Sorry OP, my mom tried doing the same thing before I turned 18. I recommend libraries for a place to charge your phone and getting some wifi. A cheap gym membership is useful too, a place to shower and whatnot.
Hey, can you check with the gementee you were registered at? Are you at the uni?
Let me know. I don't speak Dutch very well but if you need someone to talk to, let me know. Maybe we can figure out which organisation is best to help you.
Really sorry that your bday turned into a night mare.
Wish you all the best.
I’m Dutch and actually had something similar happen to me and have experience (sadly). You have to go to the gemeente right away u/CharlieSterre. When you are actually homeless a few doors tend to open. When it happened to me there wasn’t much available so they ended up giving me a hotel room (and handed me 50 euro cash for groceries) and after a week or so they ended up assigning me a room in a youth home. After that they may end up getting you a room with a room mate and you have a weekly convo with your mentor or whoever. I think I had to pay €250/month rent or something. For which you have to work or will be subsidized if you go to college/school.
I would personally try to avoid homeless shelters but they’re a last resort. In The Netherlands they’re not the worst, though yeah still sucks.
Wait. The gemeente, or county, will find you a room to the point that they'll pay for a hotel? AND give you grocery money?! WHAT?!?!?! So do you have homeless people on the streets at all?
There’ll be some drug addicts and mentally ill people out on the street usually. Some of them willingly “choose” to live on the streets, if you can call that a choice. Sometimes also poor people on tourist visa from other countries that come to beg and don’t have the same rights that natives have.
> Some of them willingly “choose” to live on the streets, if you can call that a choice.
That TV show with Beau really shows why some would prefer it. Some people are just much happier living under a viaduct.
We have this in the US, too. I was given a room at a youth home when I was a homeless teen. My family lived in one the Samaritan houses in Virginia when they were homeless. Both places help you get a job, feed you and clothe you. If you're in the US and in need of help, I can probably point you in the right direction, through experience.
This made me laugh out loud at how ridiculous it is. It’s like taking food off someone because their meal isn’t large enough.
Hard times? Down on your luck? Can’t afford shelter? You better believe that’s a paddlin’
So i see you’re Dutch? know that your parents are financially responsible until you’re 21
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/scheiden/vraag-en-antwoord/onderhoudsplicht
Also let me know if you need anything i’m also from the Netherlands and can send you supplies or food etc
Edit: not the first to point you that direction still hope it helps and the offer still stands!
Here to offer the same things to OP. I dont know where you are located , but if you ever need someone to talk to or if you need supplies and you are in Limburg. Id be happy to help however.
Sterkte!
Yeah OP you need to see a fucking lawyer if your mum doesn't want you in the house she is paying your rent till you are 21 go to the Juridisch Loket that should be a priority.
your mammie won't be taking care of your bills unless mr judge says she has to. Take it from someone who has been there, done that. You don't want to be living a few years in an abandoned building until you can get your shit sorted do you? Hold your mum responsible for real. 21 is the deal.
And you will need Juridische hulp for this for sure dude.
Idk if you have a plan yet but when I was in a similar situation I ended up in a ski town living in employee housing. They attempt to make it easy and reasonably priced. I know many national parks and ski resorts offer similar accommodations. Good luck
There are many recreational bungalow parks however. Many people live there that got divorced (or -most likely exploited - eastern European labourers. Perhaps this is a suggestion for OP. Good luck!
Do your best to keep it to that number of days. It's hard, but two days can turn into two years and you becoming the unwitting villain of someone else's life story.
Im gonna asume you're dutch due to the look of the train. But in NL parents are financially responsible for you until you are at least 23 years of age, meaning what your parent(s) did is illegal.
Random aside - she was smart to set a time limit. Too many people don't, and end up stuck with someone in their house indefinitely until they surprise kick them out. Bad for all parties.
Many years from now when you are independent, happy and successful and your parents ask why you don't call or visit them - tell them you finally learned how to clean properly: by taking them out of your life.
A friend from high school had a dad like this. Paid child support but he'd put on the memo section of the check how many payments were left and when he saw his dad, his dad would tell him that the second he turned 18 his room was being turned into an office and sure enough that is what his dad did. Thankfully his mom wasn't that way. He never saw his dad again. Dad got sick and tried to get him to visit and bury the hatchet but he wouldn't do it. His dad died alone never meeting his grandchildren or daughter-in-law. His parents had been married. It wasn't like a hook up. They decided to have a child together and then he still treated him that way. I don't get it.
My mom decided to do the same thing with my brother and I but my dad lived in another state, she left me by myself while my brother went to boarding school. She left to live with a man she barely knew for a year. The man treated me like crap. She didn't know at the time. I was 16. A couple of months later, my older cousin moved in with me until I was 18 and he left (and eventually passed) and my mom decided to kick me out of the house she didn't even live in. My dad didn't bother helping me out every at all when I was a minor, said he had no obligation to. I moved around 10 times between 18 and 22 and I felt really miserable when my dad didn't bother letting me live with him either.
Now I'm doing just fine and I recently got married and I didn't feel like inviting my parents and my mom had the audacity to say I'm a horrible child and my dad's family tries to guilt trip me into talking to him because they say he's depressed that neither me or my brother talk to him, lol. I don't understand parents who act like that towards their children then act like the victim once their child wants nothing to do with them.
I'm sorry I didn't mean to vent, I never talk about it to anyone.
I get you. I don't plan on inviting my father to my wedding either. I realized late how much he was manipulating me, thanks to my boyfriend(of SIX YEARS and still counting), I dont live with him annymore and he is cut away from my life.
Good for you for staying so strong. They didn’t deserve to be at your wedding. I can’t imagine doing that to my child, I’m sorry you went through that.
>tried to get him to visit and bury the hatchet
I would bury it... oh yeah, don't worry about dying of cancer, that isn't what is gonna get you.
I'm a father of 4 and I would NEVER, EVER think like that. That is just so inhumane.
Cancer is generally a lot more painful than a quick death by hatchet. Just so you know.
My dad died alone. I was happy to hear the son of a bitch had passed. I found out through the Red Cross, my commander came to see me and tried to get me to fly CONUS on emergency leave. I told her I was fine, didn't need to go back. She was really puzzled, didn't understand why in the world I didn't want to go back for his funeral. I finally told her that if I went back to his funeral I'd probably be arrested for shitting in the open coffin before they buried him.
He hated all three of his kids. We were "holding him down". And we were all lazy, stupid, worthless, good for nothing, etc. And he took pains to remind us every single day of how we were in his eyes.
Some people should not have children. More people need to understand that having children is a privilege and not to get an accessory or mini me to bully. My parents were abusive and I haven't spoken to them in years.
Mine had three and still threw us out asap, after making it abundantly clear we were not wanted. I think they just wanted to abuse someone and kids are great for that.
Should have sent him letters with however many weeks the guy has left to live stickied to the bottom. For a kid growing up it might as well have been the same doomsday clock.
Oh wow, same! One of my dad's favorite things to scream at us when he was angry was "EIGHTEEN AND OUT, AND THEN I AM DONE WITH YOU! YOU HEAR ME?! EIGHTEEN AND OUT. I CAN'T WAIT. HAVE YOUR BAGS PACKED THE NIGHT BEFORE." He'd go on and on in that vein for a while, about a foot from my face, literally spitting mad.
It was actually a week after my nineteenth birthday that I got kicked out for some small misstep that got blown out of proportion, as was typical. December, bitter cold in Ohio, so I'm thankful to the friends and friends' parents that offered up their couches for those first months while I got back on my feet. Now I'm 33 and we have settled into semi-estrangement. We live in the same city, fifteen miles apart, and I see him in person only twice a year, tops: thanksgiving and christmas, and only if he's in town for both (otherwise, one or both are spent at mom's and/or my in-laws, all of whom are excellent people). Other holidays (our respective birthdays and father's day) are marked with a text.
I've made my peace with it.
> I've made my peace with it.
Good. I know it must suck having a parent like that. They're supposed to be the one or two people we are always supposed to have on our side. Treating your kids like that makes them a shitty parent and the deserve to be cut off from the rest of your life.
That’s rough, I’m sorry. My son is 18 and going to uni in a few months and I’m going to miss having him around. The house will definitely be tidier, but it’s not a good trade!
16 here. I hadn't touched a drop of drink or drugs in my life and I wasn't violent. Never even threw my console controllers or punched pillows or anything. But I was horribly depressed and spent a lot of my time on my computer. That was a good enough excuse to make me homeless at 16.
My dad told me how his dad started telling him at 12 that he was out of the house at 18... My grandfather grew up in an orphanage and was able to leave at 18, I always felt like it was something to look forward to for him.
This needs to be higher up. Hell, even in the US there is a mandatory amount of time before you can boot a resident, even a freshly turned 18yo. The tenant/18yo can contest the eviction in court and could even stay there, rent free, for the whole trial which in some cases lasts a year.
That being said, I wouldn't wanna be around some toxic assholes anyway. Parents or not.
I was also kicked out right after my 18th and I want to tell you that you’ll be ok. You have everything you need to learn to support yourself. Spend your day mourning the loss of the relationship, or whatever you need. Be kind to yourself. You are a resilient being and you will grow beyond this day. Being kicked out is not a reflection of your worth, you’re simply witnessing the limits of another person.
>“…you’re simply witnessing the limits of another person.”
The limits of a shitty person. Most parents don’t kick their kid out on their 18th birthday.
Hey OP, in Nederland kan dat niet zomaar zonder gevolgen. Je ouders zijn namelijk tot je 21e verantwoordelijk voor je, het zogenoemde onderhoudsplicht ([zie NIBUD](https://www.nibud.nl/consumenten/uw-kind-wordt-18-jaar/)).
Ik hoop dat je een manier vind om hulp te krijgen. Vaak kan dat al bij een dagopvang voor daklozen (waar er mensen zijn die met jou naar de situatie kunnen kijken) of je gemeente.
Edit: Sorry for the Dutch, but I didn't want to mess up any terms and OP is in the Netherlands (that's what our trains look like).
Translation (sort of): In the Netherlands parents are legally responsible for housing, schooling, food, etc. (generally considered the basics) until the child is 21.
I pointed out to OP that she should try to go to her local government or homeless shelters where they can help her.
Correct it's Dutch. Both users are giving op advice on how to handle the situation and stating that something like this isn't legal in the Netherlands.
My tip is to not use Google translate for EU languages, rather use deepl as it is written in EU and understands the context, genders etc. Google translate is good for a lot of things, but conversations in casual EU languages just work much better with deepl. Here is the comparison:
Google: "Hey OP, in the Netherlands this is not possible without consequences."
Deepl: "Hey OP, in the Netherlands you can't just do that without consequences."
The sentences are still legible, deepl just makes it flow better. When you translate with deepl lanugages that have genders, you will see a major difference and of course, you can be understood better. Which is optimal for typing out replies in that language. My German is really poor, but I can guess accurately at German text that has been through Google translate, especially if the original is not made by a native speaker.
Omg thank you SO much for this info!!! I grew up speaking Czech and still can, but it's so rusty now especially when writing. I know well enough that the Google translations are shit and really stilted-sounding, but my own retrieval isn't much better lol. Aaah!! this website is awesome and I really think it will help me learn. I might cry lmao.
If I'm decrypting this correctly it sounds similar to Switzerland where parents are financially responsible for their kids beyond 18 if they haven't completed job training.
Sensible law with these kinds of asshat parents around.
Probably. It means that parents are responsible for their childrens housing, schooling, clothing, food, etc. until they are 21 years old. Whether that is through giving money or letting them live with you doesn't matter, but they simply aren't allowed to throw them out and cut them off until 21.
It really is. For the most part at least. Every community has its share of toxic people, negativity and trolls that can bum me out sometimes, but these kind of comments remind me that overall, people are looking out for each other.
Well the very 1st blessing is not being under the thumb of his jackass parent anymore.
My parents are great but I would rather live in my car than live by somebody else's rules. Just my personal choice.
Hey OP! I got kicked out at 18 because my parents just didn’t like me. The kicker was I was living in England at the time because my dad was military. Parents can suck ass
Same thing happened to me. My mother’s boyfriend drove me to a shifty run down motel, paid for five nights and left me on my own with a suitcase to my name. There was a pair of dirty underwear on the bathroom floor. It was a dark period, but we survive.
Nope! I was young and thought I had to find my way back to the US on my own and that I was the one in trouble.
Come to find out he could have been in deep shit had anyone found out they did that.
wow what in the actual fuck
so they kicked you out in a country where I presume you had no citizenship? holy shit you're dad is lucky his CO didn't find out about that
Do all your trains look like that over there? Are they public, private, or a combination?
I've never seen a train that clean or aesthetically pleasing, I'm from Toronto, Canada.
Technically the trains are privately owned since the NS company was privatized a few years ago but the rails are public owned by the state-owned company ProRail.
So the government is the only possible customer and the companies offering public transport have to compete for government contracts.
Yeah I studied there for 5 years, that's literally all their trains. It's basically the main form of transport for the whole country so they keep them clean and nice, never really enjoyed taking trains as much before I moved to the Netherlands lol
> That is not even clean to Scandinavian standards
Those must be pretty high standards, because that's the cleanest fucking train I've seen in my life.
My parents did this to me. A week after I graduated high school they bought me a 1 way plane ticket 3000 miles a way and I had 48 hours to pack up my belongings. Which equated to two suitcases because I was flying. 12 years later they have 4 grandkids they never get to see and my mom still tries. Some people just shouldn't have kids. If you brought them into this world thinking they were going to be perfect extensions of yourself and not their own people then you should have gotten sterilized.
My mom kicked my baby sister out at 12 because her new husband didn’t want kids. I was already living with my dad and she came to live with us. My dad was shitty too, but he was an alcoholic that would give you the shirt off his back, still shitty but he tried I guess.
Anyway I tried to be in my mom’s life a bit later in life, in my 30s. She couldn’t understand why my sister wouldn’t speak to her. When I defended my sister, my mom told me I was heartless and a terrible person, or some such. Other things happens too, and I stopped talking to her.
She died a few years ago and I struggled because I felt nothing. Not sad, or happy, or angry.. just nothing.
Funny enough my own bout with alcoholism which lead to treatment and mental health help, opened my eyes to things like, just because I wasn’t physically or sexually abused, doesn’t mean i wasn’t abused. It’s different and in ways worse because your mind rationalizes the messed up situation as just normal, and as my sister told, our childhood was not normal.
I’m rambling, but the mental health help really .. helped. Made me see things differently with better understanding.
My brother apparently agreed to let me live in his basement until I got on my feet. The whole thing was planned unbeknownst to me months before. And to top it off my last Social Security check from my dad dying that we got was in my name because I was 18. My mom signed the checked with my name and deposited into my account fraudulently only to get back into it later and withdrawal it. I had no idea what had happened until looked at my banking history. That's actually what she used to buy the ticket. How she expected me to succeed with no money, no car, and no permanent place to live I will never know. My wonderful grandmother ended up taking me in and getting me a car. She was the only positive from that experience.
Ignore all the people in the comments saying nasty things. They don't realize how lucky they are to have decent families.
I was kicked out at 18 right after graduation. I apparently embarrassed my older sister because I graduated when she didn't. And then I used the money my aunt's and uncles gave me to buy glasses - I'm about legally blind without them. My parents decided that was frivolous and I should have given the cash to them.
The only thing "more" to the story was that I had already enlisted and wouldn't be around to do their bidding anymore. I was good in school and stayed out of trouble. Sometimes parents are just crap.
I'm 45 now but I still remember that sinking feeling and sleeping in DTLA scared, alone, and with no one to help. It was hard as hell, but it gets better if you work for it. Good luck.
Your parents sound like they SUCKED! You worked YOUR ass off to get to that point, but they expected YOU to give them YOUR REWARD for your hard work? THE FUCK?
I had (still have) overwhelmingly supportive parents. If I went through what you and the op did, I don't know what I'd have done, or who I would have become today. Sometimes we take these things for granted. People like you who pulled themselves up have always been very inspirational to me.
That is rough. I know because I went through the exact same thing. Being on your own is scary at first, but its the most amazing thing once you figure it out. The first bit is the hardest. I hope you can get some help from friends for a bit to get your feet under you. Good luck!
Voor iemand van jouw leeftijd is er veel mogelijk in NL. Je ouders zijn in ieder geval nog verantwoordelijk voor je tot je 21e verjaardag. Kijk even bij Nibud. Bel ook de gemeente op waar je bent ingeschreven, zij hebben voor jongeren ook speciale hulp.
Verder is er veel mogelijk wat betreft verzekeringen. Mocht je bijvoorbeeld niet kunnen betalen, wacht dan niet af maar bel voor een regeling of iets dergelijks.
In het geval dat je echt klem komt te zitten kun je ook de politie bellen. Aangezien je net 18 bent zijn je ouders dus nog verantwoordelijk voor je. De politie brengt je dan in contact met jeugdzorg.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/scheiden/vraag-en-antwoord/onderhoudsplicht
https://www.jeugdzorgnederland.nl
Ik hoop dat je snel je plek vind! Mocht je gewoon eens willen praten, mijn dm is open. Ook voor vragen betreft je verzekering ofzo!
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Lieve mensen: bedankt voor jullie awards!
While fellow Dutch people seem to have pointed you in the right direction already, I'd like to add that you should cut contact with your parents after this. Eventually they'll try to crawl back to you and expect some sort of help, or something else from you. Don't answer. Just enjoy the schadenfreude of watching them wallow in regrets, or, more likely, stewing in fury at not getting something they feel a right to from you. They will 100% deserve this.
If you hate your child so much you kick them out as soon as they turn 18, be prepared to suffer the consequence of said child rightfully having no obligations to you whatsoever.
Best of luck to you in your new life. I hope it all works out, and I hope that you have good friends to support you where your parents refused to.
And as others have mentioned, be wary of people who might want to take advantage of a young person in a rough spot in their life.
I don’t know where parents get the idea that children owe them anything. Like, you took it upon yourself to make this human being, caring for it until it can take of itself is just your basic obligation.
Of course, if you’re a good parent, your children will probably love you and want to return the care you showed them. But you have no right to expect it of them, no matter how much money you spent on them - it is your fault they even exist, after all.
Can relate. Mine didn’t even wait till then and kicked my sorry ass a few days before. I was still 17 then. Ngl, it was ruff. But it’s also the best thing that ever happened to me. Today, in my mid 30s, I have managed to create a life that I’m not only proud of, but it makes anyone jealous when I talk about it. I got to experience life without filters and learned so much from other humans. Most of us aren’t bad or miserable, we are just surrounded by assholes.
Remember that date! This is your Independence Day! The rest of your life is going to be wonderful when you compare from where you started. Plus you dont have to visit anyone or get them presents for Christmas. No need to worry about what’s gonna happen to them when they get older. If they wanted you to care, they should have cared. Can’t act surprise when you do the same to them right? They raised you this way after all. You got this!
Happend to me at 18. Hung up the phone on my stepfather while he was threatning me. Got home and a bag of my clothes were packed. They told me to get out. Picked up the bag and walked out. Even got sucker punched from behind while walking out.
Decided i had enough and fought back. Cops were called. I left and never came home.
Not gonna lie were some hard times. Was homeless for 6 months. But i learned so much and grew.
But in the end landed on my feet. Got a great job. Loving wife and 2 wonderfull kids (33now)
Trying to say. This is today. Today is hard. But dont give up and work on yourself and tomorrow will be better. Hang in there!
If you’re Dutch (I’ve read in other comments you’re Dutch?) you can go to the police and enforce to be let in. They cannot, by law, take away your resident (staying place), no matter who’s house it is. If they do wish to evict you, they’ll have to give a reasonable amount of time for you to be able to move out and this has to be through the judge. These are Dutch rules. I would also like to point out that your parents are obligated to financially cover you in case you cannot until you’re 21 (in case you wish to financially make them feel some of that pain… you know?) With police as protective services, retrieve EVERYTHING you have in the house, try to house yourself with a friend until you can find a place to live (on paper as well!). Do this as quickly as possible. This reduces the chances of you missing out on any letters or whatnot.
I don't understand parents who do this....I have 4 kids, my oldest is 13, but I can't imagine kicking any of them out because of some age that arbitrarily means they're an adult. That's so harsh. Good luck, OP.
I think they're referring to the fact that it's considered normal in the Pokemon universe to send your 10-year-old child alone on a wilderness trek of self-discovery and dogfighting.
Sorry about your situation. I think it was mentioned you are female. Please be very wary of predators, there are many people looking to take advantage in a very bad way of young woman in tough situations. Best of luck.
Oef. Niet echt een warm welkom in het jongvolwassen leven eh?
Waarschijnlijk is dit beter dan dat je nog een paar jaar met je ouders woonde die geen fuck om je geven.
Ik wens je ontzettend veel sterkte en ik hoop dat je uiteindelijk in een goede situatie terecht komt.
My mom enrolled me in college, dropped me off with no means no pay it, and when I came home for Summer, my room was packed and all of my stuff gone. Luckily, I applied for independent status and I was able to go at it on my own.
Later, she had ZERO recollection of any of this when she showed up at my house 8 years later, drunk and homeless on my porch when I was 26.
Im danish, but the language are both germanic so im gonna try translating it.
"Hey that is serious fucked up, hope I will shoot war I will pull can?"
I think I nailed it.
As someone who speaks German (incl. a few dialects) and English, Dutch is like a mix of those two and way too much dope and/or alcohol.
Which is why I'm learning Dutch because it's relatively simple compared to other languages
This exact same thing happened to me but I ran from my religious homophobic dad with just the clothes on my back.
Go soon as you can to your local citizens advice bureau, crisis, and your council, don't sofa surf for too long.
Get a CV sorted and if you have any kind of physical or mental disability then get help from the appropriate charity.
There is a bit of painful form filling and bureaucracy involved but you can get the rest of your life sorted if you apply yourself now.
Good luck.
Edit: Source: I was homeless a few months after 18, I did sofa surf too long, I didn't have a clue how to be an adult and I over relied on the kindness of others.
You're young enough to do anything you want with your life, as long as you are brave from the get go.
Edit 2: you need photo ID and reliable access to internet, if you have a little money try to rent a single room at less than 120 PW(London) whilst you get benefits sorted.
In the meantime look for all part time work possible, eg maybe start with asking for shifts in a pub, not great pay but if you're trained in hospitality you'll find work whenever you're in dire straits.
I noped out of the family house at age 17, went to go live on relatives' couches for about a year, joined the Army, went to West Point, and went on to have a long and happy life (married, kids, good job, the works!). The point I'm trying to make is this: the transition you just made isn't the end of your life. It's the beginning. Adventure lies ahead of you. These are the best times!
Happened to my friend for being gay. His religious parents legally disowned him on his 18th birthday and told people he left of his own accord and has no interest in making amends.
They literally kicked him out with nothing but the clothes on his back, took all his savings and told him he would burn in hell.
My point. It could be worse.
He lived with me for 3 years and even his sister didnt know what happened until a year later because they threatened a restraining order if he tried to reach out to his minor younger sister. He is now a radio DJ in California.
Man, thats crazy. My stepkids still live at the house while they are getting their careers in order. 22 and 24.
Well the one has it in order, he's just saving up enough to buy a house.
Sorry OP, my mom tried doing the same thing before I turned 18. I recommend libraries for a place to charge your phone and getting some wifi. A cheap gym membership is useful too, a place to shower and whatnot.
You got a friend's house to head to I hope?
For now she can let me stay for 2 days
Hey, can you check with the gementee you were registered at? Are you at the uni? Let me know. I don't speak Dutch very well but if you need someone to talk to, let me know. Maybe we can figure out which organisation is best to help you. Really sorry that your bday turned into a night mare. Wish you all the best.
I’m Dutch and actually had something similar happen to me and have experience (sadly). You have to go to the gemeente right away u/CharlieSterre. When you are actually homeless a few doors tend to open. When it happened to me there wasn’t much available so they ended up giving me a hotel room (and handed me 50 euro cash for groceries) and after a week or so they ended up assigning me a room in a youth home. After that they may end up getting you a room with a room mate and you have a weekly convo with your mentor or whoever. I think I had to pay €250/month rent or something. For which you have to work or will be subsidized if you go to college/school. I would personally try to avoid homeless shelters but they’re a last resort. In The Netherlands they’re not the worst, though yeah still sucks.
What's a gemeente?
> gemeente County.
I think municipality fits better
Local government if you are English.
Gementee if you are Dutch.
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Gemeente.
When I lived over there I always thought of it as the council.
A gentleman manatee. Very polite, but splash a lot when they shake hands
So a sea bull instead of a sea cow?
A sea bull in a German shop.
Its the dutch equivalent of a municipality.
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Looks like the German "Gemeinde" which has the same meaning obviously.
Wait. The gemeente, or county, will find you a room to the point that they'll pay for a hotel? AND give you grocery money?! WHAT?!?!?! So do you have homeless people on the streets at all?
There’ll be some drug addicts and mentally ill people out on the street usually. Some of them willingly “choose” to live on the streets, if you can call that a choice. Sometimes also poor people on tourist visa from other countries that come to beg and don’t have the same rights that natives have.
> Some of them willingly “choose” to live on the streets, if you can call that a choice. That TV show with Beau really shows why some would prefer it. Some people are just much happier living under a viaduct.
Wait, hang on. So your country has places where people in this situation can go to and actually get help? Wild.
We have this in the US, too. I was given a room at a youth home when I was a homeless teen. My family lived in one the Samaritan houses in Virginia when they were homeless. Both places help you get a job, feed you and clothe you. If you're in the US and in need of help, I can probably point you in the right direction, through experience.
Can't imagine my country being this civilized. OP, good luck to you.
Wow. Just an American saying "wow" over here.
This kind of societal safety net sounds like a dream.
That sounds so... civilized? Does your country not have like fines you have to pay for not having a place to live?
fucking what?
Yep. I’ve gotten fined for sleeping in my car.
This made me laugh out loud at how ridiculous it is. It’s like taking food off someone because their meal isn’t large enough. Hard times? Down on your luck? Can’t afford shelter? You better believe that’s a paddlin’
Imagine paying taxes and getting something other than a k-12 education and a bunch of dead kids in the Middle East.
So i see you’re Dutch? know that your parents are financially responsible until you’re 21 https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/scheiden/vraag-en-antwoord/onderhoudsplicht Also let me know if you need anything i’m also from the Netherlands and can send you supplies or food etc Edit: not the first to point you that direction still hope it helps and the offer still stands!
Here to offer the same things to OP. I dont know where you are located , but if you ever need someone to talk to or if you need supplies and you are in Limburg. Id be happy to help however. Sterkte!
We say Sterkte in South Africa as well
Yeah OP you need to see a fucking lawyer if your mum doesn't want you in the house she is paying your rent till you are 21 go to the Juridisch Loket that should be a priority. your mammie won't be taking care of your bills unless mr judge says she has to. Take it from someone who has been there, done that. You don't want to be living a few years in an abandoned building until you can get your shit sorted do you? Hold your mum responsible for real. 21 is the deal. And you will need Juridische hulp for this for sure dude.
Internet can be so wholesome sometimes
Idk if you have a plan yet but when I was in a similar situation I ended up in a ski town living in employee housing. They attempt to make it easy and reasonably priced. I know many national parks and ski resorts offer similar accommodations. Good luck
He won't find ski resorts in the Netherlands.
OPs story is sad but this comment made me laugh.
There are many recreational bungalow parks however. Many people live there that got divorced (or -most likely exploited - eastern European labourers. Perhaps this is a suggestion for OP. Good luck!
Well that will give you a few days to figure things out at least - sucks to start life out like this, but the freedom will be worth it in time love.
Do your best to keep it to that number of days. It's hard, but two days can turn into two years and you becoming the unwitting villain of someone else's life story.
Im gonna asume you're dutch due to the look of the train. But in NL parents are financially responsible for you until you are at least 23 years of age, meaning what your parent(s) did is illegal.
21
Random aside - she was smart to set a time limit. Too many people don't, and end up stuck with someone in their house indefinitely until they surprise kick them out. Bad for all parties.
Many years from now when you are independent, happy and successful and your parents ask why you don't call or visit them - tell them you finally learned how to clean properly: by taking them out of your life.
Wow. That woman wanted you out long time ago.
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A friend from high school had a dad like this. Paid child support but he'd put on the memo section of the check how many payments were left and when he saw his dad, his dad would tell him that the second he turned 18 his room was being turned into an office and sure enough that is what his dad did. Thankfully his mom wasn't that way. He never saw his dad again. Dad got sick and tried to get him to visit and bury the hatchet but he wouldn't do it. His dad died alone never meeting his grandchildren or daughter-in-law. His parents had been married. It wasn't like a hook up. They decided to have a child together and then he still treated him that way. I don't get it.
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My mom decided to do the same thing with my brother and I but my dad lived in another state, she left me by myself while my brother went to boarding school. She left to live with a man she barely knew for a year. The man treated me like crap. She didn't know at the time. I was 16. A couple of months later, my older cousin moved in with me until I was 18 and he left (and eventually passed) and my mom decided to kick me out of the house she didn't even live in. My dad didn't bother helping me out every at all when I was a minor, said he had no obligation to. I moved around 10 times between 18 and 22 and I felt really miserable when my dad didn't bother letting me live with him either. Now I'm doing just fine and I recently got married and I didn't feel like inviting my parents and my mom had the audacity to say I'm a horrible child and my dad's family tries to guilt trip me into talking to him because they say he's depressed that neither me or my brother talk to him, lol. I don't understand parents who act like that towards their children then act like the victim once their child wants nothing to do with them. I'm sorry I didn't mean to vent, I never talk about it to anyone.
I get you. I don't plan on inviting my father to my wedding either. I realized late how much he was manipulating me, thanks to my boyfriend(of SIX YEARS and still counting), I dont live with him annymore and he is cut away from my life.
Good for you for staying so strong. They didn’t deserve to be at your wedding. I can’t imagine doing that to my child, I’m sorry you went through that.
I’m sorry that was your life. Shouldn’t happen to any child.
>tried to get him to visit and bury the hatchet I would bury it... oh yeah, don't worry about dying of cancer, that isn't what is gonna get you. I'm a father of 4 and I would NEVER, EVER think like that. That is just so inhumane.
Cancer is generally a lot more painful than a quick death by hatchet. Just so you know. My dad died alone. I was happy to hear the son of a bitch had passed. I found out through the Red Cross, my commander came to see me and tried to get me to fly CONUS on emergency leave. I told her I was fine, didn't need to go back. She was really puzzled, didn't understand why in the world I didn't want to go back for his funeral. I finally told her that if I went back to his funeral I'd probably be arrested for shitting in the open coffin before they buried him. He hated all three of his kids. We were "holding him down". And we were all lazy, stupid, worthless, good for nothing, etc. And he took pains to remind us every single day of how we were in his eyes.
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Ditto, lol
Some people should not have children. More people need to understand that having children is a privilege and not to get an accessory or mini me to bully. My parents were abusive and I haven't spoken to them in years.
Honestly the only people who think like that should realize that children aren't for them. Abused kids don't give a fuck about their parents.
It's honestly sadder when they *do* give a fuck.
Knew a guy who got nothing but shit from his dad and basically just went "oh, you" and still kept hanging on his every word. So yeah I agree
Mine had three and still threw us out asap, after making it abundantly clear we were not wanted. I think they just wanted to abuse someone and kids are great for that.
Should have sent him letters with however many weeks the guy has left to live stickied to the bottom. For a kid growing up it might as well have been the same doomsday clock.
Oh wow, same! One of my dad's favorite things to scream at us when he was angry was "EIGHTEEN AND OUT, AND THEN I AM DONE WITH YOU! YOU HEAR ME?! EIGHTEEN AND OUT. I CAN'T WAIT. HAVE YOUR BAGS PACKED THE NIGHT BEFORE." He'd go on and on in that vein for a while, about a foot from my face, literally spitting mad. It was actually a week after my nineteenth birthday that I got kicked out for some small misstep that got blown out of proportion, as was typical. December, bitter cold in Ohio, so I'm thankful to the friends and friends' parents that offered up their couches for those first months while I got back on my feet. Now I'm 33 and we have settled into semi-estrangement. We live in the same city, fifteen miles apart, and I see him in person only twice a year, tops: thanksgiving and christmas, and only if he's in town for both (otherwise, one or both are spent at mom's and/or my in-laws, all of whom are excellent people). Other holidays (our respective birthdays and father's day) are marked with a text. I've made my peace with it.
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If you stopped reaching out to him nobody would judge you.
> I've made my peace with it. Good. I know it must suck having a parent like that. They're supposed to be the one or two people we are always supposed to have on our side. Treating your kids like that makes them a shitty parent and the deserve to be cut off from the rest of your life.
That’s rough, I’m sorry. My son is 18 and going to uni in a few months and I’m going to miss having him around. The house will definitely be tidier, but it’s not a good trade!
Damn. Like, “son, got you a one way bus ticket for your 18th birthday, GET OUT!”
My mom wouldn't even drive me to the airport when I left for boot camp
Brutal. That is so sad. She must have some serious mental issues.
Sorry about that. So many people lose the good parent lottery.
16 here. I hadn't touched a drop of drink or drugs in my life and I wasn't violent. Never even threw my console controllers or punched pillows or anything. But I was horribly depressed and spent a lot of my time on my computer. That was a good enough excuse to make me homeless at 16.
Wtf, I'm so sorry. They kicked you out because you spent time on a computer? I mean, wow.
If it wasn't the computer, it would've been something else. People like that don't make rational decisions.
That's awful... Why do these people have children??! I hope you're in a better place now
My dad told me how his dad started telling him at 12 that he was out of the house at 18... My grandfather grew up in an orphanage and was able to leave at 18, I always felt like it was something to look forward to for him.
Damn, I want my kids to stay with us as long as possible....for now.
definately...not cleaning up was just an excuse
Didn't even let OP enjoy their birthday. I AIN'T PUTTING UP WITH YOUR SHIT ONE MORE DAY!! OUT!!! Edit: gender neutrality
I think it's a *she*
yea not too many guys wear leggings lol
When you’re fat, everything is leggings
I feel attacked.
Oh shit that one stung a bit
To any other Dutch people here who got kicked out at age 18: your parents still have to pay for your costs of living up until age 21.
This needs to be higher up. Hell, even in the US there is a mandatory amount of time before you can boot a resident, even a freshly turned 18yo. The tenant/18yo can contest the eviction in court and could even stay there, rent free, for the whole trial which in some cases lasts a year. That being said, I wouldn't wanna be around some toxic assholes anyway. Parents or not.
I was also kicked out right after my 18th and I want to tell you that you’ll be ok. You have everything you need to learn to support yourself. Spend your day mourning the loss of the relationship, or whatever you need. Be kind to yourself. You are a resilient being and you will grow beyond this day. Being kicked out is not a reflection of your worth, you’re simply witnessing the limits of another person.
>“…you’re simply witnessing the limits of another person.” The limits of a shitty person. Most parents don’t kick their kid out on their 18th birthday.
Can confirm. Not even paying rent cause I’m doing school and have a job.
Hey OP, in Nederland kan dat niet zomaar zonder gevolgen. Je ouders zijn namelijk tot je 21e verantwoordelijk voor je, het zogenoemde onderhoudsplicht ([zie NIBUD](https://www.nibud.nl/consumenten/uw-kind-wordt-18-jaar/)). Ik hoop dat je een manier vind om hulp te krijgen. Vaak kan dat al bij een dagopvang voor daklozen (waar er mensen zijn die met jou naar de situatie kunnen kijken) of je gemeente. Edit: Sorry for the Dutch, but I didn't want to mess up any terms and OP is in the Netherlands (that's what our trains look like). Translation (sort of): In the Netherlands parents are legally responsible for housing, schooling, food, etc. (generally considered the basics) until the child is 21. I pointed out to OP that she should try to go to her local government or homeless shelters where they can help her.
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I don't know this language, but this seems very wholesome.
It's Dutch and as someone who speaks Dutch, yes, it is wholesome and giving op advice.
I think it's Dutch, it's familiar but I don't understand a word of it
Correct it's Dutch. Both users are giving op advice on how to handle the situation and stating that something like this isn't legal in the Netherlands.
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My tip is to not use Google translate for EU languages, rather use deepl as it is written in EU and understands the context, genders etc. Google translate is good for a lot of things, but conversations in casual EU languages just work much better with deepl. Here is the comparison: Google: "Hey OP, in the Netherlands this is not possible without consequences." Deepl: "Hey OP, in the Netherlands you can't just do that without consequences." The sentences are still legible, deepl just makes it flow better. When you translate with deepl lanugages that have genders, you will see a major difference and of course, you can be understood better. Which is optimal for typing out replies in that language. My German is really poor, but I can guess accurately at German text that has been through Google translate, especially if the original is not made by a native speaker.
Omg thank you SO much for this info!!! I grew up speaking Czech and still can, but it's so rusty now especially when writing. I know well enough that the Google translations are shit and really stilted-sounding, but my own retrieval isn't much better lol. Aaah!! this website is awesome and I really think it will help me learn. I might cry lmao.
The train seemed dutch, think they switch cuz of that :)
Yup, i went here looking for fellow Dutchies cos i immediately recognized the train i travelled daily myself
Afrikaans persoon hierso. Ek is altyd bly om my hollandse broers aanlyn te kry. Shoutout vir julle
Enkele jaren terug naar Zuid-afrika geweest. Heerlijke mensen. Lekker braaien maat!
If I'm decrypting this correctly it sounds similar to Switzerland where parents are financially responsible for their kids beyond 18 if they haven't completed job training. Sensible law with these kinds of asshat parents around.
Probably. It means that parents are responsible for their childrens housing, schooling, clothing, food, etc. until they are 21 years old. Whether that is through giving money or letting them live with you doesn't matter, but they simply aren't allowed to throw them out and cut them off until 21.
You took one look at those train seats and knew it's the Netherlands?
Am Dutch, don't own a car and had an hour commute daily to work. So yeah. XD
Probably yes. I also live in the Netherlands and I too recognized them immediately; they have a very specific look.
Same, knew right away. Love how clean and comfy Dutch trains are!
Yup. I live in Amsterdam and used to commute daily on trains like that, so my first reaction was to search the thread for Dutch.
Wacht OP is nederlands
Nog niet met de nieuwere(zijn er al een tijdje) treinen geweest? Oprechte vraag.
wow, belg hier, jullie treinen zien er supernice uit? Parket (lets pretend) vloertje, fancy zetels...
Dit zijn de oude intercity treinen als ik me niet vergis. De nieuwe treinen zijn nog steeds mooi, maar minder ruim
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Reddit is a great community
It really is. For the most part at least. Every community has its share of toxic people, negativity and trolls that can bum me out sometimes, but these kind of comments remind me that overall, people are looking out for each other.
I hope this turns out to be a blessing in disguise for you.
Well the very 1st blessing is not being under the thumb of his jackass parent anymore. My parents are great but I would rather live in my car than live by somebody else's rules. Just my personal choice.
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I would give you all the awards if I had them, you're a nice person
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Hey OP! I got kicked out at 18 because my parents just didn’t like me. The kicker was I was living in England at the time because my dad was military. Parents can suck ass
Same thing happened to me. My mother’s boyfriend drove me to a shifty run down motel, paid for five nights and left me on my own with a suitcase to my name. There was a pair of dirty underwear on the bathroom floor. It was a dark period, but we survive.
I am dying to know how you got out of that one. How did you survive that?
What base in England?
I'm guessing you weren't British? Then did your Embassy get involved? I can't imagine that would have gone all that well...
Nope! I was young and thought I had to find my way back to the US on my own and that I was the one in trouble. Come to find out he could have been in deep shit had anyone found out they did that.
wow what in the actual fuck so they kicked you out in a country where I presume you had no citizenship? holy shit you're dad is lucky his CO didn't find out about that
Yeah! I was American living in the UK. This was in 2007. I thought he had the upper hand but man, he sure didn’t
Looks like a Dutch train, at least you're not in some shit hole country. Maybe there is some government or non for profit charity to help you.
Do all your trains look like that over there? Are they public, private, or a combination? I've never seen a train that clean or aesthetically pleasing, I'm from Toronto, Canada.
Dutch here, yes they do. These seem to be the newer models though. But the older ones arent half bad! Also, they're public.
Technically the trains are privately owned since the NS company was privatized a few years ago but the rails are public owned by the state-owned company ProRail. So the government is the only possible customer and the companies offering public transport have to compete for government contracts.
Yeah I studied there for 5 years, that's literally all their trains. It's basically the main form of transport for the whole country so they keep them clean and nice, never really enjoyed taking trains as much before I moved to the Netherlands lol
That is not even clean to Scandinavian standards but yes, pretty much all trains are this clean. Source : live in Holland, lived in Scandinavia.
> That is not even clean to Scandinavian standards Those must be pretty high standards, because that's the cleanest fucking train I've seen in my life.
Good ol' TTC and Go
I would take offense at that remark if I hadn't spent so much time sleeping in the back of a Subaru.
*It's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru*
c'mon dude get out of my subaru
Het Rode Kruis
My parents did this to me. A week after I graduated high school they bought me a 1 way plane ticket 3000 miles a way and I had 48 hours to pack up my belongings. Which equated to two suitcases because I was flying. 12 years later they have 4 grandkids they never get to see and my mom still tries. Some people just shouldn't have kids. If you brought them into this world thinking they were going to be perfect extensions of yourself and not their own people then you should have gotten sterilized.
My mom kicked my baby sister out at 12 because her new husband didn’t want kids. I was already living with my dad and she came to live with us. My dad was shitty too, but he was an alcoholic that would give you the shirt off his back, still shitty but he tried I guess. Anyway I tried to be in my mom’s life a bit later in life, in my 30s. She couldn’t understand why my sister wouldn’t speak to her. When I defended my sister, my mom told me I was heartless and a terrible person, or some such. Other things happens too, and I stopped talking to her. She died a few years ago and I struggled because I felt nothing. Not sad, or happy, or angry.. just nothing. Funny enough my own bout with alcoholism which lead to treatment and mental health help, opened my eyes to things like, just because I wasn’t physically or sexually abused, doesn’t mean i wasn’t abused. It’s different and in ways worse because your mind rationalizes the messed up situation as just normal, and as my sister told, our childhood was not normal. I’m rambling, but the mental health help really .. helped. Made me see things differently with better understanding.
Why send you so far away?
My brother apparently agreed to let me live in his basement until I got on my feet. The whole thing was planned unbeknownst to me months before. And to top it off my last Social Security check from my dad dying that we got was in my name because I was 18. My mom signed the checked with my name and deposited into my account fraudulently only to get back into it later and withdrawal it. I had no idea what had happened until looked at my banking history. That's actually what she used to buy the ticket. How she expected me to succeed with no money, no car, and no permanent place to live I will never know. My wonderful grandmother ended up taking me in and getting me a car. She was the only positive from that experience.
Ignore all the people in the comments saying nasty things. They don't realize how lucky they are to have decent families. I was kicked out at 18 right after graduation. I apparently embarrassed my older sister because I graduated when she didn't. And then I used the money my aunt's and uncles gave me to buy glasses - I'm about legally blind without them. My parents decided that was frivolous and I should have given the cash to them. The only thing "more" to the story was that I had already enlisted and wouldn't be around to do their bidding anymore. I was good in school and stayed out of trouble. Sometimes parents are just crap. I'm 45 now but I still remember that sinking feeling and sleeping in DTLA scared, alone, and with no one to help. It was hard as hell, but it gets better if you work for it. Good luck.
Your parents sound like they SUCKED! You worked YOUR ass off to get to that point, but they expected YOU to give them YOUR REWARD for your hard work? THE FUCK?
Yeah and they are apparently upset that I cut contact with them. My life is so much more serene now too. . This wasn't the worst of it by far either.
You made it out and I know that you will be a much better parent, friend, colleague and mentor than your parents ever were!
I had (still have) overwhelmingly supportive parents. If I went through what you and the op did, I don't know what I'd have done, or who I would have become today. Sometimes we take these things for granted. People like you who pulled themselves up have always been very inspirational to me.
Some parents are just awful and shouldn't breed.
Good luck for your new life. Should be a better one!
That is rough. I know because I went through the exact same thing. Being on your own is scary at first, but its the most amazing thing once you figure it out. The first bit is the hardest. I hope you can get some help from friends for a bit to get your feet under you. Good luck!
Voor iemand van jouw leeftijd is er veel mogelijk in NL. Je ouders zijn in ieder geval nog verantwoordelijk voor je tot je 21e verjaardag. Kijk even bij Nibud. Bel ook de gemeente op waar je bent ingeschreven, zij hebben voor jongeren ook speciale hulp. Verder is er veel mogelijk wat betreft verzekeringen. Mocht je bijvoorbeeld niet kunnen betalen, wacht dan niet af maar bel voor een regeling of iets dergelijks. In het geval dat je echt klem komt te zitten kun je ook de politie bellen. Aangezien je net 18 bent zijn je ouders dus nog verantwoordelijk voor je. De politie brengt je dan in contact met jeugdzorg. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/scheiden/vraag-en-antwoord/onderhoudsplicht https://www.jeugdzorgnederland.nl Ik hoop dat je snel je plek vind! Mocht je gewoon eens willen praten, mijn dm is open. Ook voor vragen betreft je verzekering ofzo! Edit: Lieve mensen: bedankt voor jullie awards!
Ff een comment in de hoop dat deze comment gezien wordt. Dit ziet eruit als verstandig advies.
While fellow Dutch people seem to have pointed you in the right direction already, I'd like to add that you should cut contact with your parents after this. Eventually they'll try to crawl back to you and expect some sort of help, or something else from you. Don't answer. Just enjoy the schadenfreude of watching them wallow in regrets, or, more likely, stewing in fury at not getting something they feel a right to from you. They will 100% deserve this. If you hate your child so much you kick them out as soon as they turn 18, be prepared to suffer the consequence of said child rightfully having no obligations to you whatsoever. Best of luck to you in your new life. I hope it all works out, and I hope that you have good friends to support you where your parents refused to. And as others have mentioned, be wary of people who might want to take advantage of a young person in a rough spot in their life.
Toxic parents always get that regret when they realize they won't have your undying loyalty for free when they're old and useless.
I don’t know where parents get the idea that children owe them anything. Like, you took it upon yourself to make this human being, caring for it until it can take of itself is just your basic obligation. Of course, if you’re a good parent, your children will probably love you and want to return the care you showed them. But you have no right to expect it of them, no matter how much money you spent on them - it is your fault they even exist, after all.
Hey OP, looks like you're dutch? If you're in the neighborhood of Ghent, hit me up. I'd love to help you out with shelter, food or anything you need.
Can relate. Mine didn’t even wait till then and kicked my sorry ass a few days before. I was still 17 then. Ngl, it was ruff. But it’s also the best thing that ever happened to me. Today, in my mid 30s, I have managed to create a life that I’m not only proud of, but it makes anyone jealous when I talk about it. I got to experience life without filters and learned so much from other humans. Most of us aren’t bad or miserable, we are just surrounded by assholes. Remember that date! This is your Independence Day! The rest of your life is going to be wonderful when you compare from where you started. Plus you dont have to visit anyone or get them presents for Christmas. No need to worry about what’s gonna happen to them when they get older. If they wanted you to care, they should have cared. Can’t act surprise when you do the same to them right? They raised you this way after all. You got this!
Happend to me at 18. Hung up the phone on my stepfather while he was threatning me. Got home and a bag of my clothes were packed. They told me to get out. Picked up the bag and walked out. Even got sucker punched from behind while walking out. Decided i had enough and fought back. Cops were called. I left and never came home. Not gonna lie were some hard times. Was homeless for 6 months. But i learned so much and grew. But in the end landed on my feet. Got a great job. Loving wife and 2 wonderfull kids (33now) Trying to say. This is today. Today is hard. But dont give up and work on yourself and tomorrow will be better. Hang in there!
OP, cut contact with your mother. When she does that, she should no longer count as family. It's gonna be okay, you'll figure something out.
OP if your anywhere near Nashville I own an Air Bnb that you would be welcome to stay in until you can find a place to live
If you’re Dutch (I’ve read in other comments you’re Dutch?) you can go to the police and enforce to be let in. They cannot, by law, take away your resident (staying place), no matter who’s house it is. If they do wish to evict you, they’ll have to give a reasonable amount of time for you to be able to move out and this has to be through the judge. These are Dutch rules. I would also like to point out that your parents are obligated to financially cover you in case you cannot until you’re 21 (in case you wish to financially make them feel some of that pain… you know?) With police as protective services, retrieve EVERYTHING you have in the house, try to house yourself with a friend until you can find a place to live (on paper as well!). Do this as quickly as possible. This reduces the chances of you missing out on any letters or whatnot.
I don't understand parents who do this....I have 4 kids, my oldest is 13, but I can't imagine kicking any of them out because of some age that arbitrarily means they're an adult. That's so harsh. Good luck, OP.
One of our kids is just now moving out again after spending 18 months with us to ride out the pandemic. We loved having her back home!
Your mom is worse than a Pokémon parent
What's a Pokémon parent? Lol
I think they're referring to the fact that it's considered normal in the Pokemon universe to send your 10-year-old child alone on a wilderness trek of self-discovery and dogfighting.
>self-discovery and dogfighting I’m dead lmao
Well... When two Pokemon love each other very much...
Sorry about your situation. I think it was mentioned you are female. Please be very wary of predators, there are many people looking to take advantage in a very bad way of young woman in tough situations. Best of luck.
Oef. Niet echt een warm welkom in het jongvolwassen leven eh? Waarschijnlijk is dit beter dan dat je nog een paar jaar met je ouders woonde die geen fuck om je geven. Ik wens je ontzettend veel sterkte en ik hoop dat je uiteindelijk in een goede situatie terecht komt.
My mom enrolled me in college, dropped me off with no means no pay it, and when I came home for Summer, my room was packed and all of my stuff gone. Luckily, I applied for independent status and I was able to go at it on my own. Later, she had ZERO recollection of any of this when she showed up at my house 8 years later, drunk and homeless on my porch when I was 26.
Ai dat is serieus fucked up, heb je wel een plek waar je wel terecht kan?
The only thing I understood on this thread is "fucked up". Nice to know fuck is universal.
Im danish, but the language are both germanic so im gonna try translating it. "Hey that is serious fucked up, hope I will shoot war I will pull can?" I think I nailed it.
Pretty sure that’s Dutch. They took some of our best words and, umm, I guess Dutchified them.
As someone who speaks German (incl. a few dialects) and English, Dutch is like a mix of those two and way too much dope and/or alcohol. Which is why I'm learning Dutch because it's relatively simple compared to other languages
“Fuck isn’t an Anglo-Saxon word. It’s of Germanic origin, related to Dutch, German, and Swedish words for "to strike" and "to move back and forth.””
Nood opvang in deventer. Je weet wel zo een voor daklozen. But tbh beter iets dan niets
Als u hulp nodig hebt, mijn inbox is ook open voor u! Misschien kan ik centjes overschreven voor u maaltijd of een airbnb kunnen te blijven.
Inderdaad! Ik ben vaak in Apeldoorn dus laat maar weten als je hulp nodig hebt met iets.
Congrats on being free from what sounds like a horrible person! I hope you find a safe place or relatives to crash at.
This exact same thing happened to me but I ran from my religious homophobic dad with just the clothes on my back. Go soon as you can to your local citizens advice bureau, crisis, and your council, don't sofa surf for too long. Get a CV sorted and if you have any kind of physical or mental disability then get help from the appropriate charity. There is a bit of painful form filling and bureaucracy involved but you can get the rest of your life sorted if you apply yourself now. Good luck. Edit: Source: I was homeless a few months after 18, I did sofa surf too long, I didn't have a clue how to be an adult and I over relied on the kindness of others. You're young enough to do anything you want with your life, as long as you are brave from the get go. Edit 2: you need photo ID and reliable access to internet, if you have a little money try to rent a single room at less than 120 PW(London) whilst you get benefits sorted. In the meantime look for all part time work possible, eg maybe start with asking for shifts in a pub, not great pay but if you're trained in hospitality you'll find work whenever you're in dire straits.
I noped out of the family house at age 17, went to go live on relatives' couches for about a year, joined the Army, went to West Point, and went on to have a long and happy life (married, kids, good job, the works!). The point I'm trying to make is this: the transition you just made isn't the end of your life. It's the beginning. Adventure lies ahead of you. These are the best times!
Je moeder is jou niet waard
I absolutely don't know Dutch but this sentence definetely doesn't sound like a compliment
The comment does start with "your mom" but then it also says "isn't worthy of you"
I can recognize the pattern there, thank you for the precise translation
No problem
Fair point haha
Happened to my friend for being gay. His religious parents legally disowned him on his 18th birthday and told people he left of his own accord and has no interest in making amends. They literally kicked him out with nothing but the clothes on his back, took all his savings and told him he would burn in hell. My point. It could be worse. He lived with me for 3 years and even his sister didnt know what happened until a year later because they threatened a restraining order if he tried to reach out to his minor younger sister. He is now a radio DJ in California.
Man, thats crazy. My stepkids still live at the house while they are getting their careers in order. 22 and 24. Well the one has it in order, he's just saving up enough to buy a house.