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DonnaSugarPlum
04-12-02, 11:07 AM
Your parents don't have a right to control your money when it don't come from them when you still live at home do they?
My mom has always controlled my money,& embarrasses me in the store a lot telling me you can't get this,can't have that,& stuff,& she never lets me know how much money I even have. Of course when they are gone,& I'm here with David,& Kim I have complete control of my money,& know exactly how much money I have. It seems like now mom has even started controlling my savings account. When mom is out of town like now daddy has my money,he keeps telling me that he's going to give me control of my money but hasn't yet but unlike mom he lets me know how much I have.
Your parents don't have a right to control the decisions you make when you still live at home do they?
Certain decisions mom will never let me make,& daddy don't do a thing about it but when she's not around daddy will allow me to decide when to do hair,& bath instead of me having to do it when mom wants it done. When it comes to daddy,& my decisions when the decision I make isn't something he wants he won't allow me to make the decision. Most of the time telling daddy how I feel,& talking to him about it being reasonable don't work because if he don't want to hear it he won't listen to a word I say.
Even I can afford to do so if it's something daddy don't want me to do he won't allow it. A lot of people don't believe I'm an adult because I'm treated like a kid. Some 14 year olds have more freedom than I do. The worst thing is daddy claims he's treating me like an adult,although he don't like the way mom treats me like a kid so much from what he said.
The worst thing about this is you would end up hearing 2 different versions of it the way I see it,& the way my parents see it talk about conflicting versions.

Ann
04-12-02, 03:04 PM
Hello Donna welcome back
I do not know what your legal rights are in your specific situation. Your parents are acting in the role of guardian or conservator but I have no idea whether they have established this formally or not. You might find it would work to arrange with them in advance to have a certain amount of money available to you each week or month that you can use for spending money, tithing at church, etc. and be learning skills in money management. Your situation is hard for you and it is also hard for them.