There will always be someone who tries to take advantage of your generosity and kindness.

Kindness is admirable; Ignorance is not. It’s important to be aware of how your friends and family interact with you, and if you think that your place in their lives is simply for their benefit and nothing else. Coming to terms with the possibility that your loved ones have taken advantage of you is not easy, but it’ll save you a lifetime of pain if you take the bull by its horns and confront them and their ill behavior.

The man in this next story is coming to terms with the fact that his brother-in-law stole $30k from him. Not only that, but that same brother-in-law is now dumbfounded when the man refuses to contribute to his daughter’s college tuition.

This man explains that he was planning on contributing to the fund prior to his BIL’s theft, but has since changed his mind because he has no idea what his BIL will do with the funds. How is he to know for sure that the funds will not be misused? A betrayal of trust can last a lifetime. Scroll below to read the full story.