Is it normal for mum to expect more money from you?!

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Hello! I've just been screamed at by my mum who thinks that I'm giving her too little allowance. I'm currently on my school vacation and I'm taking up a part time job earning about 1k per month. I've been giving her $100 from my salary, despite having to take care of my own living expenses.

She complains that it's too little for her and gets pissed when I GET PISSED WITH HER. I don't know, maybe the amount is too little? But do your parents expect you to give them part of your salary from your PART TIME JOB? and is 100 bucks too little?

Maybe because i'm from an Asian family... Filial piety, so they say. You know it actually hurts when I'm actually excited about giving her the money, and yet she shoots me a disapproving look and demands for more... Sigh.

Is It Normal?
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  • Noonesperfect
    12 years ago | pl

    Tell her to screw herself, what a bitch.

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  • TyLee
    12 years ago | pl

    Nah it's not really normal for her to demand this from you.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago | pl

    I think 100 bucks is far too much, 50 at a minimum would be enough...

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  • zed
    12 years ago | pl

    Thank you guys, it really sucks to have her nagging about how unfilial I am and whatsoever. I really cant be bothered anymore! Hate to be home with her!!

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  • SOADslave
    12 years ago | pl

    She needs more drug money asap.

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  • OneTimeProfile
    6 years ago | pl

    Strange, I have to give €400 per month, seems like your situation is not so bad after all...

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  • BlueAlice
    10 years ago | pl

    You're doing what you can... I don't even know if you can actually afford to give it, tbh... but I do think your mum needs to realise that you need to look after yourself first and foremost and can't be tied to her apron strings forever.

    I would call her treatment of you borderline abuse, personally

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  • thinkingaboutit
    11 years ago | pl

    well what the crap? why doesnt she have her own money?

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  • aussiewolf
    12 years ago | pl

    are you saving up for something? well you really should think about the thousands of dollars that she has spent on you over your whole life.
    how often did you used to ask her for money to buy toys or lunch at school? who bought your clothes? who paid for your food? who cooked you dinner? who took you shoe shopping? who washed and ironed all of your clothes? who made your bed in the morning?
    i could go on..... its just something to think about....

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