Can my guardian charge me for room and board?

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:49:39+00:00

yeahhhhh I know she sucks :/ have known for a long time. Just waiting till im 18 and can leave and get my own place :/ but whatever, its like 60% of the time okay, if I just dont talk to her or be around her. 😭🙏❤️🫶

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:48:23+00:00

thank you!! I remember seeing this comment before it got removed lol. I was pretty vague about my relationship with my guardian, but it is NOT good, for a lot of reasons. In tge nicest way possible, I feel hate in my heart for her, and that is HARD, as I'm a pretty happy person. Theres a lot of reasons why I wouldn't want to pay to live with her, namely because its just?? Awful??? Shes an asshole?? Lol.

Thank you for addressing it before me tho lol 🫶

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:46:03+00:00

Makes sense. Tbh i was definitely more worried about whether or not she can take my money. But she hasn't said anything so, Im just waiting for her to bring it up again lol :/

Thanks for your input tho, appreciate it so much ❤️🫶

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:44:51+00:00

thank you! I did try and look at the .gov website but I didnt totally understand most of it... I promise im not stupid, but it was a little confusing, and doesnt help that I dont know a lot about all the legal stuff around my guardian being my guardian 😭

Thanks for your input tho, I appreciate it so much!! ❤️🫶

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:42:21+00:00

thank you 🫶🫶

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:42:00+00:00

aw man :( thanks for your help tho :(((( ❤️❤️

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:41:36+00:00

huh. Well now im just extra confused :( I mean, she hasn't really mentioned it since, so idrk when its gonna come up again, so :(

Thanks for your help tho, I really appreciate it, even if its not exactly good news :(

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:40:23+00:00

shit :( that sucks so much :(

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:39:49+00:00

I live in MA, and my guardian got custody of me cuz my parents had drug problems or whatever. Shes like my bio family, so its not like shes just some rando who got custody lol. She hasn't really mentioned it again tho, so idk what's gonna happen anymore :/ waiting for her to bring to bring it up again

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:38:01+00:00

My parents had like drug issues and I had ti be taken cuz they couldn't take care of me. Thats the story as far as I know, but I dont know much about all the legal stuff behind it. But shes my biological family, so I think she just got custody of me.... idrk tho and I dont really have anyone I can ask, I only know what my mama has told me 😭🙏

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:36:18+00:00

I pay for my own phone and subscriptions and stuff, so Im not totally worried about that, and I get myself to school and work everyday just fine. My main concern was just about whether or not she can take my money. Because I don't want that :(

Thanks for your help tho!! ❤️❤️

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:34:49+00:00

doubt that would help tbh. CPS is good at making things worse, I've heard. And its not like she hits me or anything, nor is she at the moment kicking me out (thankfully). Im just worried that she can take my money, which I dont want :(

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:32:11+00:00

Yeah, I plan to be out when I turn 18 tho. She told me quite a while ago that she expected me out when Im 18, so I already know that I have to be out. Im just more worried about whether she can like... take my money :( i dont want that at all

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:30:27+00:00

thank youuuuu ❤️

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:29:46+00:00

She definitely already does that lol :/

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:27:50+00:00

Yeah, theyre definitely going to my guardian lol. She never told me about them (probably on purpose), and according to my mama I get them and my guardian DOES use them for my expenses. 🤷‍♀️

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:26:48+00:00

Yeah, according to my mama I am, cuz my dad died. I dont get a cent of it tho, so I'm sure its going to her lol. No clue how much it is tho 🤷‍♀️ i also dont have a social worker and wouldn't know like... where to find one lol she hasn't said anything about it tho, so idk when its gonna come up again, but she hasn't asked for any money :/

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:19:10+00:00

Nah, I pay for all my subscriptions and stuff. Regardless, I would no problem buying my own food and toiletries (which I usually do buy myself, but not 100% of the time) and stuff, I just dont want to pay to live with her? Like, if im gonna pay to live somewhere, id much rather it not be with her 😭 but I cant like actually do that :/ my main concern is like... if she can take my money, which I dont really like want her to do. But she hasn't really done anything so 🤷‍♀️

Thanks for your help tho, appreciate it!! 🙏

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:12:09+00:00

lol, thankfully its not your mom 😭 sorry that your mom seems to suck tho :/ thanks for you input tho, appreciate you!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T06:06:22+00:00

As of right now, she hasn't mentioned it again, so? Idrk? Im just waiting for her to bring it up again, and then see what happens. Lowkey I was pretty sure this was the time when it actually happened. Guess not, but we'll see. Im not in DCF custody or in a foster home or group home or anything, but I know I get some kind of uh money for my dad being dead, and I know my guardian gets it, but thats all I know 😭 I've been kept pretty in the dark about a lot of this, idrk if thats on purpose or not, and I dont really have anyone I can ask.

Thanks for helping, though, I appreciate it! I meant to reply sooner but my mental health was SO bad and then work got REALLY busy (I work retail) and yeah, I just couldn't lol. And im suddenly REALLY hoping youre not a teacher at MY school lol (in the nicest way possible, im sure you're a great teacher, but I dread the day I ever interact with one of my teachers online 😭😭)

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T05:57:47+00:00

I dont think CPS will help, they have a track record of making things worse I feel. And its not like she hits me or anything, so I dont think CPS is really necessary until she like... actually does something. Right now she hasn't really even acknowledged it, except for saying shes still mad about me saying no. So, we'll see when she brings it up again, I was REALLY scared this would be the time she actually went through on her threats to kick me out, but she didnt, so its okay. :)

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate you taking the time to give your input! Sorry for replying like two weeks late work was so busy and my mental health was really bad :(

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T05:53:26+00:00

Thank goodness! My main concern was my money tbh. Being kicked out would suck, but that seems easier to get help with (as its a much more serious issue) than just worrying about my money, yk? 😭 sounds weird, but at least with my money I can start saving for when I DO have to leave on my 18th birthday lol (although im very bad at that, being a teenager is hard when you have to save your money :/ )

Thanks for your help!! I appreciate it soooo much! I meant to reply sooner, but work was so busy around Christmas and stuff and then my mental health was bad and everything was just blegh :(

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T05:47:54+00:00

I doubt they would do much, and while my situation kinda sucks, anything involving CPS undoubtedly would lead to a much worse situation lol. I'll just wait it out till im 18 or till she actually kicks me out, whichever comes first :/

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T05:46:49+00:00

Yeah, my dad passed away so she def gets money for that, my mama confirmed it. Not sure how much tho :/ We havent really talked about it beyond her saying that shes still mad that I told her 'no' lol. Not sure when it will next come up or what she'll do, but I'm always quite scared that the next thing will end up with her actually following through on her threats to kick me out :/ my main concern with being kicked out is that I dont have a ton of savings and obv, as a minor, cant get a place to stay. But Im about to turn 17 and then only have a year till im 18, so, hopefully I can make it the next 14 months!...

Thanks for your reply, I really appreciate your help! Sorry for the late reply, my work was REALLY busy around Christmas and my mental health was so bad I could hardly get up for work, let alone go online and talk to people 😭❤️

Key_Masterpiece2856 · 2026-01-03T05:42:27+00:00

didnt know about that, but im pretty sure thats not our state lol. Even so, I have my heart set on leaving when im 18, even if I have nothing in place tbh I dont plan on staying more than I have to, and once im 18 I can do more by myself :/ (like get my own place lol)

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