A person can only take so much of a miserable living situation before they make the big decision…

That enough is enough!

Because you can only take so much badgering, yelling, screaming, and nonsense before you decide it’s time to hit the road and move on.

The guy who wrote this story has been going above and beyond for his mom and his brother for a long time, and he’s finally ready to leave them to their own devices.

Take a look at what he had to say about this situation…

Just made things really “uncomfortable” for my “family”.

“I’m 26 years old. I’ve been taking care of my family my whole life, while they really never gave anything back in return. Especially the last 8 years.

When I was 18/19 years old, my grandparents and my dad passed away.

This is a lot for a young person to deal with…

All the expectations were put on me to go get a job, take care of my grandparents, then their place once they passed away until we could sell it, and basically handle all the stresses and responsibilities while my mom coddled my younger brother (23 now) and they sat around watching TV all day cause they “couldn’t handle it”.

Even up until recently whenever they needed money for something, or a bill, or whatever I’d be the one to go get a job, a second job, sell some of my stuff while they did nothing except say “oh…thanks”.

Anyways, fast forward to today.

I’m still living at home, taking care of my mom and brother.

It’s about time!

My mom FINALLY got a part time job (only because she wasted away all her inheritance money) and has been working for awhile.

About a month ago, my brother gets a job.

Yay, good for him.

He tells me he’s planning to move out with his girlfriend in about 6-12 months because he wants to get out on his own.

But there could be a problem.

I have no problem with that, so long as we all have plan.

The bills being split 3 ways is fine, but if one of us leaves, it’s gonna mess everything up for the other two people, unless we have something set up.

A week later he moves out.

Then he denies ever saying any of that. Gets mad at me because even though I’m happy for him, it sucks cause he’s kind of messing things up for us.

His brother sounds like a creep.

He calls me a jerk, tells me to get lost, and cuts me out of his life since “I don’t do anything” even though I’ve been taking care of both themselves the last 8 years while he sits in his room all day eating taquitos and playing MapleStory.

He also takes his mom’s car, because for some dumb reason she put the car in HIS name, paid it off, and is keeping him on her insurance, even though she doesn’t have a car and has to walk to work now.

She doesn’t even get mad, or try to talk to him, she let’s him do whatever cause apparently he’s the good kid or whatever.

He’s stuck in a real pickle…

So now we’re in a bit of a crisis because we’ve got to figure out to cover his 1/3rd of everything.

At this point I should also mention our bills are way higher than they should be because during one of the times I was living on my own, my mom apparently “forgot” to pay some of her bills for like 8 months.

Which I should also mention, during the times I lived on my own I was always paid for my costs, plus gave her money to help with her own bills, and then she would still try to mooch extra money out of me by screwing with me me about some bill or whatever and then giving that money to my brother or buying cigarettes.

Anyways, back to the present.

This guy has a lot of pressure on him.

I’m now scrambling for a second job. I stay up about 3 days straight, with barely 2-3 hours of sleep per night, applying for jobs online/in person, going to interviews, etc etc.

What’s my mom doing? Watching TV and smoking e-cigs. I get on her case to do something and she gives me the same answer she’s given me the last 8 years: she’ll sell something, or borrow money from a neighbor.

Which NEVER happens.

There might be quite a few things his mom could sell if she’d actually do it.

At this point I should also mention she’s kind of a hoarder and has all my grandparents and my dad’s stuff in the garage and backyard. Apparently she can’t sell the stuff yet (which she’s been saying since 2005) because she needs a digital camera.

Even though both my girlfriend and I have explained to her HUNDREDS of times that we have cameras on our phones, there’s Ebay apps. It takes two seconds, but regardless, most of that stuff is garbage anyway save for a few personal items and some jewelry. And she should just get off her case and get another job.

So I’m driving to work last night and I’m fuming. But I’m looking at everything objectively.

Realistically, we’re behind on rent, which again, my mom doesn’t care about. “Oh, our landlord’s nice she doesn’t mind.” “Oh there was problems with this place before we moved in, so it’s okay if we’re little short.”

This is NOT GOOD.

Our rent is due on the 1st. We got an extension to the 5th. Then the 8th. Then the 15th. My mom’s planning to pay this month on the 24th! Every month I’ve always had my share, plus more, covered. It’s always on her, or my brother’s end that the money isn’t there.

So I’m looking at this and I’m like: “there’s no way I can do this. Even if I get this month, what about next month? And the month after that?”

I mean, yeah, I already work 7 days a week, I COULD get a 3rd, 4th, 5th job, but then I wouldn’t have time to go EMT school.

I’d be making just enough to cover EVERYTHING but I wouldn’t have any extra money to get myself out and into something better.

He finally put his foot down.

And it’s at this point I say “screw it”. I’m not paying a single penny more. I’ve got several offers from friends to move in with them for 1/3rd of what I’m paying now, no cost for utilities or anything else. I’m good to go. I’m taking my money and getting out.

But I’m not a complete jerk, not just yet anyways. This is still going to benefit my mom as well because if she’s not paying anything either she can save up her money. She’s probably got 30-90 days to get out, and even then she could milk that by squatting or whatever.

That’s thousands of dollars to get another place, get a cheap car, whatever, get her stuff together. She’s never really had to figure things out on her own because me, or someone else would always “fix” everything.

He also has an ace up his sleeve…

Here’s where my revenge comes in: I’m not on the lease.

Years ago, when I was living on my own, my mom wanted me to co-sign on a lease with her. And she swore up and down that it wouldn’t affect anything, and that she’d handle everything, but I didn’t buy it. My brother, however, did.

So I’m not liable for anything. I’m leaving, and they can have fun dealing with clearing out all of mom’s stuff. Oh and they’re also required to have a professional cleaner come in and clean before they leave as well.

Which could be a bit costly considering my mom has a few cats that she lets do whatever they want and doesn’t care. They go on something or tear on the carpet and “oh well, the fence was kind of messed up when we got here. I don’t think the landlord will care. There are ‘wear and tear’ laws too so I don’t think she expects it to be immaculate or anything.”

He’s not going to help them at all.

And I’d offer to help buy getting a u-haul truck to get all their stuff out, or help pay for a professional cleaning, but I’m not on the lease.

Oh and my brother just told me to get lost and cut me out of his life a week ago while my mom just sits around not doing anything to fix the situation like she always does.

So now they can both get lost and “deal with it”.”

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You really can’t blame him for feeling this way…

This has been years in the making!

Good luck to him!

This guy has had enough of his freeloading mom and brother.