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[quote=Anonymous]Do I resent my parents for it?

I'm the DC c/o 2000 poster.

I used to resent my mother, but I had to learn to forgive. I used to fill out my own school forms each year, so I knew from the free lunch application that she brought home about $3k a month after taxes. She had money, she just spent it on herself. She had an A/C unit in her room. She'd close the door "to keep the air in" and I'd burn up. For a while I slept in the living room on the floor because I didn't have a bed and we only had a loveseat which was too small to lie on. She had a queen. In high school I stole deodorant, toothpaste, and mouthwash from the goodie bags they gave out in gym class. During that same time, she went on trips with her boyfriend and ate out a few times a week. Whenever I asked for money for stuff she'd tell me to get a job. When I started failing classes because I was working 35 hours a week after school, she accused me of being on drugs.

A large part of my childhood was spent writing out what I was going to do differently when I grew up. I'm very good with money. Actually I'm extremely paranoid and cheap, because I'm always afraid of ending up back where I started. I'm unemployed now, but I have enough saved up to pay my rent and expenses for another three years. So in that regard I guess I have my mom to thank. [/quote]

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