04-11-2021, 04:36 PM
I convinced my dad to buy XRP back in 2017 & have felt terrible about it ever since.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Back when I first got into crypto in 2017 in my naivety I was convinced XRP was going to be the next bitcoin. I told my dad and a friend they had to invest and they both put in around $1000.</p> <p>Their investments plummeted and for the last 3 years every time I have mentioned crypto my dad has given me grief over the money he had lost in XRP. </p> <p>Today with the XRP pump I was finally able to recover both their investments with some profit ... more profit in fact than they would of got from leaving it in the bank for those 3 years!</p> <p>Both my dad and my friend are happy now and I hope I can use this experience to get them onside with bitcoin and ethereum in the future.</p> <p>Edit - just to clarify when I say my dad had "given me grief", it was in a joking manner. We have a great relationship and he only put in what he could afford to lose.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/AvidasOfficial"> /u/AvidasOfficial </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mopy81/i_convinced_my_dad_to_buy_xrp_back_in_2017_have/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mopy81/i_convinced_my_dad_to_buy_xrp_back_in_2017_have/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Back when I first got into crypto in 2017 in my naivety I was convinced XRP was going to be the next bitcoin. I told my dad and a friend they had to invest and they both put in around $1000.</p> <p>Their investments plummeted and for the last 3 years every time I have mentioned crypto my dad has given me grief over the money he had lost in XRP. </p> <p>Today with the XRP pump I was finally able to recover both their investments with some profit ... more profit in fact than they would of got from leaving it in the bank for those 3 years!</p> <p>Both my dad and my friend are happy now and I hope I can use this experience to get them onside with bitcoin and ethereum in the future.</p> <p>Edit - just to clarify when I say my dad had "given me grief", it was in a joking manner. We have a great relationship and he only put in what he could afford to lose.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/AvidasOfficial"> /u/AvidasOfficial </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mopy81/i_convinced_my_dad_to_buy_xrp_back_in_2017_have/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mopy81/i_convinced_my_dad_to_buy_xrp_back_in_2017_have/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R