By Anonymous - 03/10/2011 20:49 - United States

Today, I finally got the nerve to tell my parents that I'm no longer going to pay them a flat percent of my salary, but only what they need to cover my expenses. Their response: "Better find a place of your own then, you freeloading bastard." FML
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rallets 22

They have acquired my occupation.

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choirnerd9 0

I think you guys are being too hard on OP. He's not freeloading if he pays all of his expenses. He would be freeloading he dramatically lowered the percent of his salary he gave to his parents to a percent that would not cover his expenses.

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singmyangel 4

You should want to have a place of your own. Time to grow up.

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countmystrides 5

When were you planning on growing up?

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Shrike 23

when were you planning on learning to read? the parents are the freeloading bastards, taking a ******* percentage of his salary to fund their own habits. I've seen it before with an ex, and they're doing nothin more than using the OP. they're probably just bluffing anyway, OP. they need their free money after all

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justanotherhuman 21

Dear OP, Discounting not knowing your age... Personally, sucks to hear your parents treat your living with them as a business arrangement; I cite being charged a flat percentage of your gross earnings. I'm inclined to agree that between nuclear family you should be entitled to only having to cover your expenses, presuming you take on a proportionate level of labor around the house as well. Legally, when you don't own the deed to the property you're living at/on, it's often best to submit suggestions regarding any changes in physical structure, or payment (as-per-arrangement-of-residency) methods that you wish to incur. Not build up nerve and deliver an ultimatum. Those seldom go nobly. Anyway, you need to directly inquire as to what you can do to alter their perception of you as a 'freeloading bastard', before setting any rules of your own regarding a thing you have no power over to begin with. However if you have been, are, and continue to faithfully pay them the amount agreed upon up until this point... you also need to remind them that you are the exact opposite of a freeloader, as you've upheld your end of the financial arrangement agreed upon- that *is* earning your keep. Sounds like you kept quiet about a problem, until you wound up with your foot in your mouth... as a result of being judged unfairly. Smooth, yet so tangled. Either way know your role, annnd... a little respect goes a long way; even if it isn't deserved. GL!

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Rachaelc23 8

Some places pay you a salary no matter how old you are. And if you are paying other bills like a car note and insurance plus student loans and other things maybe the salary is t enough to be able to live on their own. I'm in a similar situation. I'm working full time plus going to school full time with a 1 year old baby and I don't make enough to support myself and my baby without my parents. I help with groceries and I pay my own bills but my parents don't make me pay rent because I'm their daughter and they love me enough to help me until I get on my feet. Maybe op's parents are money hungry assholes

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THE_A_TEEN 27

Why so much negativity on the op? How is he a freeloading bastard if HE PAY'S EXPENSES TO HIS PARENTS FROM HIS OWN ******* SALARY? Let me clarify. We, The USA are going through rough times, the pay sucks for most people, people over 18 can live in their parents house and help out, unlike the op's parents. Freeloading? He pays. Grow up? Bad ******* economy. Pay back your parents from childhood? Argument ******* invalid. Parents obviously use his money for more, MUCH MORE, than expenses. Half these people here should grow up!!! Humanity suck's...

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SeedlessMe 13

A-teen, I think I

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Ugi 26

And..... Breathe. We are all assuming lots of things but if the OP is an adult then it is ultimately the parent's choice to allow him/her to live with them and on what terms. I agree with you that if (s)he is really covering his/her share of the costs of the house then it's reasonable to expect that they will let him/her stay. However, those costs may well be a lot more than anyone who has not lived alone might imagine and even then it is ultimately the parent's home and their choice. I hope I will have money enough that when my kids get old enough to pay rent I can keep it aside for them and they'll have a lump-sum as a deposit when they move out. However we have no idea how the OP's parents live. It could be that they want to move to a smaller, cheaper place but can't while the OP lives with them. Could be they need x% off the OP to keep that house. We just don't know.

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PRfrmBKLYN 2

My father did that for me. When I moved out, I had 80k he gave me from over the years of me paying him. I do it for my kids now, my son is 7 and I have 5k in the bank for him already ( I take a cut of bday money etc ). It's a great way to have your kid save up for when they're ready to start a life of their own.

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Ugi 26

Don't know where you are based but in the UK we get something call "child benefit". It's not a lot - £17 a week or something but we put that into an account for our girls. It's a small amount each week but after a while it adds up and If they carry on getting it until they're 18, that will be 16K + interest. Not a bad little nest-egg for a new "adult".

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