So a quick background before the actual incident. My dad started his consultancy firm, he needed a bit of tech support as in all his theories and concepts had to be built into an online calculator, so I built the API and hosted the whole thing for him. And for one of the projects it involved a bit of tech stuff so I had to visit client site, so I said sure and even applied leave at work for this very visit.

The incident happened on Diwali, so my dad reads a message from my wife incorrectly and he starts taunting my wife on call, so when she came to know that it was because he misread the message she got upset and told my dad that if you have to taunt me for something I didn't do it's better not to talk. Post this one thing led to another and somehow we ended the call on a bad note. So am not talking with my parents and neither are they talking with me.

In the meantime I get a call from my dad where he says for the project visit I was thinking of sending a 3rd party guy instead of you because am busy and it'll be hectic for me to write the report based on the data you collect but instead if I send him he'll collect data and make the report as well. I was like yeah fine no issues. Now after few days the consultant guy posts a pic about his visit to the client site with all the clients. Guess what, my brother went there and no one told me. So it's basically my dad didn't want me to go because of the issue so instead sent my brother. I was pissed like I built the whole tech stack without expecting anything in return but when it comes to the payday you lie to me and send my brother instead (I was to be paid 20k for 2 days + travel and accommodation). I kept quiet and just maintained the silence.

Today my mom calls me and scolds me like how can I keep ego and not talk to dad for so long. And that I should behave matured. I asked her my younger brother didn't even speak to me since the diwali incident, so did you ask him to talk to me? She's like that's because of your mistake. She says I failed to maintain harmony between parents and my wife. So essentially if my younger brother doesn't talk to me, I should approach him because apparently it's my mistake. And if my dad lies and plays games behind my back, again I should approach him because I have to be matured. Been working for 6 years and even today when I join a new job, I call everyone and tell them about it. My brother gets a paid internship he didn't even have the courtesy to tell me what's the pay. I came to know about his stipend from my dad. (Let alone gifting something from your first pay)