Welcome to my life..

[Whiskey]

Heres hoping your dad keeps to that. *\o/*

[MaggieTheCat]

Hear, hear! Good for your dad, and good for you for standing up to her when you did. Make sure you both stay true to your word. Be there for your dad if he starts feeling guilty or changes his mind, and we'll be here for you if the same happens to you.

How did your mom take it? (badly, I assume, but did she give any indication that she's gonna look for a job?)

[Aethian]

Woot good for him.

[Der Cute]

Yay Dad!! Go! And let's hope everything smooths out soon.

[Rapscallion]

How's she taken it?

Rapscallion

[trailerparkmedic]

Yay Dad!!

I just wanted to add that when you move out, check out Freecycle. You'd be surprised what people freely offer, and what you can get if you ask and have someone with a truck to pick stuff up. I'm in a big city but I see TVs and mattresses several times a week and various pieces of furniture daily.

[stephenr]

She got a job working at a company so everything is pretty much set for now hopefully. Thank you guys so much for the advice you gave.

[Whiskey]

I just wanted to add that when you move out, check out Freecycle. You'd be surprised what people freely offer, and what you can get if you ask and have someone with a truck to pick stuff up. I'm in a big city but I see TVs and mattresses several times a week and various pieces of furniture daily.

Its not the topic of the thread, but i've gotten a lot of spam from freecycle lately. And i'm randomly unsubscribed from it.


also, its amazing how fast your mom got a job when she was confronted. I hope your situation continues to get better. Even though it has now, keep saving to move out! just because its better now, doesnt mean itll stay that way.

[Talon]

I guess putting the fear of nicotine-loss in her got her very motivated

[stephenr]

I guess putting the fear of nicotine-loss in her got her very motivated

That is pretty much what did it. She has been smoking since she was in her early teens and she is now in her early forties. I guess she realized that routine where she starts to cry and say we don't care about her doesn't work anymore. She did that to my dad and my dad just stayed calm during it and told her to grow up because he was sick of supporting the household and having to use my money for groceries.