Hello! It's my first time posting on the Student Room. Please be gentle!
Well, anyway, after dropping out of University during my first year, I was under considerable pressure to find a job and pay back my parents. I now have 3 jobs which takes some considerable organisation on my behalf. I've repaid my parents in full. I have also galvanised myself into reapplying to university and have an unconditional offer from Edinburgh, which I'll be financing myself. I do a fair bit of housework, am the only one who actually considers my mum and in terms of attitude and behaviour I'm really not a hassle (unlike my chode of a brother). I also pay for all my clothes, public transport and any socialising.
Now, here goes, are my parents being unreasonable?
- keep making digs that I should pay rent. I offer - they won't let me. None of my 23+ colleagues do this and they all live at home
- keep telling me to make my own way to my jobs. Of course I would but we live in one extremely isolated county (their choice) and all of places of work & education are in the next one! I have happily offered to pay petrol- they won't let me!
- keep telling me to learn how to drive. I have more than happily said I'd cover the cost of driving lessons for myself and contribute significantly to the cost on my parents insurance. I just need them to put me on it!
- Act as if I am asking for a lot if I suggest going for a walk somewhere nice, or a drive or visiting a new city. They are seriously incredulous.
- my dad recently lost his job so has literally sweet feck all to do. They both still moan if I ask for lifts.
Usually they like to tell me to '**** off to University if I dare moan' hahaha
Please bear in mind that I love my parents and I don't for one minute think that I've had a hard life...it's just I think in this case they're being unreasonable.
Thanks in advance!