Entitled mother threatens to kick out 17-year-old daughter and boasts she will receive 100% of her husband's assets if he passes, daughter begs to differ: ‘Staying silent feels unbearable’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Jul 23, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

Growing up in a home where you feel like a constant burden can't possibly be healthy for a child who just wants to feel comfortable with their own existence. Stories of parents taking out their own insecurities on their children are unfortunate, especially because they are not few and far between. These stories are actually quite common, and it's a shame that folks who clearly didn't want kids ended up having them anyway. A child deserves to be nurtured and comforted, and there is no excuse for an absence of such.

This next story illustrates just how unfortunate these situations can get. A 17-year-old explains that her mother constantly picks fights with her over the smallest things, never admits defeat in an argument when she is clearly in the wrong, and threatens to kick her out at any point of emotional dissonance in their relationship. You'll probably agree that it's best for everyone if the teen skips out on her living situation and figures out life on her own, but she's a minor with no real means to support herself. So, she is stuck in this unfortunate limbo with a sad excuse for a support system.

When the teen's mom tries to hold the teen's father's assets over her head, the teen retorts with the legal facts regarding asset distribution in their country. What would you do if you were in her shoes?

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  • | "Then my mom said that if my dad [passed], everything would belong to her and we'd be on our own, since he's the main provider."
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  • "AITAH for telling my mom I have a legal right to my dad’s assets if he d**s?"

    I (17F) live with my mom (45), dad (46), and sister (21). Last Sunday night, my dad invited all of us to go for a drive and eat out. I agreed and went to the
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  • bathroom to get ready. While I was finishing my hair, I heard my mom calling. When I came out, she was scolding my sister, then turned to me and started accusing me of being disrespectful and not helping around the house.
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  • That shocked me because I actually do a lot. My parents work, and my sister is in college full-time. I go to school all day and still take care of most of the housework. When my mom
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  • comes home, everything is done - thanks to me and my dad. But she still yelled at me, told me to shut up and listen, and that if I
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  • didn't like it, I could leave. My dad backed her up and said that even if I were right in a fight, I'd always lose.
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  • They started saying my sister and I were just guests and that we should quit school and get jobs because they're tired of supporting us. I haven't even
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  • started college yet. Then my mom said that if my dad d d, everything would belong to her and we'd be on our own, since he's the main provider.
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  • I responded that legally, children are entitled to 50% of the estate, meaning I'd get 25%. That made them furious. They told me no
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  • judge would agree, that I should work for what I want, and that I was disrespectful for even saying that. My mom stared at me with disgust and asked what was wrong with me.
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  • For context, my mom frequently threatens to kick me out if I don't obey her. They ended up going out to eat without me and reminded me again that we're a financial burden.
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  • I feel like I can't do anything without being guilt-tripped. If I speak up, they take things away. But staying silent feels unbearable. I feel like a parasite
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  • in my own home - guilty for eating, for sleeping, for existing. They've done worse to me, and I'm used to being treated like the worst kind of person. Even when they give me things, they never let me forget it.
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  • FK_Demetri It feels like your parents, or rather your mother, is probably a narcassist. But I'm not anyone, just a rando, so take it with a grain of salt.
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  • The best bet, is to finish school, start working, and start looking for a place to move. Create distance, physical, and then emotional and mental too. You need a space that's safe and were you don't feel judged for existing. NTA IMO
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  • WearFamiliar1212 NTA, your parents are mentally ab you. ng OP is from Brazil, which applies forced inheritance The surviving spouse receives an equal portion to the descendants.
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  • LifesABeach8888 NTA. Your parents s k. Keep your head down and get out as soon as you can. The better you do in school, the more options you'll have for school. When school resumes, please talk to a guidance counselor about applying for scholarships. If you can, get a part-time job and stash as much money as you can away.
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  • iwritewordsdown NTA. I'n so sorry. You're not a burden and you don't deserve to be treated like one by the people who are supposed to love you. Things will get better. Finish school, get a job and move out. You seem intelligent and I think you have the potential to go far in life. Believe in yourself and work toward your goals. It will get better good luck
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  • aaseandersen Shame is a tool. Use it to your advantage, so it can't be used against you. "What's wrong with me you ask? I have a terrible mother, that's whats wrong with me!" NTA, but wisen up and stop falling for ppl's words.
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  • Melissa A621 NTA Inheritance aside. Why have kids of you are going to be like this? GUESTS in the house? OP is still 17. Neither asked to be born. Why would you quit school? Do they WANT you to fail in life?
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