Extreme Rant. (about a stupid family issue)

A lot has already been said but I would like to weigh in here as well, so here goes:

Before this thread I believed that you were legally an adult, however if your mother receives assitance from either the province or the federal government for you that I believe that would make you a minor. As crappy as it is, if you are a minor and your parent tells you that you can't leave the house then you can't leave the house. You physically could get up and leave, but at that point in time your parents could report you as a runaway, which would open up a whole other can of worms. If you are legally an adult, then you seriously need to man up and stand up for yourself. If someone that you live with, and a family memeber at that, threatens you with physical violence for not watching their dog, then you have serious issues. From the one side of the story that we have it would appear that your mother and sister are verbally abusive, which may be why you are afraid to or don't think that you could leave. Why would you feel guilty about getting yourself out of an abusive situation. I would say that your response is actually typical of the victim of abuse.

The other thing that I would like to address is the financial situation in the house. You have quite a few snakes, and there is no way that you have enough rats to feed them all based solely off of your signature block. You also have a new dog that has to eat, and both getting and feeding all of your pets cost money. You have said that you don't have a job but you seem to have quite a few pets that aren't cheap, not to mention a vehicle which needs gas and regular maintenance. Would you mind me asking who pays for all of these things with you not getting a paycheck? I seriously hope that it isn't your mother, as I am sure that the taxpayers that send her that welfare check every month (or how ever often she receives it) wouldn't appreciate it being spent on wants and not necessities (if she can afford pet snakes then she can afford her own groceries kind of thing). If it is her, however, it would seem that you throwing such a huge stink about watching a dog is actually quite a bit selfish. Does it need to be watched? No, but if your mother asks you to while she (and taxpayers) are providing you with a car, a roof over your head and food in your belly, then man up and do it.

Is there a reason why your girlfriend can't come and stay the night at your place? It seems like that would put the issue here to rest, at least until you get a job.

Hopefully some of this will help you mak a decision about what to do. If all else fails make the dog a turkey cutlet and anti-freeze sandwhich. Works every time! LOL ;)

Your mom and sister both sound like terribly immature people. I feel bad for you, and I hope their lifestyles, personalities, and behaviors haven't rubbed off on you.

Most family problems can be solved by the following:

Get a job. Take responsibility. Become independent.