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Are my parents being fair?
I’m a spoiled child. I will admit that upfront. I will tell you that I get almost anything I want, and that I’m lucky to have what I do. My mother is the only one who works in my household and she supports us well. By support I mean that we have 8 TVs, 4 computers, and an iPhone each. So we’re pretty well off. I am a 17 year old senior in high school and going to graduate in less than two months.
They refuse to contribute to my college fund because my grades are not up to their standards. (I have a 4.3 overall GPA on a 5.0 scale and a 28 on the ACT) They do not have any money saved for me and I am expected to pay my way on loans unless I want to go to DeVry university (my mom works for DeVry and I therefore get in free,) or the local community college and nothing else. If I was interested in ANYTHING DeVry offered, I would go there in a heartbeat. I understand that free is the best price for college, and it’s hard to pass that up. But my dream is to be a high school art teacher, and I just can’t do that with DeVry. Credits from DeVry won’t transfer, so I can’t just go there for a year or two to get the gen-eds I may or may not need.
My parents do offer me one source of income, however. I am allowed to get a job this year if I so choose, but it is very hard to find a job with the economy. I’ve been looking for months, and my one prospect fell through. The source of income that they offer is cleaning and maintaining the house. They pay me four dollars for every hour I vacuum, dust, and clean up after pet messes. Every day, I come home to find at least 2 hours worth of work for me to do,but some days I’m just too tired from putting everything I can into my classes.
So, with that background information, here is my question.
I recently made three very large and very costly mistakes. One: In a rush to get to school after some conflict with my parents, I forgot to open the garage door before backing out. This ruined the garage door which needed to be replaced. The second was that I dropped my iPhone and cracked just the glass covering of the screen. It still works, but the glass is cracked very badly. The final mistake- and what I consider the biggest- is that I was at fault in a small car accident that caused no damage to either car. This did, however, leave a hefty ticket.
Now, finally, my question:
Is it fair for my parents to ask for me to pay for all three of these mistakes while paying me only four dollars an hour? And expecting me to have enough time to work off these debts while being a full time high school student with a full schedule and two AP classes?
Also, I know that I can’t expect my parents to pay for college, but are they being fair in that respect as well? I just think that my grades maybe aren’t so bad, and I do try my best. How would you feel in this situation?
I’m sorry my question is so long. Thank you in advance for any answers you can give. I appreciate every one, no matter what you have to say.
How do I fix a pet door that is too high?
I bought a house with a pre-installed pet door and its too high for my pet by about 2 inches. How can I fix this for my pet without having to buy a whole new door or install a ramp (there is too much traffic through this door for a ramp)?
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