Wow.
Alright, so I'm feeling kind of bewildered and pretty fuckin' angry. I really don't know how to deal with this situation though.
It's like this: Years ago (presumably around the time I turned 16 or so), my mother put me on disability. I received (not really) some money every month. When I became 18, my mother called SS, and had me go through this thing to verify that I qualified for it. I went on receiving more money (close to $300, or so I heard) for a while.
Then the payments ceased, because SS thought my mother was still getting child support, for whatever reason. They stopped sending money for about 2 years, I guess. Recently, they discovered their error and promised to pay about $7,000 to compensate for the 'missed' payments.
I thought I could use that money to pay my debt, maybe buy a used car, and then some, right? The truth is my mom has been taking every single one of my SS checks. I always assumed she used the money to pay half the rent, which didn't seem too far-fetched. I don't know what she's planning to do with that money... I can only guess. Maybe she'll get that long-awaited nose job.
I can (probably) fix this easily, but I don't think it would end well for mom at all.
My aunt is the one that let me in on this. Apparently, my mom wanted to keep it completely hidden from me. No wonder, right? I could really use that money, as I said.
It's just money, some might say, but it's a lot of money, and isn't her withholding of it strange? I don't think she wants me going anywhere in life, or, you know, literally. So it's not about the money, though the money is the cause of it, if you get my meaning.
I don't know what to do. I should confront her, but she would deny it. I know she would.
*I'm sorry if any of this seems unclear. I don't feel well. That's the simplest way to put it.
It's like this: Years ago (presumably around the time I turned 16 or so), my mother put me on disability. I received (not really) some money every month. When I became 18, my mother called SS, and had me go through this thing to verify that I qualified for it. I went on receiving more money (close to $300, or so I heard) for a while.
Then the payments ceased, because SS thought my mother was still getting child support, for whatever reason. They stopped sending money for about 2 years, I guess. Recently, they discovered their error and promised to pay about $7,000 to compensate for the 'missed' payments.
I thought I could use that money to pay my debt, maybe buy a used car, and then some, right? The truth is my mom has been taking every single one of my SS checks. I always assumed she used the money to pay half the rent, which didn't seem too far-fetched. I don't know what she's planning to do with that money... I can only guess. Maybe she'll get that long-awaited nose job.
I can (probably) fix this easily, but I don't think it would end well for mom at all.
My aunt is the one that let me in on this. Apparently, my mom wanted to keep it completely hidden from me. No wonder, right? I could really use that money, as I said.
It's just money, some might say, but it's a lot of money, and isn't her withholding of it strange? I don't think she wants me going anywhere in life, or, you know, literally. So it's not about the money, though the money is the cause of it, if you get my meaning.
I don't know what to do. I should confront her, but she would deny it. I know she would.
*I'm sorry if any of this seems unclear. I don't feel well. That's the simplest way to put it.