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User Profile: sensitiveTalker4859
sensitiveTalker4859 May 15th, 2024

Hello everybody, I’m new here and I want to tell my story. I’m in my 20 and I’m in college. Well my situation is that I betrayed my parents. My dad sends me money every certain time so I can pay my food, college, and extra stuff. He also sends money to pay pending bills of the credit card. Almost all the amount that we need to pay of the credit card is because I’d asked him before if I could buy a new laptop, a pair of glasses and some other things. I always tell him when I want to use it and I always tell him that I make sure to make the payments at time. Since last month, the money he sends i will spend it on going to places with my friends, going out to eat, etc. I spend that money cause I’d thought I could pay it back but instead I never did. Now my dad know that the credit card hasn’t been paid, and he is very angry at me, also my mother. I am an only child, in my life is only my dad and my mom. That hardest part for me is that I’d never had any trouble with my parents, but know I’m freaking out. Right now I’m in hotel and avoiding any calls cause I’m very scared and ashamed of my action. I just need someone to talk with

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User Profile: toughTiger6481
toughTiger6481 May 19th, 2024

@sensitiveTalker4859

It has been a few days and hopefully you have figured some things out....  do your friends have a bigger budget or such and you wanted to hang with the crowd? this is a common money pitfall in college. 

if your dad was paying for all how did you expect to pay it back? Do you have a source of income?   it is common IMO to have young adults make errors in finances ... but when it is on your parents credit or funds ... you should tell them the truth and share remorse for the situation.

Maybe it is time you did have a part time job or income so you have a better idea of paying your own bills.