Responsibility: Parents vs. The Child

When does a child’s responsibility to his parents out weigh his or her responsibility to their own future?

To me this topic is nothing new. I am glad I get a chance to speck on this subject. Coming from someone who knows about this and is still living with this problem today, it gets old at times. I strongly believe that parents are to have the kids, take care of them and be there for them no matter what and not complain about it and say things like “I did my part already.” I ask to all the parents out there why did you have your children was it just something to do. They didn’t ask to come into this crazy world now did they? Now don’t get me wrong I do strongly believe children should take care of their parents and be there after all the help and support , that is if your parents was there and gave you that support that you needed. My story is that my mom tried to kill herself like twice when I was young and my parents separated and then soon got a divorce. Having all that happen and my mom not being around then my dad not being there, made it hard for me and there were many more things that happened that made me feel as if my parents owe me for just being here. Now this is what happened I got my first job and it went down hill from there it was time for me to start to helping pay bills. I got paid and my money I passed to my mom to help her out and then when I brought myself something I got yelled at. It went on and on from there I tried going to a community college and didn’t work I couldn’t pay the in school tuition and there I little car I had was not good and I was trying to work. I quit my job thinking school was more important and I ended up getting my car stuck in a ditch and my mom wasn’t having it she said I had to the first to get out, so I left. Of course I ended right back but didn’t want to be. The pattern started again I felt like a hoe and my mom was the pimp I would get paid and her hand would be out. I was helping pay her bills and couldn’t do anything for myself it was impossible to save, and anything she could kick me out if she wanted to. I know you may be saying why I didn’t go to college while I wasn’t ready and I was dealing with depression and anxiety I wouldn’t made it in college. My mom didn’t want me to have to work hard like her and struggle but she really didn’t help be much on not being like that the depression I couldn’t shake, she was depressed to and had been like all her life all I can say is I am my mother’s daughter. I am now twenty four years old and yes I’m still at home, but married now and he took my place of helping out. I now suffer from depression, anxiety and fibromyalgia, just making it day to day but it’s getting better. I’m slowly taking responsibility for my own future.