Josiah, as someone whose mom got $1800 a month, do you think your mom used the money correctly or did she waste it on herself?


for someone that is around 18 , i find your interest in this odd
are you considering marriage or do you have a kid on the way? if so 18 is way to young for either..if you have a choice.

 

I love my mom to death, and she did a great job as a mother of 3 (I have a half-brother). That said, I have no idea where the 1800/month went...for all those years. I do have an '02 F-150, but it's not exactly mine since the wreck and I've only had it for 10-11 months. I was not spoiled as a kid in any way, which 1800 month is more than plenty enough to do so. I was taken well care of I guess. I just don't know, you really made me think just now, I have never thought about that. I am really questioning this. After my father's death, I was really deprived because of my brothers dad being around, I was always hungry even when there was plenty of food in the fridge, I just was not allowed. I had a really ****ty childhood to be honest, but that doesnt mean I feel sorry for myself. Damn, I just dont know what to think anymore...hmm. In short, as a kid I hardly saw 200/month out of my 900, and now the truck is the excuse for me not getting much. And I don't eat a LOT, I don't ask for a lot...wow...good question.

I am interested because I do have a gf who I hope to one day marry and have children with (she is perfect, but then again I am just falling in the category of a typical teen in love). You can see her in my gallery. I have been with her for some time now and we've been through a lot, but I also know that life can be unfair, and if things were to go sour...well that just kinda scares me that all this could happen just because I am a male.

 

What goes around comes around.

The man who sired me and my mother divorced when I was 6. Mom received full custody of 4 children, of which I was the oldest. He never paid a dime of child support. He was involved in a cave-in while working in the mines and injured his back. He has been milking Social Security for 30 years now. He was not injured so badly he couldn't do odd jobs, off the books so that he wouldn't have to report it as income though. Mom did receive an SSI check of $400.00 to cover 4 children, due to his injury. $400.00 doesn't go far with 4 kids. To say I came up poor is an understatement to the nth degree.

He lived in the same small town as we did; and, I saw him once a year on average. Usually with a deer strapped to the hood of his pickup, on his way to his sisters house, who lived only a couple of blocks away. I played sports year 'round, mainly to stay away from home since my step-fathers weren't much better than he was. He never came to a game or took interest.

I could go on and on; but, that should be enough to give you an idea of what kind of "father" the man was. Well, he's pushing 60 years old now and is completely alone. His mother passed away recently. His brothers and sisters took him to court for his small inheritance. He lived with his mother from the time he left us 'til she died; and, she left him her house; but, they took it away from him somehow. He has recently been trying to get in touch with me. I can only imagine why, with him being in the situation he is in now; but, it isn't happening. I do pity the man; but, he couldn't possibly need me more than I needed a father when I was a kid.



You reap what you sow.