She Moved Her Teen Son Into Her House After She Found Out That His Dad Was Forcing Him To Fork Over His Paychecks To Help Pay The Bills
In some households, teenagers are expected to get jobs and contribute to household chores or bills once they reach a certain age. But how would you feel if your parents took away your entire paycheck?
One woman recently decided to pull her son away from his dad’s house and move him into hers when she found out her ex-husband was forcing him to surrender his paychecks to help him pay the bills.
She’s 40 and has a 16-year-old son named Jayden with her ex-husband. She and her ex divorced ten years ago, and he has since remarried.
Jayden started living with his dad and stepmom two years ago because he started high school, which is much closer to his dad’s house. He stays with them on weekdays and then stays with her during weekends.
“Jayden mainly goes to school, plays football with his friends, and works part-time at the local McDonald’s,” she explained.
“Being honest, neither Jayden’s Dad nor I make a lot of money. We both live comfortably, but we certainly can’t afford luxuries. That’s why Jayden wanted to work; he needed money to go out with his friends.”
When Jayden first started working, he told her that his dad and stepmom had a rule where he had to give them a bit of money to help them pay the household bills. At first, she didn’t mind that rule since she knew it was important that Jayden learned financial responsibility.
But then, as time went on, she learned that her ex and his wife were taking about 70% of each of Jayden’s paychecks every pay period, which really upset her and Jayden.
“Yes, Jayden is still a kid and should help out from time to time, but he works so hard and deserves more of his own money,” she said.
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“I talked to his dad, who promised to make a budget with Jayden that would please both of them. I hoped this would this would fix the issue.”
She spoke to Jayden’s dad three months ago but recently learned that things have worsened instead of improved. Recently, Jayden’s dad and stepmom have been taking all of his paychecks, leaving behind no money for him. Jayden showed her his bank account, which proved his dad had been taking everything.
When Jayden tried to confront his dad and stepmom about them taking his money, they’d give him an attitude and try to make them feel guilty.
“I really don’t like this behavior from those two,” she admitted.
“That kind of talk seems like manipulation, and it makes me uncomfortable. I told Jayden that I wanted him to live with me for the remainder of the school year, away from his dad and stepmom. He’s old enough to the point where the courts can’t force anything, and he agreed.”
The other day, she went with Jayden to get his things from his dad’s house and tell him he was leaving. While they were there, Jayden’s dad and stepmom threw his things outside and were very bitter.
Now, she’s starting to wonder if she did anything wrong by taking Jayden away from his dad.
Did she do anything wrong, or did she do a good thing for her son?
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