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To be honest I haven’t been told any. My dad is talking to me but my mother is being her usual snappy and condescending self. I’ve actually sat down and made myself a plan. I reckon, if I make some big sacrifices, I could have a few thousand saved after paying for and completing my Masters. After that I should have something lined up and, instead of getting my first car like all of my mates did, I’ll be moving out. It’s a shame but in that way I’m less fortunate. Meanwhile, my sisters are promised they’ll get a wad of money from the late grandad’s will to ‘spend on whatever they like’. Me? Not even a penny. Story of my life with them. Luckily I’m one of these fierce independent types and always make things work for me and then some. My savings went to them in the form of ‘rent’ - the remainder will pay for my Masters degree. I’ll have finished saving for that tomorrow as one of my best mates owes me that money for a multitude of favours and small lends. I’ve set myself a new savings plan up to start tomorrow, starting with a poxy £5-odd as that’s all I have for now. Keeping track of everything that comes in and goes out, I’ll be monitoring every little fold. By my 22nd birthday next June I should be well on the way to leaving them in the dust. I won’t likely come back unless I have to. At the end of the day I can relocate and do my PhD in History and the world will become my oyster. It should be good. Fingers crossed mate!

Back to the Future 34 years later...

I don't get the Undertaker love. He has been a rotting zombie since 2008, his dead dude gimmick was boring as shit, I used to hate watching him take 8 minutes to walk to the ring, only to see a red headed man with his mullet and beard dyed black, covered in eyeliner like an overweight Robert Smith. Oh, and for years he didn't do shit outside of PPVs, pretty much post 2005 he exclusively wrestled once a month. Ministry Taker was cool though, fucken hell he crucified Stone Cold, cheated, attacked people, seemed actually like an evil character.

Worth a read of the thread to explain it all.

@El Profesor What is held to a higher importance to the average Brazilian fan? The state championships or the Serie A? Or are the state championships only important to the Paulistas?

Strange situation you have here... I never got on well with my Mum and it was always hard going but my Father was always there to keep things on an even keel, my sisters could do no wrong and I always seemed to get the brunt of her anger or frustration and when my parents finally got divorced he took me with him and the girls stayed with my mother... At the time it seemed unreasonable but looking back I am sure my scallywag ways and coming in at all hours probably used to wind her right up so ask yourself if there is anything you might be doing that might be adding to this friction?? Having said that this was when I was 16/17 by the time I was your age I already had a little one and our own flat... I appreciate the situation must be getting you down, I don't think I have ever known a time where getting yourself your own space/property has ever been harder for the younger generation than it is now but it can be done if you are prepared to make some sacrifices for comfort in the beginning... Getting some space to yourself will help clear your head and give you time to think because being in a war zone battling all the time will be no good for your mental health in the long run... Rent wise I always paid my way but my parents encouraged me to save for a rainy day and were happy with what I gave them rather than demanding a set amount each week so every time I got a pay rise while living at home I would pay a little more but I could have gone 2 months without paying a penny and they wouldn't have batted an eye about it.. They were good like that and if I was saving up for something they would take less... As @nudge says they should be supporting you not the other way around... I am lucky that I earn enough to cover all the bills even if no-one else in the house was earning anything so I don't see that paying rent is the be all and end all but we do make them pay bills/rent simply because life is not a free ride and they need to learn to budget/save and prioritise... We tell them it goes towards the food/council tax/gas & electric etc but in reality it goes back to them when they really need it.. Working towards finding your own space seems to be the priority at the moment... Try and keep the peace until then and put all your energy into that

I don't know the full story but I know wee Kaiden was sitting here the other day trying to load a game and it would not load so our daughter who is pretty savvy with all these things tried loading it with no joy and told him she would get him an up to date Nintendo as the one he had was old as fuck, but she will still keep it and it will come in handy for others. So me and the wife said we would get him a new one and class it as an early Xmas present, never had these things when me and the wife were wee nippers, all we had was a tin fireman climbing up a tin fire truck ladder or the wife with a plastic doll, oh and a Beano or Dandy book.

You should have rang Nintendo first to see if you could blag s new one of them mate. In about about a 5 year period I had literally 3 playstation 3s randomly just stop working on me and Sony replaced 2 of them for free, while I only paid about 70 quid(I think) for the third one. Funnily enough I never had a playstation 1 or 2 fuck up on me. And the PS4 has been fine(although I hardly use it for games). You're not one of these who starts a job and doesn't finish it are you? Or you put up a fence in the garden and as soon as there's a breeze, adiós..

My favourite part of those posts is when he starts talking about some sort of discussion that’s literally never been had on here.

Legends.

Is that you you look a right Dick.

8 years ago...

So - an update. @nudge @Stan I went out for a very long walk this afternoon. I ended up going farther than I’d anticipated and had to find a trail back. I text my mother saying I’ll be home soon and then get lost with no signal. Get in and it’s the kitchen sink - apparently if I don’t abide by the ‘new rules’ then I’m going to be homeless. I then have every insult under the sun thrown at me before being told to find somewhere else to live. I send her a text and get the same response. So - it’s not looking good. One thing I do know is I’m getting closer to cutting them off when I do manage to afford my own place.