Think of the signing of the land asan investment. Both financial and emotional. You can always sell the land and signing it shows YOU that you'll be ok no matter what.
Sorry that your dad isn't being supportive. Sometimes parents tell us things like that because they don't want us to be sad or hurting. They think they are helping.
Jen
Jen *The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present*