Parents, question for you?

Question

ok i dont live with my mom or dad (im 16)

my mom sends 260$ a month

and my dad resently started sending 40$

how is that fair. he's supose to being paying half for me and he's never giving anything. and he gets mad at me for spending money (sorry i needed school suplies)

anyway how much do you spend your kids(more or less then mine)?

Answer 1

i'm sorry to not really have an answer to your question... although not being a parent myself... i could try to help on that but i don't even know what country you are from, and besides school what else do you need money for?? i mean, do you need to pay rent, or... food... do you take extra courses?? things like that...

but anyways... i decided to answer your question to tell you that i really think it's not fair... and maybe you should look into legal help. here in teh states the law is clear... if the parent doenst pay he is arrested.

good luck with it all!!

Answer 2

It can be hard to support kids when they are out of the house. I know my parents nearly went broke. But if your parents both have jobs (which they should if they are sending money) then they should try to send equal amounts. Honestly, some people have a hard time remembering what it costs to get supplies and so forth. Maybe if you sent them a list of items you needed and how much it totaled, they could get an idea of how much you need to be comfortable. If they don't have alot of money, perhaps you could try to find sales and coupons for the things you need.

Answer 3

Hard to answer when you haven't been there , but it's awfully on your dad part!He should be more concerned?

Answer 4

my kids live at home and the one,s that have left work

Answer 5

Where do you live? I lived at that age with a great family ,pretty much as a nanny, without being paid.

My mom and dad were together , but I didn't want to put up with the control issues they had.

My mom shopped with me for what I needed and the married couple about 1/3 as much.

I bet it was about as much $ as you are getting if you count all expenses related to living in there home,

but many close friends said I was being used by not being paid,

but the acceptance and trust was worth my babysitting and cleaning.

1989-1992

God Bless You Always, And For Your Future.

I am Happily Married now with 5 children

together and for 16 years!!!

Great relationship with my parents.

How are you doing?