Bad News... - Page 2

Paratoxins · 12-08-13, 07:13 PM

We're both in our early twenties. I make enough on my own to cover rent and bills with $200 left over, but that $200 isn't enough. If he even got a part time at minimum wage we would have $700 left a month to save up for emergency situations or other important funds.

It's not that he's set on warehouse and cashier work. I was saying he's not cut out for warehouse work and would be better off as a cashier or something. He has a HUGE passion for cars and motorcycles, though. You could pay him all day to do that. We just haven't been too lucky in finding an automotive job for him, though.

I know she means well but she certainly doesn't present it in the best of ways. I never asked for a wedge to be put between me and anyone else, nor do I want it. I just want to be happy.

DiscoPat · 12-22-13, 08:23 PM

Sounds like he should apply for a community college in an automotive/mechanic program. There are lots of financial aid options, good loans and grants he could get that could help pay rent and the portion of bills he should be paying.
This would also show your mother at least he is responsible enough to go to school to try to get a better future than just working as a cashier.

Will0W783 · 12-23-13, 07:52 AM

I agree with DiscoPat. There are great financial aid options for tech schools these days, and having the degree would really open up a lot more doors for him. I'm so sorry you are going through this- parents can be tough. My mom loves me a lot, but she has a really harsh way of dealing with decisions she does not agree with too. When I bought my motorcycle this summer, she spent three months attacking me about my weight, because she knew it would get to me and she couldn't do anything about the bike.

KORBIN5895 · 12-23-13, 10:42 AM

Just to bring you all up to speed the op got this monitor and a blood.....

Robin.M · 12-26-13, 10:53 AM

What you mother is doing is called "giving you an ultimatum".

It's where you chose to have a life of your own and be successful in your own right, or stay bogged down by someone who can't even hold a minimum wage job down for more than a day.

Rob

KORBIN5895 · 12-26-13, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pure Boa

What you mother is doing is called "giving you an ultimatum".

It's where you chose to have a life of your own and be successful in your own right, or stay bogged down by someone who can't even hold a minimum wage job down for more than a day.

Rob

When you're young love is all you need...... Then one day you wake up feeling old and realize you've wastes the best ten years of your life and you can't figure our how to get out.