[MayflowerMadam]

Exactly. A college fund is for ... college. It’s not a slush fund for fun and games. It easily could turn into the parents’ vacation fund.

[shotgun]

Student loans are for fun and parties.

[cherry]

don't college funds carry certain tax ramifications?....if the parents put away this money I'll bet they used a tax avoidance of some kind....

perhaps the kid is a brat and perhaps the daddy is just a control freak and oppressive....