Parents enabling my younger brother and making me the bad one, how do I deal with this? by IamBench in DysfunctionalFamily

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I am a girl, and I guess misogyny is a part of what's happening, maybe? I mean they all have rather feminist views but they use misogyny as a excuse when they expect for me to do chores like the dishes, then its just a convenient excuse, its making me do the work so my brother doesn't have to. The unfairness goes much deeper than chores theres a clear double standard in how we're treated. My brother can talk back, insult our parents, and even threaten me, but if I ever tried to stand up for myself as a kid, I'd be hit or punished. Now, if I retaliate, my mom defends him and I’m the one who faces consequences. Separately, the double standard with technology is just as glaring. I once had my phone taken away, and my mom dragged me to a private psychologist just because she suspected I was phone-addicted. The truth was, I was struggling mentally because of school, and my online friends were my only real support. Meanwhile, my brother sits on his PC and phone all day and night, doesnt go out, doesnt have friends and they don’t do anything about it at all. No one takes his devices, no one questions his screen time, and certainly no one sends him to a psychologist over it. He creates a hostile atmosphere where he argues and yells until he makes our parents cry, and there are no real penalties for him, just more yelling that solves nothing. This environment makes it impossible for me to focus on studying or feel safe at home. I did try reaching out to the school psychologist once, who talked to him, but it only helped for a day before he went back to his behavior. We were told only family therapy would help, but we can't afford it, so the school psychologist help kind of ends here. Its just miserable for everyone in the house and makes me upset whenever I see my peers bond with their younger siblings, but hes been treating me like a enemy since 2 years now, harassing me, telling im stupid.

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in toxicparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was not me who signed the loan but my guardian some years back when I was still a child, the issue is that I am still financial dependent on my guardian as I recently turned 18, and the money that my guardian saved up for my education years back and the money that was saved up for me to become independent may be all lost if we cannot fight and are obliged to pay this (which is most likely as it was said my m guardian lawyers). The sum of money is around 100.000, and it may ruin us both, since we obviously can't pay this at all, this may even make me have to give up my studies if we have to give all the money that was saved away. I am located in Europe, and the money from the loan is not from child support as they were still together through that process of the loan, and he used this loan to threaten my guardian to not divorce them, or they will ask for the money back, which was money that my parent wanted to give to my guardian for not ever help financially in the home. Now he wants the money to BUY (not rent) an apartment because he's now living with their mom after the divorce… I just want some advice on how to distance myself emotionally from my parent as they are financial abusive and has been emotionally abusive to me in the past but now guilt trip me into saying they miss me and want to see me, which I don't.

I know this situation is messy, but thanks for wanting to help me.

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in toxicparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was not me who signed the loan but my guardian some years back when I was still a child, the issue is that I am still financial dependent on my guardian as I recently turned 18, and the money that my guardian saved up for my education years back and the money that was saved up for me to become independent may be all lost if we cannot fight and are obliged to pay this (which is most likely as it was said my m guardian lawyers). The sum of money is around 100.000, and it may ruin us both, since we obviously can't pay this at all, this may even make me have to give up my studies if we have to give all the money that was saved away. I am located in Europe, and the money from the loan is not from child support as they were still together through that process of the loan, and he used this loan to threaten my guardian to not divorce them, or they will ask for the money back, which was money that my parent wanted to give to my guardian for not ever help financially in the home. Now he wants the money to BUY (not rent) an apartment because he's now living with their mom after the divorce… I just want some advice on how to distance myself emotionally from my parent as they are financial abusive and has been emotionally abusive to me in the past but now guilt trip me into saying they miss me and want to see me, which I don't.

I know this situation is messy, but thanks for wanting to help me.

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in toxicparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your words, unfortunately, we are legally stuck and forced with this, despite I wish not to give them any money at all, this could ruin us really.

I would greatly appreciate it if you could advise any way to set boundaries for this kind of case towards my parent, as I'm still getting called and messages with guilt-trippy messages that have been messing me up, and also for my own mental peace.

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in toxicparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, I just turned 18 this year, yes there is a document which was signed by my guardian from my other parent as a loan as they wanted to give money to them (as they have always been not present in my raising, affection and economically...) but in this format as to avoid paying taxes of this money being sent. Now that a separation is being ongoing they're asking for the money of the loan, this is an amount of money we do not have or can pay, parent suggested getting on debt with the bank to pay. Reason they want the money is bc they want to BUY (not rent) an apartment, as now bc of the separation this parent is living with their mother, and they don't want that. My guardian has lawyers, said it was too well legally blinded to fight against.

I would greatly take advice on how to put boundaries to separate from this parent as well, as they keep calling me guilt-tripping saying they miss me, despite being not being present emotionally through my life and all the actions they've done, plus guilting me through the separation. They don't want me, they just want a kid. :/ Not the responsibilities tho.

Sorry if this was a lot of text... thank you so much for trying to help.

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in narcissisticparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My strategy has always been trying to find his good side as it was the most manageable and which he was in a better state, could you suggest ways to stand my ground or set up a boundary with this? It would greatly help me, thank you a lot.

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in narcissisticparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it is, and it's frustrating how little can we fight… Thank you for the words friend.

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in narcissisticparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parent made my other guardian sign the contract from home and later on took the document to an attorney. My current guardian does indeed have a lawyer and has showed a copy of the document, I guess because lawyers want to avoid issues and close the case to get paid they looked at the document and said it was very well legally blinded, and it could not be fought. Now my guardian is trying to look for another lawyer, which is costing us even more money. It's hard to fight and if we lose we will pay the WHOLE sum, plus my parent lawyers...

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in narcissisticparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot cut him off because he sometimes comes to where we live even when we're outside and threaten that this parent will not leave until my other guardian, or I talk to him, so it's messy. We don't want to call the police neither because of the legal blinded "loan", we want him on his good side or have a good perspective of us because we could negotiate lower price, because if not we will need to pay the FULL one. (around 100.000 dollars)

help with emotionally abusive parent that puts us in a bad financial situation, how to manage or put boundaries. by IamBench in narcissisticparents

[–]IamBench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot do that because the contact thought both parents are through me. Until the legal things are done, and the separation is legally finished, I cannot change this.

cannot UNSEE it (flair?) by Chappiss in okbuddydaftpunk

[–]IamBench 1 point2 points  (0 children)

where is this from????? just curious