When one father decided to invest in his son’s future, he didn’t expect the return to be a year of silence and an Instagram feed full of tropical beaches. The 55-year-old gave his 25-year-old son $50,000 to start his dream business, which was a gesture meant to help him launch into adulthood with purpose. Instead, the money vanished into vacations, parties, and what has to be considered the dad’s the most expensive midlife crisis he’s ever funded, and it wasn’t even his.

When he confronted his son, the response was silence. No apology, no repayment plan, not even a text. After months of being ignored, he made a decision that the son would be cut out of his will entirely, and the inheritance would go to his responsible daughter instead.