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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by opiumfree@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

theres no way im going to start earning my own money bc abusive mom not letting me get a job and insists on me going to college. before you say im lucky to be supported through college just know that she basically admitted that this is her way of delaying my independence because she said i can get a job at mcdonalds afterwards and she doesnt really care about my actual career prospects. her way of abuse is sleep deprivation and verbal abuse and parentification so im convinced this will just be another 4 years of barely getting by because i have to study on 5 hours of sleep and also take care of my siblings for some reason. ive barely graduated high school because i had to deal with this.

my former therapist also agreed that my home environment impedes my studying. my former (child) therapist which dropped me btw bc my mom would bring me to sessions 30 minutes late and not let me take public transport there.

right now im just gonna focus on making the most of it and being independent atleast in this process. she insists on coming with me to enroll (she has a habit of loudly berating me in public btw) but im not gonna do that and i will go enroll on my own. it seems freedom is never gonna come.

and the worst thing of all is she expects me to be visibly happy through all this and just 20 minutes ago in the conversation about how shes not gonna let me work she kept asking why im not happy and to be more enthusiastic.

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[-] abc@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago

have you thought about enrolling for a really low stakes degree (i.e. communication or business) and just getting a job on the side (like through the university)?

Alternatively, when you sign up for Federal Student Aid (assuming you're US based) and if you wind up getting any - you could always just put a portion of that towards housing (a dorm/apartment/monthly rent payment). Keep in mind that federal student aid does get applied towards your actual tuition through your university first, but the leftover amount each year is yours to use; so definitely do so if your mom's making you enroll and you want to get out of there. Another commenter mentioned doing the dorms - I agree with them. Your parents cannot prevent you from moving into a dorm if you're 18.

I understand your pain; my parents are of a similar nature. They loved deciding things for me when I was getting ready to graduate high school and eventually I just hit a point like two months into my first semester of college where I realized "wait, I don't HAVE to do what they say or let them have the final word, I'm a fucking adult now".

[-] opiumfree@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

honestly this is such a peculiar situation because my mom straight up admitted she doesnt even care about my actual career prospects and said i can get a shit job after graduation as long as my college is done. this is the point in our relationship where i just dont love her anymore and dont care about what happens to her

[-] Jabril@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

do you care about college? if you enroll in the cheapest option available (community college) just try and enroll part time if you can, or if you can't just enroll full time and get a job and go to the job instead. you need just enough money to pay to move into some craigslist room mate situation at which point you have successfully escaped your current situation and can just drop out of school and work, save up money and figure out what you want to do with your life. if you do it quickly enough into the semester and explain this to the school you can probably even avoid it negatively impacting any future college enrollment at that particular school.

even more ideal would be any safe couch surfing arrangement with a family member or friend and just immediately do this without enrolling in school. get literally any accessible job and get on food stamps and save money for a few months and you'll be able to figure out the rest from there

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