i dont think anyone will care, but here is my story:
i moved away from my family. i got a job about 1 year ago, making enough money to pay rent and food with plenty of money left (mostly because im a cheapass). instead of looking for an apartment right away, i wanted to support my family. at first i thought it was the right thing to do. afterall everyone i knew told me that was the right thing. but my family repeadetly abused me. my parents beat me daily for the first 6 years of my life. i was never allowed to go out, i always got in trouble if i just slightly bother them. i had no freedom, while my sister (who is 2 years older than me) got money from them to get wasted every weekend. anything i did was devalued by them. i could literally have the best grades in my class and they still insult me for being stupid.
anyway, the money i earned went to "family debt". i thought since i was a part of the family, that was ok. however, i later found out that the money wasnt used for any family debt. most of it was spend on my brothers gambling addiction. while i worked my ass off, he stayed home and gambled all day long. i dont know how many thousands he lost, and i dont really care. i got scammed by about 10k€ by my family. and the worst part was, they didnt even aknowledge my job in any way.
you see, the job i had was basically making vidoes for a videogame website. i earned about 1200€ a month compared to 800 from my mother (note that she paid insurance and tax and i didnt). i was the reason why we didnt starve. and yet i was treated like shit. everyone said i was a failure. it doesnt matter that i liked the job, the most important thing for them is that its about videogames. and obviously videogames are no real bussiness, since even big gaming companies dont billions of revenue, am i right EA? oh and creative work is crap anyway, am i right LITERALLY EVERYONE WHO EVER SAW ANYTHING DESIGNED BY AN ARTIST EVEN IF IT WAS JUST ADVERTISEMENT AM I RIGHT?? to say the least, i was pissed.
i got this job november 2014. may 2015 i started looking for a new apartment. i had something saved up and claimed it was for my new pc which i needed for work. even though everyone thought paying 1200€ (which was merely a months time of saving money) was too much for a pc, which i need for literally everything i do with my work. thats 8 year old shit box which crashes and deleted all my progress totally fits for my shitty job, am i right?
in september the situation got worse. not only did i get insulted every day for my shitty job, now my 30 year old brother who still lived with me and my mother without a even trying to find a job threatened me. he said i was too loud while working. i have to record commentary which takes about 1 or 2 hours of medium-loud talking. since he slept all day, he said i would be louder than neccessary and he took away the internet. that was the moment i snapped. the modem was in his room (actually its the living room, but he just claimed this to be his room, since he refuses to move out). i forced my way to the modem to plug it back in and he attacked me. my mother quickly got between us and nobody got hurt. to make it short, he threatened to kill me, i called the police, they didnt care and said i was abusing the police. i should call once i am hurt. yea, i lost my trust in the police that day.
anyway, i quickly made some calls and some friends of mine let me sleep on their sofa untill i found an apartment. i had like 1500€ saved up. i could pay them rent and find an apartment. it took 2 months, but i made it.
i met a girl on the internet a few months ago, while i was still living with my mother. we fell in love. she was sad, i was sad. it was nice to have someone who understands me. she cared for me and i cared just as much for her. she wanted to meet me on christmas. i got excited for months. i cant even describe how happy i was too meet her. but yesterday she said she wont come. she doesnt want to talk to me anymore. she doesnt love me anymore. its a bit more complicated than that, but in the end the result is the same.
now the fun thing is that im going to lose my job on top of that. they dont require any more video editors anymore. they only make "fancy" videos with the real office staff, and not with the people actually playing the game. i applied for another job, but even if i get it, i wont get paid before the end of january. im not able to pay rent or buy food. i dont know what to do. my family ruined my life. if i moved out right away, i would have at least 7k€ left, if not more (since i wasnt able to work because of my brother). but instead im going to be homeless next month. what a nice twist. i wish i realized from the beginning that they are just using me.
TL;DR: got scammed by my family for about 10k€, lost my girlfriend, lost my job. i wish i had realized my family was just using me, so i could at least have saved money and find a new job in time. instead im going to be homeless and alone. gj Pakushy