way through school. I did it. I know many others who have as well. In my opinion, it taught them and myself to work for what we want in life because in reality...nothing comes easy and NOTHING is handed to you in life.

81 - Then you're saying a child should not trust his parents' word about savings for him? OP's parents HAD money for his college, TOLD him that, then went back on their word -- for a frivolous purpose.

81 - No offense but I'm pretty sure OP didn't ask to be born and have all that money spent on him :)

I'm a teenager, and I agree with you.

I'm a teenager and I disagree with you. When they built their Hobbit Hole, they obviously built it so that an average height human could live in there. They wouldn't just use all that money and not be able to enjoy it! Where is your common sense?

So explain why it was called a "college fund" then?

It is called that because some kids are lucky enough to have parents that care enough to save for them. It's their money regardless, they can do what they please with it. This is what is wrong with society. Everyone thinks they are entitled to a free ride. You want something, work for it. It's not a hard concept. I don't blame the parents. Doesn't sound like the kid deserves a free ride.

I disagree that OP is being selfish. Spoilt, yes, but not selfish. College is something that's rather necessary to do a lot of things in life, and to spend money set aside for your children to go to college on something as trivial as a hobbit house... that's selfish. How could it not be selfish to force a child to incur possibly tens of thousands of dollars in debt just because you want a hobbit house? That's putting your desires over your child's needs, which is not only selfish, but downright bad parenting as well. It's their responsibility to take care of him: they chose to have a child. He did not choose to be born. Also: "Just be glad they haven't made you move out"? Considering this is someone's college fund, it's likely that OP is still in high school, and there's no telling what year. What kind of parent would make a teenage kid move out of the house?

How is op being selfish? He thought he had a college fund when their parents suddenly decided to waste the money. If the parents would have told him sooner that they were going to waste the money then op would know that he has to get a job to save money for college. I hope op didn't have to deal with this In the last minute. I know college is expensive and now it must be stressful/frustrating deal with this.

I don't think OP is acting entitled. It seems OP prob know about said "college fund" prior to mom and dads midlife crisis. Is Op or others for that mater fortunate to have parents willing and capable to help them attend college? Of course. Point is his parents are retards to waste money set aside for OP's EDUCATION on a ******' hobbit house!

Again, it is the parents money. They can do with it as they please. College is important yes. However, the parents are NOT required to give them money for it. I worked while still in high school. Heck, I even babysat as well as mowed lawns for money in junior high. I had gotten a paper route while in the 6th grade. I saved my own money, including any money given for doing chores, given as holiday gifts, etc. Parents can only do so much. Yes, I agree a hobbit house is kind of a dumb thing to buy with the money, but its theirs to spend. Im sure if life, you may have spent money stupidly at one point or another too. I am sure we all have. If OP wants to go to college so badly, they shouldn't be counting on other (including parents) to get them there. Family isn't there to give you the warm and fuzzies all the time. Life is messy and it sucks at times. No family is perfect and parents as well as teens, certainly aren't perfect either. Maybe OP should've worked harder in school to get scholarships and grants and also did what they could to earn their own money. As far as the moving out comment...well that was out of the house...I never said off the property. They could've made OP move into the replica hobbit house that this supposed "college fund" paid for, if they really wanted to be jerks about it. OP should learn that in life, the only one you can count on to insure their future and happiness, is themselves. Just because they are parents, it doesn't make them the best parents but also doesn't mean they have the best kid either. Maybe the parents are crazy or maybe OP is selfish and lazy or a jerk them self. We don't know any of that. What I know is we make our own luck in life, under age or not. If OP wants to go to college they should spend the time that they use to whine about their parents hobbit house and put it to better use. Like doing lawns, babysitting or if they are of age to work...get a job and earn their own tuition. It's not rocket science. Plus there is a thing called federal aid. It's helps them get through college and they get to work on paying it back. It just annoys me that kids these days think their parents are required to do all the extra for them. No they are not. Some can't afford to help and some prefer their kids to learn how to earn everything they get. The ones who want their kids to earn their own way, are smart. they don't want their children to grow up thinking life is going to always be easy and have everything handed to them. they are helping to set these kids up for a good future because they have instilled a good work ethic. I think parents who go that route are great. they let their kids know that nothing ever comes easy and that they have got to earn what they want from life. It doesn't make them bad parents. Truth is...we don't really know the whole story. However if they just happened to notice that the kid is being lazy and entitled and decided to take this road to teach a lesson then I say bravo to them.

I must say I agree mostly. We really don't know the entire situation. However even if OP is lazy and undeserving of said college fund, I think we can all agree that his parents are bat-shit crazy. Hell if your going to have a midlife crisis buy matching motorcycles or a Corvette, take a cruse like normal lunatics...

Hahaha I like the way you think angry sailor. Yes, if I ever did extravagant spending, it sure as heck wouldn't be on a hobbit house. Maybe a restored 69' nova or a trip somewhere nice, but I'd pass on the hobbit house.

Put a big block in that Nova and I'm all over it!

Definitely has to have a big block!