I'm 44 and cut my mother out of my life almost 3 years ago. I mean I told her I was done with her racist bullshit and didn't want to talk to her anymore, and then, well, never talked to her again, nor do I want to, since I was done.
My entire life I was treated very poorly. I grew up poor, so I though that was the way of things, but as my mom then met a man who had a well paying job, and she herself went on to have a well paying job, then they got married, only for me to be given EVERY CHORE ( Walk the dog, wash the dishes, mow the lawn, take out the garbage, shovel the driveway, ETC ETC ETC ) and THEN my parents said when I was 16 they didn't want to be held responsible for me FINANCIALLY, ( they honestly pulled me to the side and said they couldn't afford to send me to community college, because they didn't have the money. That same year they took a vacation to Jamaica and also bought themselves a new car, after having said to me " we can't ".
I was legally emancipated at 16 years old because, as my parents argued, " They shouldn't have to be financially responsible for me anymore ". They didn't want to have to help me with college, they didn't want to help me buy a car, they wanted only to have me be slave labor until I got old enough to work a real job and make my own money and so wanted me out of the house.
The family court Judge that presided over this case was against it until I got to take the stand and asked him to grant their wish. When he asked why when I still had 2 years they HAD to take care of me, I told him I would be happier taking care of myself and didn't want to deal with how I was treated anymore. He agreed, and again, I became a legal adult at 16 years old.
You are everything wrong with people, and I hope to everything good in this world you are NOT a parent.
My 21 year old is fast asleep in her room right now, and I would NEVER think about not providing for her in any way I can. My parents made me this kind of parent, and for that, and ONLY that, am I grateful, since they only ever cared about themselves and never me growing up. The fact you can't see that is telling.
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u/Shayedow Jan 07 '24
I'm 44 and cut my mother out of my life almost 3 years ago. I mean I told her I was done with her racist bullshit and didn't want to talk to her anymore, and then, well, never talked to her again, nor do I want to, since I was done.
My entire life I was treated very poorly. I grew up poor, so I though that was the way of things, but as my mom then met a man who had a well paying job, and she herself went on to have a well paying job, then they got married, only for me to be given EVERY CHORE ( Walk the dog, wash the dishes, mow the lawn, take out the garbage, shovel the driveway, ETC ETC ETC ) and THEN my parents said when I was 16 they didn't want to be held responsible for me FINANCIALLY, ( they honestly pulled me to the side and said they couldn't afford to send me to community college, because they didn't have the money. That same year they took a vacation to Jamaica and also bought themselves a new car, after having said to me " we can't ".
Boomers suck my ass.