Family Emergency
When I was in high school my sister and I found out that we would be inheriting a very small sum of money $5000 from my grandmother who had an old left over run down property in Italy. She passed away when i was a baby and my dad (her son) passed away also when i was young.
My aunt in charge of the estate decided she would be fair and also give my mom $5000 even though she didnt have to. Well my mother decides that isnt enough and would like my share along with my sisters. She demands we had it over.
The only problem is I promised my aunt as i was 14 that i would save the money. I was given $400 to do whatever i wanted with but the rest had to go in to a GIC or something of the like. Which like a good kid i did and i locked it in for 3 years. I explained this to my mom but she didnt believe me.
Fast forward about a month and i get pulled out of math class by my principle she gives me money for a cab and tells me there is a family emergency and that I’m to get to home as quickly as possible. Turns out the “family emergency” was my bank statement.
My mother opened it and demanded I give her the $5000 as it was still in my account or get out. The problem was the statement was from actually from the previous month it reflected my account balance before the money had been taken out for the GIC.
So, she kicked me out even after I offered to take her to the bank to show her where the money was. So at 14 I move out, my sister 17 lived with some friends, I got an apartment (one room and a washroom) worked 2 jobs after school (3:30-8 and 8 ish-12).
My sister joined me after a few months and we got a bigger place. I finished High school on time with honers. Put myself though nursing school and live with my wonderful boyfriend of 13 years. Story credit: Reddit / Monkey_Pants123