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ROPROPE t1_j6mes1g wrote

Reply to comment by IrishMilo in TIFU By accidentally leaving me and my sisters cash out in the open by [deleted]

It's so much worse. Spending almost any amount of money on FOMO-marketplaces like Fortnite's means you've fallen headfirst into the trap they've laid out. You could've bought anything with that money, even just more games, but you were conditioned to believe the little dopamine hit of seeing your character do a new dance was worth however much they were selling it for.

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monadyne t1_j6meaqb wrote

Reply to TIFU By accidentally leaving me and my sisters cash out in the open by [deleted]

I'm so sorry this happened to you and your sister, OP. It's awful when you are betrayed by the one person in this world you should be able to trust-- your mother. Every interaction you have with her, she will win, because she has the power. You are wise not to do anything too aggressive, so you won't have big problems while you wait out the two years until you are old enough to move out on your own.

But there is something you can do, and it has devastating power. Ignore your mother, stepfather and brother. Never speak to them (unless it is absolutely necessary.) And... don't look at them. Do this especially with your mother, and teach your sister to do it, too. When you come into a room, only look at your sister. Only talk to her-- and talk normally and act naturally with her. But don't give any attention to your mother.

She will soon feel your power. Only speak to her when it is necessary, like, "You need to sign this paper for school." But when you speak to her, look a little off to the side. Do not make eye contact. If she starts talking to you, just sit there. Don't respond. She may start yelling (out of her increasing frustration.) Don't react. As much as humanly possible, act like she doesn't exist.

Wait til you see the absolute power of this tactic. It's devastating.

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markwell9 t1_j6me3uf wrote

Reply to TIFU By accidentally leaving me and my sisters cash out in the open by [deleted]

Honestly, you are going about this the wrong way. As they say, revenge is like drinking poison and hoping the other person to die.

Do not spend a single second thinking about your brother or mother. Simply focus on you. Get better. Invest in you.

Also, personally, I'd simply exclude the brother from your life. No convo, just live around him.

Also, horrible parenting. Finders keepers? Your brother will wind up in jail or killed.

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xDrxGinaMuncher t1_j6mdvsw wrote

Reply to comment by Fair-Ninja7691 in TIFU By accidentally leaving me and my sisters cash out in the open by [deleted]

Wish I could give gold to boost this, because while I understand everyone else's emotional responses, realistically there's next to nothing a kid can do when their parents are like this other than hope they can find a mandatory reporting trustworthy adult (generally: teacher, school counselors), and that some sort of good comes from that. Maybe they can find a friend to crash with to get out earlier, but that's a hard ask.

Doing the same as the parents/brother goes against OP's morals. It sounds like retaliation in any form against the brother would be somewhat futile, as they're "parents precious spoiled baby" and if found would likely result in even worse treatment. Hiding the controllers is mild, but that's $60 a pop, if they wind up hiding those every few days to every week, someone's going to catch on. No one has a place to store 50+ controllers, and unless their parents are rich rich, I doubt they'll be okay with constantly pissing away that money every week, even if it is for "their little angel."

Maybe the school would come up with a small fund raiser to help them go where they were saving for, or maybe it'd start a chain to get an actual loving family member custody. Or maybe it'd do nothing. But it's leaps and bounds better than purposely poking the bear, and hoping it doesn't lash out worse than it's already been doing.

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