So earlier, I was like, I wonder where I am in the middle class. A family of three, both parents working, lower side of the spectrum, makes $48,000. My family, of four, one working parent whom is divorced, makes just over $50,000. My mom is always complaining about our money problems, how she is always buying more clothes for her children and only has one pair of jeans, how she has no money saved for my brothers, whether it be for a car or college, but she yells at me whenever I go to my das for help. My brothers don't even seem fazed by our financial problems. They're just like, oh, scholarships are a thing. Well, they can't pay for your entire time in college. My dad only knows what I've told him, which was the clothes thing, and that was years ago. I doubt he even remembers that. My mom is always spending money on alcohol, she's not an alcoholic, but sometimes I fear that she will become one, and activities. I get the fact that she wants my brothers and I to have fun, but I'd rather have everyone in the family have all of the basic necessities and rarely see a movie or go on a vacation than see movies and eat out a lot and have no money set aside for my brothers' futures. I'd tell my friends, but I don't want them to worry about my family. Especially since it's my best friend's birthday today. She doesn't need to worry anymore than she already does.
Sincerely,
Someone who's probably not over her ex
