16-year-old refuses to give his unemployed 53-year-old father $200 a month for gas money: 'If you weren’t this bad off before I got a job, why are you now?'

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  _{Middle-aged dad asks his teenage son for money, instead of going out and getting himself a job.} 

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• Am I the bad guy for not giving my father money and food from my job?

  
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  _{Leftover fast food burgers and fries that teenage employees can bring home to their families.} 

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  _{Dad works on installing new flooring, which will cost him a pretty penny.}

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• It's true that she can't change him, but she needs to stop enabling his bad behavior, because it's hurting their son. She needs to sit down with him and tell him that the way he's treating their son is unacceptable, and he needs to find a more stable income immediately. It's easier said than done, but it needs to be done. 

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• Heck, even walking to work would be preferable to his current situation. Anything he can do to distance himself from relying on his father, the better off he will be. 

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