My parents paid $11,000 for four years of college.

They graduated debt-free. They traveled Europe that summer.
They told me a degree was the responsible choice.
I owe $54,000.
The degree is responsible for the interest.
They didn’t do anything wrong.
That’s the part nobody wants to sit with.
They followed the rules. The rules just don’t exist anymore.
And they have no idea. Because why would they?
It worked.