【Apple】 My mom complained that I wasn't earning enough...

[@matttillman7430]

13:26 The mother: "Just because you've convinced yourself you're better than us." OP: "I never said I was BETTER than you, but I'm beginning to understand I'll be better off WITHOUT you."

[@DrownedInExile]

"Let's just forgive and forget." "Ok. Who are you? I've forgotten."

[@sandramjrd8179]

Talking about biting the hand that feeds you - LOL

[@lisasimpson3832]

I especially liked how Maya threw her mom's words right back in her ignorant face. Well done!

[@SilveryBlue1010]

A sensible golden child would recognize that their parents favoritism would be a burden to them, especially if the parents have high expectation.

[@rollothecat2010]

Yes. Glad I was not the golden child.

[@rosemaryjones5550]

I suspect Wayne let it happen so he can abandon ship easier

[@thlydd]

Most of the time the "Golden Child" is brainwashed into thinking that they are above such things and don't understand what the term 'burden' means. It's kinda sad actually

[@snidecommenter7117]

Mom: Are you being serious? Even though I'm your mother? Maya: Are YOU being serious? Even though I WAS you daughter?

[@tammyminder833]

Damnnnnnnn the pettiness 😂😂

[@crimsonmoon78]

Finally! A daughter with a backbone that stands up to her toxic mother! Usually, the daughter or DIL are so docile and rarely ever stand up for themselves against their abuser. This was a nice change of pace! I feel kinda bad for the father, he got caught up in the cross fire between these two and lost his only daughter because of their fight. Can you imagine your own children cutting ties with you and not knowing anything about it?

[@mannydavis7708]

Still took 10 years and if it wasn't for the moving out she'd probably still be there. Wayne did it right. Left after his 1st paycheck.

[@Gerilyn2003]

She's 10 years late with the whole "standing up for herself," though.

[@daviddale3088]

i agree with you we had great parents to teach us the right way to treat everyone.

[@taylorclarke7217]

​@@Gerilyn2003better late than never

[@susanhansen1290]

​​@@Gerilyn2003I think she was there to help out her dad since paying back his debt was taking all his salary. He signed the house over to her and she paid the mortgage and all the bills.

[@shaundagaffney8335]

When you choose to have a child it's not their responsibility to support you, it's your responsibility to support your child!!!

[@dulcilass]

I think that's true up until the time they are adults and then they should be supporting themselves. Adult children need to not be a drain on their parents' finances so that the parents can save to take care of themselves as they grow older and need to retire.

[@PandaJohns]

"Father was furious with Mayas mother for the way she had treated Maya" like he was complitely saint.

[@seraglioborneo2803]

Father was furious, like most men, when HE was inconvenienced. LOL. (Moi 69, male)

[@sandrasausville9103]

Of course she was paying for everything while he was paying for the debt history wife made

[@normaherrlich5662]

She gives 2000. A month. I don't think she'll have a problem finding some where to live. Bye mom and wayne

[@ianmoseley9910]

$2000 /month is about half the median in th US and below the poverty line.

[@normaherrlich5662]

@@ianmoseley9910 This is the amount she gives them. So it's not all her funds. Unless she lives in a high rent area like California or New York she shouldn't have a problem.

[@stefaniebraun3319]

​@@ianmoseley9910 2000 after the mortgage ...

[@tammyminder833]

That's right stand up for yourself Yesssssss I'm glad that you left that toxic ass family

[@Sparky102970]

I'm astonished that a grown man can't cook and clean for himself. I'm also astonished that this woman didn't move out of her parents home. She should've kept the 2 grand and moved out long before they left her.

[@WPFLAWLESS]

You'd be surprised how many people think being treated like that is normal. When you grow up in an environment like this you don't realize it's wrong until you get out into the real world.

[@catsncrows]

Parents who are emotionally dependent on their child often set this up to "clip their wings"

[@Eldritch-1]

Allowance? a grown man asking for an allowance... smdh.

[@lisasimpson3832]

Well technically it was her own home.

[@icedragonland8471]

Maya craves her mother’s respect that’s the only reason she would still be talking to her.

[@barbaraunderwood1762]

$24000 for 12 years. She could have bought a house. Children shouldn’t pay parents back for raising them. Another mother that won’t let her child go to college & than belittles her. Glad daughter took a stand for herself.

[@BrettHarvey-u6c]

Actually it is about $240,000 in 10 years

[@winterserpent6966]

In some countries it’s mandatory for children to repay their parents and support them.

[@pennyaccleton6227]

She got a lot of it back when she sold the house.

[@tonynelligan1930]

never ever say divorce or disown that's great trigger words for losing everything. once a person hears it and thinks freedom they run for it at all speed.

[@tammyminder833]

Shitttttttt that didn't end well for them 😂😂

[@SARGE-fj3kn]

She was paying $2000.00 a month, that's $24,000.00 a year and for ten years is $240,000.00. That's one greedy mother, who never was a mother.

[@tammyminder833]

I love her She is truly straight Savage 😅😅

[@LoveOnTheInsidex3]

Her laughing while she talks later on is great 😂

[@marysstilllearning5803]

Narrator; gf, you are stepping up your game in a big way, youve gotten really good at telling a story,. Good on you, you go girl.🎉

[@tammyminder833]

Mom you learned the hard way sucks to be you not 😂😂😅😅

[@carolbielas3519]

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer woman. LOL

[@philipr1567]

I would like to see a follow-up story with Wayne, realising that his part-time $600 per month job won't fund his lifestyle. "Lend me money. Let me move in with you. Find me a job with a full time salary that I don't need to work at........"

[@Gerilyn2003]

If he's smart, he'll rent a place with his mates.

[@cyndijacob7829]

Wow, that mother!

[@KCohere33]

If you can’t say “thank you” then you have no class. It’s hard to feel bad for the daughter though. She chose to pay 90% of her paycheck to her ungrateful family.

[@Enter_the_Toshiverse_1996]

I wonder if Maya kept in contact with Wayne, their earlier conversation didn't imply that there was any hostility between them, so I wonder if she still talks to him or not. And Wayne pretty much cut ties with his parents too, seeing as he disappeared. With his salary, he could probably survive just fine on his own. It won't be as glamorous as his sister's new life with her high paying job and penthouse apartment, but I'm sure he can get by now that he has to live like an actual adult. I am curious about whether or not Maya still treated him to lunch, though...

[@barbarajoyce6424]

Wayne obviously took in what happened to his sister and knew what would happen to him if he stuck around.,

[@motionlessinbrides]

I love this girl and her laugh is funny! 😆

[@evelynberrios8164]

Don’t you think your precious brother is the golden child by now? Your mom does not appreciate you!!!! Have a better life for yourself. Time to move out. Let Golden Boy pay for everything now. Time to take your money and apply it towards your future. For example, go to college and get a degree. There are a lot of people that get an education later on in life. Go on a month long vacation to think about what you want to do? You deserve taking care of only you. Let your mother find out, on her own, what a Gem she abused. 😂 I would leave the house skipping and dancing. 😂😂😂

[@Silent_Ghoul]

Communication is always key. The mother and father obviously never talked about finances, the son seemed to be a leech beause his mum taught him to be one.

[@guyschellinck5650]

Finally a story with reactions that make sense, Maya knew her brother only made $600 and was planning on leaving but she let her mother show her true colors. In too many stories, the victim immediately informs everyone of the consequences of their choice.

[@nancysternberg]

$600. I was living on that in 1986 when my children were babies!

[@paulleckner8235]

$2,000.00 a month for 12 months = $24,000.00 a year for 10 years = $240,000.00. Move out and far away. I did! I was scared, but I thrived once out on my own!!

[@nancysternberg]

Oh, wow, mom, every mother does that!

[@margueritedavis7172]

Wayne knew that their mother was planning to use his money. Just like she did with his sister's. So the first chance he got, he left. Maya said that on his own he most likely could make it. Once on his own he would better off without worry that his mother would be taking his money. Both Maya and her brother understand that their mother is a greedy user. Even their dad got mad for leaving Maya behind.

[@amberaseltine3012]

Because he knew Mya has the money to cover living cost and not have to tell wife.

[@75rmarine]

Mom f'd around and found out.

[@shadowki5687]

Don't help those who do not appreciate you, don't be a stepping stone to their success

[@rollothecat2010]

This goes beyond family. There are people who are your "friends" but they just want money from you, to use you to enrich themselves.

[@renae9365]

Sounds like my mother. At 15 and working, she would take my pay for herself.

[@amberleeannalee1999]

Disgusting I am so sorry. At 14 when my daughter started working I even let her claim herself on taxes so she could get refunds. Encourage self reliance and financial independence

[@rollothecat2010]

I am sorry too that you were treated that way.

[@sandrasausville9103]

I would have told Mom where to go what to do when she got there No one owes you a damn thing, those kids didn't ask to be born to the wicked witch! I'd gladly move out and let her special son do it for once

[@tammyhoffman998]

How can the father be in so much debt that he can not pay it off in 10yrs.😢 how can u rely on your kids so much.

[@kimmccarthy7747]

Maybe he had a bankruptcy or lost a lawsuit that made him pay a million dollar settlement or something.

[@shoshanaudelson4481]

Around minute 24 that cackling laugh is terrific!! 😅

[@susanhansen1290]

Mom is in for a shock trying to get wayne to support her, hes been borrowing from maya. All she wants maya for is money. Dad should divorce mom and maybe maya would let him live with her.

[@Tzaddi15]

Gotta love how you make the MC self-victimize by staying in a known toxic situation, whines when the issue gets worse then suddenly "grows a a pair" like they are getting revenge for what they willingly put up with. 😂😂😂😂

[@tammyminder833]

Mom your daughter owes you nothing because you choose to have her

[@markmcelroy8722]

My Mom and Dad became angry when my sister and I split our shifts when they became older and wanted to check in a Nursing Facility. They argued with us saying it's not their childrens responsibility to take care of them. My Sister and I said with all due respect, That's Bullshit"! They gave us life and great ones at that. Family first.

[@freespirit3891]

​@@markmcelroy8722They didn't want to be a burden on you two. I had parents like that. My Mom passed at home with us and with Hospice Care because we all decided that. My Dad stayed at their home, but passed in ER because of undiagnosed problems, but we were there. We loved them and cared, not because we were told by them we HAD TO. Those are the selfish parents, And then they wonder why their children don't/won't see them. Bless you two.

[@markmcelroy8722]

@@freespirit3891 and God's Blessings on you and your family as well. The Doctor wanted my Mom to abort me and after discussing it with Dad, she told him to go to hell. I was always close to Dad, but I truly bonded with Mama, after she passed my Sister saved me from trying to kill myself and I received the help I needed and Dad and Sister loved me even more. I thank God I had such a great family.

[@dulcilass]

@@markmcelroy8722 Family first is great as long as the parents haven't caused their kids to be diagnosed with PTSD as adults. OP in this story badly needed to get away from a toxic mother. I can understand her desire to escape as I had a toxic father who I hated with a passion.

[@markmcelroy8722]

@@freespirit3891 I am sorry that you had a toxic father. Not everyone is meant to be a parent. I was truly blessed. Take care of yourself and God Bless you 💕🙏

[@Odd_Interaction]

S1: I do so very much enjoy when people are hoist themselves on their own petard. Of course I still enjoy the play Hamlet. William Shakespeare could turn a phrase.

[@susanhansen1290]

Time for a restraining order to keep mom from coming after you. Mom thinks dtr should get married to a rich husband and mom could live off her rich husband's income. Then she expects her son to help support her and moves and leaves dtr who has been contributing behind. Dad doesn't seem to know what is going on while mom is making dumb decisions.

[@youmadhuh6375]

Did mom go to college? Where does mom work?😒...The ridiculous logic of children being seen as your own personal ATM, and them owing parents for bringing them into the world... is astonishing to me.. they weren't there when YOU created them. They didn't ask YOU to create them.. they owe you abso-frick'n-lutely DIDDLY.. it is literally your JOB to take care of kids YOU laid down and created. They don't have to pay you back.

[@ladyofthemasque]

By the 4:30 mark, divorce yourself from that family, get your own home, and give them not a single penny more, ever.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

I could never imagine using a child as a personal bank at any point. It's barbaric, disgusting and shows very low heart. People who do this to their own children irl make me sick.

[@montiralei]

I’d sooner live in a dungeon before I live with a mother like that.

[@sharongreen4407]

Shame on mom not treating her adult child ,with respect she had the nerve to look down her nose at any body,I thought the father was dead ,that he said something not much irrelevant as usual, mother has the biggest , proud mouth, I enjoyed the story

[@lorifiedler13]

2k a month? For 10 years?!! That girl needs needs to get her own place. Like yesterday.

[@nancysternberg]

Better then dying with you, Mom!

[@GAMMAGOMA]

Oddly enough, the siblings seem to actually care about each other on some level. Usually, the golden child treats their siblings like crap. The brother just seems like he lacks ambition while the mother is the real problem. Not saying the brother is completely innocent here, but the fact that he isn't a total brat is kind've refreshing.

[@tumiemat]

Wayne is smart

[@MacCrafter707]

Wow, those guys let the mother drag them into the gutter.

[@paulwilliams73]

mother calling daughter "selfish" when the daughter is putting 95% into household

[@chilathecreativefox9098]

Yeah, the mom is stupid.

[@RavenKnighthawk]

Holy crap. How big was that debt that his entire salary went to only that for 10 years. And what the heck was it for.

[@nataliedrest5679]

The amount of times someone went pshaw, the microphone must have been covered in spit by the end of the recording.

[@amethystanne4586]

Is the mother not working? Is the father working? I should finish listening to the video before commenting…… oh my, what a situation.

[@RedneckSwede]

That mother must feel threatened by her own daughter for being younger than her. It's too obvious to be honest. Think of it as a competition for attention. It happens in the real world every day. It has to do with a mental breakdown during or right after the pregnancy. I've read about cases such as this. It often ends in tears.

[@karenlommler6473]

She should be extremely happy that her mom doesnt want her to move in with them. She makes enough money to live on her own.

[@williamfincher2260]

You're supposed to forgive people when they apologize and really mean it. The mother in this story only apologized when she wanted to use her daughter.

[@lindalamaster3848]

Why didn't her father file for bankruptcy. he could have paid less that way. Why wasn't the mother working? Her parents are both in the wrong. It doesn't say how her Dad had so much debt.

[@pamelaesters8993]

Wayne sounds a little slow ,like he didn’t graduate top of the class…..I’m just saying …….

[@donnadeerman7557]

Wow now that's a shitty mother . Maya done great getting out of that mess.

[@yettabelfon2185]

Too late mom😮 moral of story NEVER LOOK DOWN ON ANY OF YOUR KIDS

[@gidgemo1869]

Mom’s voice shakes too much and sounds like she’s on the verge of tears too much. Can’t listen to that voice actress - way too annoying.

[@laustpeternielsen-norman9569]

I don't understand why parents think their kids have cared for them😮

[@debbiethomas2622]

Uhm, unless your brother is substantial younger than you, why did you do it for 10 years? Uhm, business trips PAY you to go on them, not the other way around!

[@BusArch42]

He was 24 so six years younger

[@paulleckner8235]

I graduated college at 22. I registered with temporary employment agencies and scrambled to get work experience and a paycheck. Four years later, with 4 years of work experience I moved out and far away. Meanwhile, my older brother. "father's golden boy" who had dropped out of college at age 21, was at that time, 31 and still living at home. I never went back. I got a career, married, a 30-year mortgage, and started a family. My lazy, alcoholic, pothead, college dropout bachelor older brother was kicked out at age 37.

[@mirellalastar]

And?

[@paulleckner8235]

@@mirellalastar I am a former victim and a survivor.

[@paulleckner8235]

@@mirellalastar I'm a former victim and a survivor of domestic abuse.

[@marasmith8472]

Unfortunately, this a common story with parents having a golden child and a scapegoat. Good for you making a successful life for yourself.

[@sophierobinson2738]

Huh. When was there a dad? I thought it was just Wayne and Mom.

[@allanbutcher1999]

If women think that because they give birth to someone they owe them then you shouldn't of had them in the first place

[@doloressnowden7681]

Great for mayanow she can live her life away from her nasty mother that didn’t appreciate her karma to her mother

[@Shorty_D1606]

Help the mother by sending her an application for a waitress job

[@trueword-1]

The 'background' music isn't background, it competes well with the voices.

[@noydb-1]

"Get a job making twice as much because I said so." Yeah, its just that simple. . .

[@pagee7452]

Ditch The grateful mother and the brother and stop being a door mate

[@donnaw2237]

Daughter is 30 years old and still at home, mention younget brother moving, but had problem with moving herself. Understand she is helping support family while living at home but she has to be forced to move to her own place. Many stories have adult children asking why parents want them out instead of being glad parents want them out.

[@pierrepellerin249]

basically her mom tell her she's useless and all and she stays there and keep giving away 95% of her salary. Took her forever to finally wake up. How spineless can you be. Stories like this of dumb people being taken advantage of, i feel they deserved it for their stupidity.

[@lynngrant533]

OP put herself through years of neglect and BS because she did not have a spine. She could've moved out years before. She's 30 for crying out loud! Her mother is a piece of work but OP, you could've saved yourself years of torment and you didn't. Shame on you.

[@tailsofchaos]

Excuse me? You know abuse, neglect and whatever else does a lot more damage to person right? And shame on op for not having spine? It's not easy to get a spine when you go through something like this and being 30 years old is irrelevant as pain will always be there. Also, we don't know if op could had moved out years before for any circumstances

[@scottcarns5156]

Coolbeens. You have a sweet voice

[@freyasslain2203]

This must be a greedy Asian concept . Since when does any offspring owe a parent for giving birth? It isnt like the offspring had any choice in the matter.

[@georgiawessling7987]

Amen

[@amberleeannalee1999]

She paid 200k over ten years right? That’s insane

[@karendudley3606]

WTG OP. 😂

[@sandyallen2159]

That's a mother's job. Child didn't ask to be born.

[@vernongandy9026]

She gave her ungrateful mom over a quarter million. It would never happen in America.😂

[@madcomicdots8100]

Violence is never the answer, but that being said,someone needs really needs a slap to some sense into this mother Never denounce someone because they didn't go get a better education when you actively worked to deny them, that better education. Then take ninety-five percent of their salary as penance for you, causing the problems in the first place

[@raymondhoefler2786]

Is the background noise really necessary. It is distracting.

[@evelynberrios8164]

OP time for you to cut the apron strings from your mother and brother. Your mother does not appreciate or respect you. She has all the signs of a narcissistic personality. She moved and left you!! Then she brings up, you owe her for bringing you into this world and paying the money to raise you. Well, news to her, it was her choice. Sweetie time for you to go on your first girl trip. Perhaps you’ll meet someone. The bottom line is time for you to have FUN. You deserve it. Is your mother working? Time for her to pay.

[@savannahtarvin]

I really love this one

[@Puffafish1]

A little bit of gratitude goes a long way.✌

[@marjan6008]

Second story is a classic you don’ t know what you got untill its gone

[@Gah2Kylie]

That pffft noise sounds like spitting!😅

[@stevenmcglinn5954]

He earns $600 a month? If you double of for a full time job $1200 a month or $14 400 a year. What is the minimum wage there? It is under half what it is the minimum wage is here in Australia. Even $2 000 a month is below minimum wage out here by some margin.

[@BusArch42]

He is working part time. That could be as little as 10 hours a week. I don’t know where this is set but where I live in the US minimum wage is 13.80 an hour. Full time minimum wage would be 29k a year. My 18 year old just got her first job out of HS (she is going to college in the fall) and she’s making 14 an hour plus tips

[@stevenmcglinn5954]

@@BusArch42 that's less than welfare out here. Rent starts about $500 a week for a bedsit. It must be the low wages in 3rd world countries.

[@BusArch42]

@@stevenmcglinn5954 it’s all relative. You can get a really nice 1 bedroom apartment in a good area for 1200 a month where I live. A studio is even less. So it’s 60% of your rental cost. That means your wages go further. Our food and transportation are cheaper too. At minimum wage, you pay no taxes only 10% social security. So your monthly check is 2175. Assuming you get a 2 bedroom and a room mate (which almost everyone does) you are looking at 750 a month for rent which is 34% of your take home pay. Not easy but doable.

[@icedragonland8471]

I am at 16:30 I hope she blocked them.

[@johncasteel1780]

31:03: "Let's forgive and forget."? They always say that. Me? "Forgive", maybe. "Forget", never.

[@ForsakenWolf1]

Or my personal favorite "I will only forgive when I forget"

[@fabarangan]

Mother and daughter almost sound the same.

[@50shadesofmidnight]

I mean, children usually sound like their parents???

[@beth-rg8bm]

Why do people feel that they need to put music on with these things I don't understand it not only do they need to put the music on but they have to find out most annoying f****** music that they can find! I'm gone.

[@stepheneatch2793]

That was a long wait for ten relevant seconds right at the end

[@Low-n3k]

What is that weird ‘sucking up dribble’ sound?? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@PandaJohns]

what? huh? what? huh? what? huh?