Incubus, either start paying a fair share of rent, insurance, and food or move out. I’d suggest looking in the “Looking for a roommate” section of the paper.
Personally, I think your mother is naive by allowing drug addicts to move into her home. However, you cannot control what your mother does, nor can you control what her boyfriend’s daughter will do once she gets out of jail. You CAN control what you do.
You know what you have to do. You’ve known it for some time. Quit creating roadblocks and excuses for non-action (…after this play, …after I graduate, …after I land a better paying job) and start living your life. You have been given everything you need to be self-sufficient, a healthy body and mind. Spread those wings and fly already. Once you get a taste of how nice it is to be on your own, you’ll never want to go back.
I work at a career services office. Just out of professional curiosity, how much time do you devote to job searching in a typical week and what job search methods are you using, besides job fairs?
You’ve got a good attitude about the whole thing, but I second (third?) the lock suggestion.
I bought a $1000 guitar amplifier from a my friend’s bandmate.
A month later I came home from a trip and received a phone call from my friend telling me that not only was my amp stolen but he saw his (now ex-)bandmate take it into a local pawnshop and sell it. (Let me just say that keep serial numbers is a very good idea.)
Turns out Mr. Pawnsalot has had a serious meth/heroin problem. (That would have been nice to know about… :mad: )