My Parents Banned Me From Christmas For Years And Only Loved My Brother. At... - Reddit Family Tales

My Parents Banned Me From Christmas For Years And Only Loved My Brother. At... - Reddit Family Tales
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My Parents Banned Me From Christmas For Years And Only Loved My Brother. At His Job Interview, HR Revealed I Was The CEO—And His Face Went Pale.
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Selene Drayton grew up the overlooked child in Pittsburgh, eclipsed by her parents’ “golden” son, Alaric. While he coasted on favoritism and connections, she put herself through college, taught herself to code, and eventually founded Techision Solutions. Years of rejection and grind turned into traction: by year three the AI-driven CRM took off, the team expanded, and the company’s valuation crossed $200 million. Yet at home, nothing changed—holiday calls were perfunctory, and her parents still bragged only about Alaric. A week before Christmas, her father uninvited her to keep the focus on Alaric’s new, well-connected girlfriend, a blow that pushed Selene to pour herself into work and solidify Techision’s next phase of growth.

In March, Alaric unknowingly applied to Selene’s company for a senior role he wasn’t qualified for. Observing the interview, Selene let the process speak: his evasions on technical questions and reliance on “connections” collapsed when she introduced herself as the CEO. The private confrontation that followed brought their parents storming into her office, demanding she “help family.” Selene held the line on merit and offered Alaric only an entry-level marketing path. The standoff forced truths into the open—about Christmas, about years of favoritism—and, for the first time, her parents saw the scale of what she’d built.

Consequences came quickly: Alaric lost his job and his relationship. Then came a shift. Her parents returned, contrite; Selene set new terms—respect, honesty, and no more minimizing her success. Alaric accepted the entry-level role, worked humbly, and began to grow. By summer, the family was tentatively rebuilding: regular, curious calls from her mother, cautious outreach from her father, and an anniversary invitation with no strings. Selene’s boundary didn’t break the family; it reset it, opening space for a more honest bond to take root.
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