It’s nice. But I still have to live by their house rules. It’s honestly so embarrassing and diminishing. Once I brought a guy over, whom I was dating for like 2.5 years and my dad lost it. I feel like a teenager. I always I have bring me and my son over to other peoples places. It’s just so embarrassing. It doesn’t stop them from always asking me for money though. Honestly I feel trapped.

@mybabybear that's a really tough position to be in. :(

@mybabybear wow, honestly, I get everything you're saying, I understand how you feel and what you're going through. I have to say, however, that some rules truly need to be re-established if everyone isn't happy with how things are now. You are being selfless, but it gets to a point that it doesn't work anymore. Please talk to them, you aren't a child and they can't treat you like one. The "my house, my rules" don't even apply because you are keeping them afloat with your contributions to the household. If you weren't there, they would have to rent to someone else and they couldn't make rules like that. It seems like a case where your parents still see you as a child to be... disciplined? controlled? watched over?