Long story short, my parents have been unemployed since I know them. They don't own their own house, they have no sources of income and have raised three kids (me and two younger sisters) off govt checks which barely covered housing and food.
I dropped out of high-school, moved abroad and started working jobs with terrible conditions, at 5 euros/hour without a contract and 12 or 14 hours per day. I have invested all my money into self-education (professional courses, etc.) and eventually got a good job in computer security some years later. I am now 22, live in the Netherlands and earn way above the local average. I have a side business and occasionally freelance, give courses, etc. I earn 100k/yr (gross) in total, which is pretty amazing here.
I have always helped family but I have grown tired of having to support my parents when all they do is watching tv series and sleeping all day. They've always done this. I have tried everything, from using a bit of empathy and being nice to bursting into rage and shouting to them how poorly I think of them. I have been trying to have them writing a CV for at least 8 years. I am tired.
It will sound cold from someone earning well, but please understand I have been supporting their "lifestyle" even when I was earning $5/hr. I've done construction work and risked my life in building sites without any security measures. I've been into therapy for this. I am done. I cannot enjoy myself because I just burst into rage when I think about them. This sounds like a marriage of convenience, but with... my parents.
Is it right that I want to get rid of them? Should I?
Submitted October 22, 2019 at 05:53PM by nwafanz https://ift.tt/2WaEPhp
