What Should I Do About My Mother? Am I Wrong?
I’m almost 18, and I have two younger brothers and we live with our mom. My mom has three jobs, working part-time at a cafe, and delivering coupon books and newspapers. I also have a part-time job working in fast food. The problem is my mom is in debt, we are renting our house now and she can’t afford that. She goes out everynight, to just hang out, play poker, etc. When I’m at work, no one’s there with my brothers. I take places all the time and spend more time with them than she does. She borrows money from me all the time. She always complains about not having enough money or time to go grocery shopping,etc., but she has enough time to go to bars and play free poker. She spends money that she doesn’t have. Today, she borrowed money from me because she said she needed gas to go to work, but right now, she’s on her way to a bar. When I try to talk to her about it, she just gives me the line “I’m the mother, not you!” She’s acting more like a partying teenager than a mother. Help?