How so? There's a lot of details missing obviously. But it could be the family business employs many people in the family, and generations to come. It could be they were scraping by and took a big gamble in buying said shares. Regardless, it sounds like the author wouldn't have been able to take off without help, that the family provided. If they saw it like any other investment, and got huge returns, why are they obligated to give it all back? Sure, I probably would as a father, but I don't see it as assholish not to, factors depending.
