He Started Crying When His Parents Announced They’re Having Another Kid, Because They Can’t Afford The Seven They Already Have
This 16-year-old guy’s mom and dad have seven kids, including him, and he’s the oldest. Then there’s 13-year-old Cayla, 12-year-old Robin, 10-year-old Sam, 8-year-old Laci, 6-year-old Zoe, and 4-year-old Robbie.
His mom and dad only planned on having two children since they knew they would struggle financially with that number.
His parents work terrible jobs, and their house is too tiny to accommodate him and all of his siblings comfortably.
He got his first job at 13 so he could get enough money to afford things for school. Back then, his mom and dad didn’t even have the money to pay for internet in their home.
After Robbie was born, his mom and dad promised that they wouldn’t have any more kids and would do what it took to get them out of the bad financial situation they were in.
His parents additionally said he would be able to quit his job, and they would take over paying for whatever he needed for school.
“The weight of being the oldest is already a lot, and I have paid for stuff before,” he explained. “I babysit so my parents can work nights or get a break.”
“I take care of the house most days so they can focus on earning money. But it’s a lot, and we’re really too big of a family for what we can actually afford.”
“My parents get help from the government, but it doesn’t go far because they’re not good with money or buying groceries.”
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It seemed for a bit that his parents kept their promise about being done having kids. He started to dream about what kind of a future he could have and to be honest; he would be thrilled to work in a restaurant and learn to be a chef.
He knows there’s no way he can afford to go to college, and he hardly has the best grades, but getting a job like that would make him happy.
This past Monday, his parents sat him and his siblings down and announced they’re having an eighth child.
They’ve been keeping the secret for seven weeks, and while his siblings showed surprise, he blurted out that he couldn’t believe they were pregnant again.
He began to cry, and he never cries. His parents became furious and yelled at him for being upset about their accident.
“I told them they gave me this attitude by being so reckless and putting so much on me, and now they’ve broken their promise, and we’re going to struggle even more than before,” he said.
His parents reprimanded him for his negativity and implored him to try to make the best of things, but he doesn’t see how that’s possible.
They’re only burdening him further with their irresponsibility, and he’s left feeling concerned that perhaps they won’t be able to afford groceries or pay for their bills with another unexpected mouth to feed.
He’s also worried about being the one stuck paying for their household food, which will prevent him from saving up his own cash.
“I know people say that having money isn’t as important as long as you have a loving family, and maybe that’s true for some people,” he continued.
“But mine feel like a weight I have to carry and not something I’m blessed with. They’re a responsibility [for] me, a burden, really. And maybe that’s awful to say, but it’s how I really feel.”
What advice do you have for him?
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