♀️ Hey there, buckle up for a wild ride! I’m a 19-year-old living with my mom, but don’t let that fool you – I’m a total boss when it comes to being financially independent. I work hard, buy my own stuff, and even help out my mom. Sounds pretty great, right? Well, hold on to your hats, because things are about to get messy! My mom’s got a bunch of siblings who just can’t seem to get their act together, and they’re always showing up at our door looking for handouts. It’s been driving me crazy, but I’ve been biting my tongue… until now. Get ready for some serious family drama!
Living with Mom, but Financially Independent

Buying My Own Groceries and Helping Out

Fancy Art Stuff, Figures, and Cosplay Costumes

Aunts and Uncles Can’t Keep Jobs, Live Off Mom’s Support

Feeling They Were Taking Advantage, but Staying Quiet

Holiday Season Brings More Demanding Family

Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Figures Broken by Cousins

Cousins Drinking All My Milk Without Asking

️ Rewarding Myself with Takeout, but Aunt Calls Me Selfish

Aunt Searching Through My Stuff, Demanding Food for Everyone

Telling Aunt to Buy Her Own Food If She Wants It ️

Family Calling Me Heartless for Not Helping with Dinner

Reminding Them of All the Times They Stole and Broke My Stuff

♀️ I’m Not Their Financial Provider, Focusing on Myself

Only Mom Talks to Me Now, Wants Everyone to Forgive ️

Family Moochers Push Me to My Breaking Point!
The holiday season has brought out the worst in my freeloading family members. They’ve been stealing my food, breaking my expensive stuff, and constantly asking for money without ever paying me back. The final straw was when my aunt had the audacity to call me selfish for buying myself dinner after acing a tough exam. I finally snapped and told them all off, reminding them of all the times they’ve taken advantage of me. ️ I made it clear that I’m not their personal ATM and I need to focus on myself. ♀️ Now, only my mom is talking to me, and she wants everyone to kiss and make up. But after all this drama, I don’t see that happening anytime soon. ♀️ So, internet, what’s the verdict? Am I a heartless monster for standing up for myself, or are my family members the real a-holes here? Let’s see what the masses have to say about this juicy family feud!
Move out to get peace and freedom. NTA

Cheers to OP for healthy money habits and kicking out leeches

Family taking advantage of niece’s hard-earned rewards. NTA.

Suggestion for rent payment and locking fridge
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Suggests creating a basement apartment or adding a lock to room and valuables

Establishing boundaries is important. NTA for wanting respect
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Breaking free from toxic family expectations.

Niece stands up to entitled relatives stealing her rewards

Prioritize your mental health, NTA for not sharing reasons

Protect yourself and your hard-earned rewards. NTA!

Set boundaries with ungrateful relatives and enablement. You’re NTA
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NTA. Good idea to set boundaries and pay rent.

Lock your door, put things in your room, set a camera.

Settling the score: Niece stands up to ungrateful relatives

Protect your belongings and set boundaries with mooching relatives.
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Sarcastic suggestion on dealing with thieving relatives

NTA. Setting boundaries with toxic family members is important.

Set boundaries with family, lock room, and stop supporting them.

Secure your space with a lock when living with ungrateful relatives

Family shouldn’t get a free pass for bad behavior. NTA

Toxic family? NTA. Cut ties and keep your hard-earned rewards

Enjoy the silence and protect your rewards with a lock

19yo niece deserves better from adult relatives. NTA

Start a Roth IRA for financial health! NTA

NTA. Encouraging words to change perspective and protect belongings

Leave toxic family, you’re not the a**hole. It’s costing you.
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Set boundaries and keep rewarding yourself for your hard work

Toxic family steals from hardworking 19-year-old. NTA here.

Protect your hard-earned rewards from ungrateful relatives

Cutting off toxic family members for theft and disrespect

Standing up to entitled relatives, NTA and family drama-free

Don’t give in to emotional blackmail Stand your ground

Lock your door and cut off the mooches. NTA

Family entitlement leads to rude behavior. NTA stands firm.
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Family leeches draining finances, mother needs to cut them off

Protect your hard-earned rewards with a mini-fridge and lock

Respectful cousins show privacy and boundaries, toxic family is ungrateful

Entitled relatives stealing hard-earned rewards? NTA, not your responsibility

Resourceful advice on securing personal belongings during challenging times.

Protect your hard-earned rewards and move out #NTA
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Independence is key. Leave and find peace. #NTA

NTA suggests investing in relatives by buying new lock.

Cut off ungrateful relatives who stole from you. NTA

Set boundaries with ungrateful relatives taking advantage

Secure your space: Niece seeks mom’s help after theft

Escape the toxicity before it’s too late

Setting boundaries with entitled relatives is crucial. NTA

Protect your hard-earned rewards ! Itemize figures, get a lock, and seek support

Secure your space, enjoy the solitude

Defending rightful ownership of hard-earned rewards and personal space

NTA, but freedom is key. Escape the toxicity

Lock your stuff, you work hard for it

Lock your room and enjoy the freedom ️

Family isn’t always blood, sometimes it’s the people you choose
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Figurines = serious business. NTA for getting angry

Setting boundaries with family. Good for you OP!
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NTA stands up to entitled relatives, tells them to hit pavement.

Unemployed relatives steal from hardworking niece, NTA claps back

Standing up to entitled relatives.

Convincing mom to kick out ungrateful relatives? NTA, tough situation

Escape the toxicity, secure your space

Protect yourself from entitled family with a lock and fridge

Familial entitlement and financial stability. NTA prevails

Secure your room with a lock and camera , cut off extended family

Cutting off toxic family: NTA, good riddance

Secure your rewards and future with a lock and fridge

Set boundaries, get a lock and mini fridge
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Protect yourself and your hard-earned rewards. NTA
