The major drawback of dealing with cash is that it’s untraceable.

Even if you write up a receipt, this could always be disputed.

It requires a great deal of trust between the two parties involved.

Imagine if the dispute came from your own mother.

Keep reading to see what happened to this teenager.

AITA for leaving my mom in a different state after she accused me of taking $5,000

My dad passed when I was 10, so my mom receives $700 every month.

I left her house when I turned 15 to live with my ex-stepdad and grandma.

Me and my grandma started to work on getting our own place and we did.

It wasn’t long until there are problems with their plan.

I told my mom that I wanted her to give me the money every month, but I noticed that I was only getting $300 a month.

My grandma moved back to our home state and I moved in with my boyfriend.

I started building a relationship back with my mom and we were doing good.

After some family visits back to my home state, me and my boyfriend decided to start saving to move back.

While packing, I found a bucket that had change that was savings from me and my mom.

I exchanged it and got $680 out of it and I put that back for the trip.

My mom noticed and said that I stole $5,000. I was surprised because it was nothing close to that and we stopped talking.

The situation becomes intolerable and they’re trying to find a way out of it.

We packed our things and moved states that same day. I still don’t have contact with my mom, but my grandma does.

She said that I need to pay her $5,000 and that she is going to keep the benefit money.

My grandma wants custody to get electronic business transfer and benefits money.

However, my mom is against this because she won’t be able to claim me on her tax nor receive the money.

So, AITA?

Here’s what people are saying.

This advice is so important.

It felt good to see so many people teaching them how to advocate for herself since no one else has.

Blocking all contact makes a lot of sense to me.

A few people recommended she emancipate from her mom.

Not sure the contraceptive advice is right for here…

Good point. There are lots of programs to help her get back on track.

She’s going to need therapy.

Good thing she has the money!

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