Hi guys, need some help from people in California

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Originally Posted by bleeding_sarcasm

I am glad things worked out, even if you had to set aside your pride. Probably saved you more money in the long term!

I had to set aside a lot more than just my pride, unfortunately. It will save me money in the long run. I don't want to get into too much details here and bore you guys as it's a very long and very complicated situation. I love my father but he casts a very big and heavy shadow. Anything different from what he thinks the "ideal" life is going to be "bad." My love for animals was "cute" when I was a kid, but now that I'm a "grown up" I need to give up all my cats, dogs, snakes, and any luxury in my life to work 100 hours a week and make as much money as possible before I retire.

Obviously I'm not a fan of this idea. I want to make life my own way and generally have been since I was 16 when I became financially independent from him. But I've had to rely on him a couple times and I feel like I lost something every time.

This deal came at a heavy cost. All my pets are still with me but I can not take in any new ones. I just need to make it to three years and then I'll be able to move on with my life. Obviously the pets is just a small part of the cost, there are other things.

After these three years though, I can move on. I feel like I made a deal with the devil in a way. :closedeyes::laugh:

Ah, well, worse things have happened and will happen.