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[SenselessChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by chasedude

That is a horrible story! I think I would have disowned my mother after that.

I am a Christian, and I will admit the one commandment that I struggle with the most is: Honor thy father and mother.

I have no issues honoring my father, he was a good man. My mother, on the other hand..... even now, she doesn't hold down steady work. She blames everyone else in the entire world for her problems and uses anyone who will let her.

She lives on public assistance though she could easily get and hold down a job. She is just too lazy to do so. She sued Nebraska Furniture mart and got a settlement, and blew that money in less than a year.

I didn't even go into how she spent the money my dad set aside for my college education... and I didn't find out until the second half of my senior year.

Originally Posted by SensibleChiefsfan

I am a Christian, and I will admit the one commandment that I struggle with the most is: Honor thy father and mother.

I have no issues honoring my father, he was a good man. My mother, on the other hand..... even now, she doesn't hold down steady work. She blames everyone else in the entire world for her problems and uses anyone who will let her.

She lives on public assistance though she could easily get and hold down a job. She is just too lazy to do so. She sued Nebraska Furniture mart and got a settlement, and blew that money in less than a year.

I didn't even go into how she spent the money my dad set aside for my college education... and I didn't find out until the second half of my senior year.

Dude, that's all awful. Your mother has some terrible problems. But she's the only mother you'll get. I don't envy your situation at all. Sounds like people have been enabling her for many years. As long as you're not one of those people, seems like you've overcome those issues.