What does it even mean to become financially independent? Is it when we finally get our first bank account separate from our parents’? Is it when we get our first job? Or is it when we’re finally able to pay our own bills?
Well, this can mean different things to different people, but one thing is for sure: if a parent monitors your finances, the idea of being even remotely independent goes out the window. A woman on r/AITA realized this when her dad started controlling her spending, even though she was earning the money herself. So, here’s what happened.
It’s never easy to cut the metaphorical umbilical cord
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And a woman realized this when she noticed her dad was monitoring her bank account movements, even though she was already working
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Readers’ opinions were unanimous: the woman was definitely not wrong in this situation
Some netizens even advised her to completely shut down the account she has with her dad
Many others shared their own experience with overbearing parents
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