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I don’t have anyone to talk to about this, and I want to change it but I don’t know what to do.
My parents are divorced and I am miserable because I’m living at home with my mom and her other kid, who is 27 years old. I hate living at home and I would like to move to another state or another country but my difficult economic situation has forced me to live at home, and I feel like a loser.
I love my mom, and I don’t want to leave her, but my life is a living hell because I hate, hate HATE North Carolina and her other kid (the 27 year old) is making my life miserable. It’s his behavior. I am so sick and tired of having to walk on eggshells because he acts like he owns the damn house. He throws his little fits when I walk into a room when he’s in there. He’ll throw a little fit when he wants to do laundry and I’m using the washer, even though I was there first. He uses my things without asking me, and trashes them. He uses my computer without my permission, and eats and drinks around it. I’m sick and tired of cleaning out the lint trap because he’s too lazy to, and cleaning up his dishes that he’s too lazy to wash. If I stick up for myself, it starts a fight and he blows up at me.

My mom has had health problems and can’t deal with a lot of stress, which a fight would cause. If I stick up for myself, it results in a fight, and I feel guilty about stressing my mom out.

Part of me loves my mother, but I have never forgiven my parents for having another kid. I feel like I should have been an only child, or my parents should make it up to me somehow, and I think, why should I suffer because my parents made a mistake.

He doesn’t work (he just graduated from school), and I work really hard. Right now I’ve been substitute teaching, and it’s something I would only recommend if you enjoy being treated like dog crap and living in miserable poverty. I dread getting up and going to some snake pit where I have to put up with shitheads and bullying all day, get paid pennies and nickels, and then I have to dread coming home because I don’t know what I’m gonna find when I get there. I work really hard and don’t get paid what I deserve and then I have to come home and put up with crap from someone who doesn’t work at all.

I get so depressed when I read about how a lot of young adults are moving back in with their parents due to the crappy economy. I feel like I have no hope and that having a decent life is a pipe dream. I’m so sick of the bs and the bickering.

The point of my frustration is that I have a Tefl certificate now, and I’m qualified to go teach English abroad. I know what I want to do for now. The problem is that it costs money to go away to another country and start another life. It’s so frustrating, I worked really hard for this credential, and I’m qualified to have a respected career, and I can’t use it now.

I’ve thought about getting credentialed to teach in the US, and do that for a year, save money and then go abroad. We all know teachers don’t make loads of money, but I have no husband, no children, no mortgage, so saving would be viable. The trouble is, the only state where I would be happy is Texas. The trouble is that moving to another state would also cost money. I feel so trapped. I don’t wanna fail but sometimes I feel like it’s not even in my control.
I have a job but don’t get paid nearly enough. I’m not trying to be mean but I’m a tad overqualified for McDonalds.
I worked my way through college and had a bunch of crappy jobs, like restaurants and retail and now I have my degree. I don’t wanna go back to what I used to be, after coming so far.

I have a four-year degree and I’m certified to teach EFL.

I would like to get an overseas teaching job but I’m not getting paid enough to save. I do work, and I work really hard. I go to work every weekday but they don’t pay us decently.

If you’re 18 you can move. If not, tough it out until then. Nobody will be forcing you to stay. you’re the one keeping yourself there. we choose our own path. Nobody else does.
Macdonalds always hires. The world still needs floor moppers and toilet scrubbers.