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Ziggy_B

210d

I earned some money babysitting and I let my parents borrow $50 bc that was what I had earned. It’s been months and they haven’t returned it. I will remind them but they brush it off. This isn’t the first time this has happened. They’ve stolen so much from me over the years. I feel ungrateful because that’s what they tell me I am when I speak up about these things. I can’t refuse to let them borrow money because then I’m the bad guy that didn’t let my parents borrow money for food when in reality they probably spend $20 on cigarettes, ~$10 on beer and $10 on a meal. (Usually something cheap like hamburger helper, chips and 2 liters of soda) I don’t regret letting them borrow money for food (even though it’s all junk) but at least don’t lie to me about what you’re using it for- and make sure you pay it back. I’m always guilt tripped into it somehow being on me for letting them borrow money but they don’t want to talk about WHY they have to borrow money from me in the first place. My alcoholic mom can’t function without beer and my dad is a chain smoker. They’re terrible at money management even aside from their addictions and would rather drop 3k (installments) on new and poorly built couches because they have pretty lights on them when we had perfectly fine couches in the first place but won’t pay ~$100 towards getting me therapy. I’ve accepted that I won’t get help but I still feel for 13-18 year old me that held out hope I’d get help one day. We’re not poor so I don’t understand why we have to live like it. When we were poor I’ve had fonder memories than I do now. I guess the reality of it has just been a hard pill to swallow. I need them to stop blowing money on useless things but they never will. They don’t have their priorities straight and they make me feel crazy for thinking so. I’m so sick and tired of all of it.

    • sweetsue

      208d

      I'm sorry I truly feel for you! I'll tell you a little about mine and what I did to get help. My mom moved out when I was 12 and I was required to take care of my brother and sister as I am the oldest. My dad worked all day and went to his girldriends house at night so we rarely saw him and it was up to me to take care of everything for my brother sister and I! I did it until I was 14 and then I said I wanted to move into my mom's. So my mom went to court to get custody of me and my dad never showed up to try and keep me with him. So I moved into my moms.....now ever since she moved out she had been drinking every day and eventually got involved doing other drugs while she partied when I moved in. So I was all alone with my mom alcoholic and she decided she was going to get custody of my brother and sister. So they moved in with me and my mom and low and behold it was again my responsibility to take care of them. Once I hit 16 I moved out and was in a relationship with a 22 year old. My mental health was going downhill! By 17 I started drinking with my mom and by 19 I had moved back to my dad's temporarily and he decided to put me into a hospital but when they discharged me he refused to come pick me up! So it was back to my mom's. Not long after that I met my husband to be and we had a baby girl and got married! Once I had her I knew in the first 6 months this was doomed because he was not working like he said he would so I was forced to go back to work and miss my daughters milestones. In 2010 I had another baby girl and was forced to go back to work 2 days after having her! I went through horrible depression after have my girls. I was so low and I was getting help on my own but I had no support system. Nothing from Noone! I have been getting help since I was 19 and I went through he'll between 12 and 39 years old. So much stuff happened and during the years I wrote each my mom and dad about 15 page letters each, explaining how I felt and things that were wrong and how I forgive them both. Although my mom is still an alcoholic and doesn't go a day without her beer but she's my mom and I will always love her even if she did make a lot of mistakes. My dad too! Maybe you could write them letters explaining how you feel and that you need the support and help to get better! I wish you the best! I can finally say that now after all those years I am finally stable and happy on medication for bipolar2, anxiety, adhd,ptsd, mood stabilizer and all my meds help me so much! I really hope your parents listen to you!🙏❤️

    • 55isMe

      208d

      Think of the long run. Soon you will be an adult. Move out as soon as you can. You will then be on your own, make and spend your own money. It is not your job nor your place to teach your parents how to handle their finances. In the meanwhile, when you have a job that allows direct deposit, do that. Only keep online info on your bank. Then they wont see that you have other money put away. You could also do similar with someone you really trust. Keep out a few bucks that you can allow them to "borrow".

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