Total self-dependance. No parents or anyone to mooch off of.
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It was wonderful and horrifying. I was excited because I no longer had curfews, I had no one to tell me what to do, I could eat whatever I wanted and I was in charge of my own life. And then bills started coming in, I was struggling to make rent and my cell phone bill. There are still times when I wish I could go back home. But you know, all of the great things and all of the terrible things even each other out. Everyone has a different experience and you learn that life is what you make of it.
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Yep, definitely typical teenager.  Sorry to tell you, but you are.  Your parents love you.  I know it doesn't seem that way now.  We all go through exactly what you're going through.  Trust me, if your parents didn't love you, they wouldn't care at all about what you do.  You may hate school, but you will never get anywhere if you don't go.  You'll always have a dead-end job.  You'll be struggling from paycheck to paycheck and not be able to take care of a family.  I know you're young and know everything, but in a couple of years you will realize you know nothing and you should have listened to your parents.  My parents were strict, too, and now I appreciate it.  More than you can imagine.  My friends who had parents that let them do whatever ended up in trouble and have horrible lives now.  I realize now that my parents were right.  And now I'm raising my 2 small children the same way.  I'm 24 and wish I could take back all the things I did to my mom when I thought she was being to strict.  I snuck around and did things she didn't approve of.  You don't realize it now, but you'll regret it.  I promise.  However, on the good side of things, at least you're going through this now.  Every single person has to go through this stage in some form or another.  If they don't do it in their teenage years, they'll do it as an adult.  And that can result in horrible problems.  I have a friend going through that now and it's awful.  I know you're angry with your parents and I know it sucks, but you'll appreciate it one day.  Just please realize that your parents do love you.  They care enough to worry about you.  Be grateful you don't have parents who don't give a crap what happens to you.  You are a lucky kid.  I know you probably don't care a bit what I say, but at least think about it.  Don't take advice from other people your age....they're going through it just as you are.  Take advice from people who have already been through it.  If not from me, then from someone you know who's older and been there done that.  Stop trashing your parents....they are the only ones you have.  And will ever have.  imagine your life without them....honestly, and not with the anger....
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No, you are not too sensitive about this. I believe that everyone needs help sometimes, whether they are fortunate enough to get it from their families, or from the state. The key is: being able to pull yourself out of a bad financial situation and give back what you have recieved ( maybe not in a literal sence, but, you know??) Maybe it would be a good idea to start denying these people help. I am sick of seeing and hearing about welfare parents, I could die. I mean, some of these people drive NICE vehicles, are draped in expensive jewelry, wear very nice clothes, and pay for thier food with an EBT card. Sickening. I would like to see them get off their lazy a*s, wake up at 5:00am, and go to fu**in work like the rest of us. I'm with ya on this one- totally.
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she is too lazy. talk to her. let her know that you cant do everything on your own.
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No!!!  Please stop participating in being a home wrecker.  Find someone who is single.
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Man, that blows - the same thing happened to me... you'll be in debt up your arse.  I really wish I could help as I was in the exact same situation and you are right you feel like your are being steamrolled by a system designed by a bunch of narrow-minded nitwits.  Like these people never hear of a DISFUNCTIONAL FAMILY and like maybe we need even more help than someone else but they treat you like somehow you have claim over your parents' money.  So they act like your resources are ones that you can't use and use that to deny you help.  I feel for you, man.\nThe only thing I can suggest is going over and getting to know those financial aid counselors - go over there and make appointments and bug them and let them know your situation and that you are going to go and you really need them to get creative and help you out.
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OMG, i know what you mean, my house is a wreck and i feel like all i do is cook and clean, so how does my neighbor with 5 kids have a spotless house and well-behaved kids and still find time to do fun stuff.... ??? i was stay at home and now i have a job, its hard either way.....\nAnd when hubby doesnt help... i am too darn tired to be meeting him at the door with anything lol\n\nPlease email me when you find out :) \n\n((((((HUGS)))))))) i don't feel so alone now...lol
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I had to do a lot of chores too. If it really is a lot, and nobody else is doing as much as you, consider telling your family members to cut you some slack.
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Umm, ok.  I am glad this validates your sense of self worth and I am sorry you don't have any friends who are willing to listen to you brag about your child's achievement.
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All those narcissistic questions, yes, everyone is so obssessed with themselves. If they'd just leave their house and get involved with life, instead of worrying about it so much, they may enjoy it.
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Parents without Partners
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Being alone, just like it does you.  Duh.
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If your old enough to be on your own, Move out!!!
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No TV, telephone or Internet till you are 19 .
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From here it looks like you were ungrateful to your parents who you admit spoiled you as their only child...surely they would be concerned if you hung out with the older cousins of a bad influence (even you admit that they looked like gangsters and got into trouble). Yet you complain about not being able to compete with your good cousins that did well in school...Your parents likely only wanted the best for you which you couldn't comprehend because of your youthful rebellion and now that you're a parent you want to deprive your kids of the companionship of well-meaning grandparents? Take them to see your parents on a regular basis --- and be nice to your parents because they deserve it.
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A part of me does because people who are handed everything do not appreciate it like someone who has to pay for her education would. It sucks that the government won't help someone who is childless and working to make a living for themselves but people who have five kids and surviving on welfare won't have to pay one red cent for their education. This is why I don't even bother filling out the FAFSA...I don't benefit from it so I'm not wasting my time and energy that I need to use on paying for school myself. I know this question was about parents paying for school and let me go there and vent about that one. The people who's parents pay for their education, the ones I've met anyway, are so ungrateful that it's ridiculous. They don't have to work and go to school and I do. They don't go to class and they get drunk every night with not a care in the world. It makes me sooooo made because if I had someone to pay at least half of my tuition, I'd be on the Dean's List. I wouldn't have to worry about paying bills and cramming to study because I have to go to work in a few hours. It just really sucks. So to answer your question. Yes, I do resent people whose parents paid for their higher education.
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I blame the parents. They need to crack the yardstick. I got my rear smacked a few times and it made me be a better parent to my kids cause I didn't turn out to be some spoiled snot that thought I should be able to get away with everything. The T.V. and the web has plenty of filth that the kids have access to while Mom's at the career.Sorry, but if you plan a family I feel one parent should stay home and raise them and if you can't afford kids don't have them until you can or don't have more than one !