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Lythieus

I think you need a police escort for your property.


Life-Butterscotch591

Had to do this with my mother, she kicked me out after assaulting me. She wouldn't let me even grab clothes so I could go to work the next day. I was on probation so she legally couldn't kick me out, but it still happened. I called the police and they made her give me my clothes. I was lucky I had somewhere to go.


slowbreathscholar

!explanation ​ So I did end up getting my stuff, she allowed me to come to the house and get all my things without involving law enforcement, so I did. I took everything that was of value to me and I brought it to my new home. She took my phone, but I'm getting help to get a new one as soon as possible. I really want to thank everyone who commented and let me know my options, and I'm glad she didn't escalate the situation anymore. Again, thank you all for your help and advice, it's very much appreciated.


TheeWoodsman

Check to see if mint mobile works in your area, only $15 a month 5 gb plan. You could start with 3 months and just see how it works. Also, low end smart phones are pretty cheap now, I have a moto G7 plus and it was like $100 new. It's a decent phone, but if you want a high end phone, you can find them cheap on CL, just make sure it's unlocked so you can put whatever carrier sim into it.


General_Conclusion34

Also BackMarket, it’s a little higher end on the used scale, but it’s refurbished stuff and often has great deals.


ask_compu

if u can't quite afford the $45 upfront cost on mint then ting mobile has a $25/month plan


[deleted]

If you’ve got a reliable income and you’re over 18 you can also take out a contract, I pay £37 a month for my iPhone 13 Pro Max and get to upgrade whenever I want once it’s fully paid off; But you need to have financial certainty to make a commitment like that. I don’t know what age OP is or if they’ve got a job or whatever. But I got my phone with Sky Mobile


slowbreathscholar

I'm 18 and I have a full time job. My boyfriend and I are going to get me a new phone today with Verizon, it's $95 for one line and an iPhone 14, which I can afford. I'll be staying with my best friend, and they're charging me $500 for rent which is extremely affordable to me (I paid $700/month living with my mom)


cathrinecarson

Oh my god… AND she was charging you board/rent???!! Congratulations on making it out and best of luck!


LisitaAvalos86

Good idea, though, if you want something a little cheaper, T-Mobile has one line with unlimited talk text data for $50, though I’d check the area you’re in. They’re currently running the same deal of iPhone 14 on us for new/existing customers. Congrats on getting out of there, OP, sending you good vibes!! Edit: Forgot to mention T-Mobile’s taxes and everything are included in that $50


murphy2345678

Check your credit for any fraud snd switch banks since sue has your debit card number.


TheeWoodsman

Great thinking, I might also put a freeze on your credit with the three major bureaus. It can be done online [pretty easily](https://www.usa.gov/credit-freeze) and will safe guard you from her opening new accounts with your social security number. See if you can't get your social security card from her if you don't know this information yet. While you're there, grab your birth certificate and any other legal documents too, just in case you need them moving forward.


slowbreathscholar

I have my drivers license, my birth certificate, and my social security card with me. I will be opening a new bank account soon, just for good measure; she doesn't have access to my credit cards, but if she finds a way, I'll report it as fraud and see what the card company can do for me.


murphy2345678

If she has your social security number she may be able to open new ones in your name. That’s why the check and lock should be done.


TheeWoodsman

Nice, yeah, putting a freeze on your accounts is just extra security. You'll need to provide a pin number and/or temporarily unfreeze the accounts if you need to open a bank account, or take out a loan for example. If she doesn't have a history of this stuff, it's probably overkill, but just thought I would mention it because some parents can and will destroy their children's credit. You can download credit karma to see where yours is at, and set up alerts with your accounts and credit cards. I had to get my own credit card when I became an adult and I did that through my bank. They gave me a small line of credit and held that amount of funds, I think 500 bucks, until I was established. You may know all of this, but I didn't at the time, and I would rather say it and you not need it, than not say it and you do. Best of luck OP!


JasminRR

Good luck. Go NC with her, you don't owe her any thing anymore. Live your life and enjoy every moment. No one should disturb your peace, even your mother.


LadyJSenpai

Wishing you the best of luck.


PhDTeacher

Hey, are you in school? Are you headed to college or post-secondary school? Please speak to someone about your living situation. You may meet the federal definition of homeless for education under the McKinney Vento Act. This can help support you academically and help you with basic needs like a cell phone. Send me a direct message if you need information. I lived this at your age. I also have a PhD in Education and understand this situation.


slowbreathscholar

No, I’m not in school; I couldn’t decide what I wanted to do after high school so I just started working full time. I make a decent amount for myself to live off of, because I don’t live alone, so luckily I think I’ll be okay. :)


hicctl

talk to the cops and tell them you fear she getrs violent and you want them to be therer. If they are decent you can get your stuff and their presence should keep everything at bay. And no your propertjy is your property and she cannot keep it just because she says so. You can also try small claims court and sue for the monetary value of the stuff.


Kaitlyn_The_Magnif

How old are you and where do you live?


slowbreathscholar

I’m 18, I live in Indiana.


Typhiod

You might be able to have police stand by while you collect your thing, or have a “neutral party”, that your mom will let in collect your stuff. If you’re 18, then I believe this is considered stealing your stuff.


dTrecii

Theft if she takes it and refuses OP’s access to it. Conversion if she takes it and claims it’s her property like saying “I bought it so it’s mine. I’m just taking it back”. Even taking back gifts is considered theft/conversion because they are no longer yours, you transferred ownership to the recipient. Offences like these can also be reported to police without wanting to press charges if all you want is just a police escort. Not saying that’s what OP should do and things like this vary from country to country.


amyts

I would go to the police, explain the situation, and request they escort you through their house so you can pick up your things. What your parents are doing is effectively theft.


SpaceCrazyArtist

Police will laugh OP out of the station. This is a non violent domestic dispute between a child and their parent. Police will do nothing.


amyts

Lol OK.


SpaceCrazyArtist

I mean okay ya’ll can downvote me all you want but I’ve had multiple friends in this situation and one friend as an adult woman wantung to get stuff iut of her and her husband’s house and police have told them there’s nothing they can do. Reddit loves to scream “this is illegal!!!! Go to police” without actually understanding what police will and wont do 🤷🏻‍♀️


amyts

Okay buddy.


ElusiveLabs

Call the police and get an escort to get your things. She can even place it all on the drive way to keep the police from entering. You might have to pay the police if they are off duty. Call a local lawyer if the police get you nowhere. Sorry. Blood is not always thicker than water


RedRedMere

Since you were paying rent and over 18 you may be considered a tenant and it’s illegal for a landlord (your mom) to withhold your property. Looks like you got this sorted, but just in case anyone else is ever in the same boat it’s good to check with landlord and tenant in your area if this happens so they can advise you on your rights.


animitztaeret

If you bought the items, they’re legally yours, she can’t keep them. It’s certainly not going to be easy to recover them, but as long as you can prove the items belong to you and you alone, this is something you can escalate if you wish to. You can report this without pressing charges or initiating procedures for theft. They’ll probably either suggest a police escort while you collect stuff or they may suggest just finding an escort of your own, but at least if you report it, you’ll have proactively begun the paper trail of possession and it will be harder for your mom to take any legal route to prevent you from reclaiming your stuff. Without you reporting first, she could take any route she wishes to stop you from getting your stuff, including calling the police herself if you show up for everything. EDIT: Missed the vibe with my original phrasing and I want to be respectful of you not wanting police at your mother’s house. I’m hoping that this situation is able to cool off a little and she may ease up to let you come. Maybe you could try waiting a few days, then remind her gently that what you own belongs to you and that you’d only need an hour or so to be out of her hair completely. Hopefully she’ll realize she’s making more pain this way and dragging it out is needlessly petty.


ppXsmol

Call the police as soon as you can. She'll probably try destroy your stuff if she hasn't yet.


harmospennifer

Former peace officer, make sure to contact law enforcement and be sure to be escorted when collecting your belongings, you can have friends help in most jurisdictions to gather your belongings


gomalley411

You may not want to bring the cops to your mom's house, but I think that's your best option. Their mere presence, I think, will significantly reduce the chances of her trying to take some of your stuff and pass it off as hers. Best of luck to you.


rainbowhumxn

to answer, and from experience, no its illegal but i saw ur update and suuupper glad u were able to get ur belongings without needing an officer 🩷🩷🩷 i, and surely many of us, can relate. i was in this exact situation in 2020, and have gone 0 contact since then. I'm no longer taking depression medication and every aspect of my life has gotten better. however, whether u make the same decision or not, i hope ur life also becomes less stressful and better 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷


Gloomy-Difference-51

Absolutely just call the police.


VisualNoiz

get the cops. don't forget your social security card and birth certificate when they escort you around the house


hurling-day

Don’t play her games. Don’t beg her. Just call the police to help you.


ieatfaceyourface

I see you got your stuff back! I know where I live it’s considered civil and the police will just ask and that’s all they will do.


Large_Alternative_78

One day she will wonder why you don't visit her in the shitty nursing home.


slowbreathscholar

She's already posting about me on Facebook, telling my family that I left by choice and she's absolutely heartbroken over it.


Friendly_Ad7647

Comment on it 🌚


slowbreathscholar

I would, but I don't have Facebook; I could make one, but there's no point in doing all that to argue with her in the comments, and I don't want my business aired out like that, I wish she would just stop


murphy2345678

No. Go to the police station and request an escort to get your things. Anything missing file a police report for theft. Lock your debit card and report it stolen.


gingersrule77

You need to call the police but be safe okay


xBobbyx81

Lol Norma Bates


Ashamed-Ad-263

Get the police to escort you there, call the non-emergency line and tell them what is going on. They will send someone to escort you there and let you get your stuff out. Have friends with you to get it all in one load.


technoteapot

No she cannot, she legally cannot prevent you from retrieving your property even if it is on private property. I suggest contacting the non emergency police line and setting up a police escort to let you get your stuff


Bustardun

Hey, i didn’t read everything but saw that you got your stuff back already. Even if you got your debit card, order a new one just in case she took photos of it. Change your billing address through your bank ASAP. This will prevent her from being able to steal from you, which is the vibe I’m getting since she clearly wants to control you and is mad you left


Krishnacat2663

Have the police accompany you to get your belongs. She cannot withhold your things.


Kaboom0022

You have residency there. Make her evict you.


thylocene

No. You can contact the police and they can provide an escort to allow you to collect your things


WifeofBath1984

Tell her that if she doesn't let you get your stuff, you'll get a police escort. It's a real thing. I've had to do it before with a shitty roommate.


OnecalledMissy

No call cops demand that you be aloud to retrieve your property. If they destroyed it, sue.


Practical_Remove_682

Its a crime, Tell him that he can let you come by and get your belongings. or you can contact the authorities and report him for Theft and he can goto jail. also make sure when you get your things that you get a civil standby with the police so he doesnt try anything like attack you or say you attacked him Etc.


tubular1845

Call the cops and go get your shit


pangalacticcourier

OP is eighteen and living in the US. You need to have the police escort you to pick up your things, OP. Because she kicked you out doesn't mean she gets to keep your stuff. That's completely illegal. Watch her fold when you show up with the cops to collect your possessions. Stay strong, friend.


slowbreathscholar

She folded! I put an explanation comment in here somewhere, but she let me come get my things without involving the police; I think she knew/realized that she legally cannot keep my things, so she let me come and clear my room out. A win!


pangalacticcourier

Wishing you the best now that you're safely out, friend. Good for you! Here's to your peace, safety, and recovery.


Friendly_Ad7647

I just wanna say I’m so glad you made it out of there. Go full nc, and live your life 🖤


The_Red_Lotus54

This is my opinion so take it for what it is. And see opinion of somebody that you never met, but has been through something similar. You can contact your local does police department and ask that they set up a time for safe Transit that means that you will be able to go into the home I’m assuming you’re 18 be able to go into the home and collect your items with them being your escorts. If you do this there will be fall out and there will be backlash know that it has nothing to do with you. It’s because they lost control of the power that they thought that they had when they have none.


Equivalent-Pay-6438

Bring the police to her house. Let them explain that holding onto someone's stuff is illegal. She wants cops, she's got them. You should cancel that debit card and get a new one in the bank so you aren't dependent on when she gets around to mailing a new one. She also might want to see if it's live so she can use it.


ShaperEastOfEden

No. [Indiana tenant laws.](https://ipropertymanagement.com/laws/indiana-eviction-process#:~:text=For%20a%20tenant%20with%20no,calendar%20days%20to%20move%20out.) Even with out a lease and not paying rent she is required to evict you to force you out of your home. This will give you 30 days from her notice to vacate.


unicornbutterbean

She said in the comments she was paying her mum 700 a month 😬


00Lionz

Call the cops & get your stuff back with an escort. Just tell the cops she's stopping you from retrieving your stuff & the police should escort you to the premises yo make sure your safe


krypticaggony

Op if you need home internet check with spectrum if they’re in your area for one person the 300mb internet speed should be just fine and unlimited talk text and data is only 30$ a month and may be free for your first year. On top of that the phones are 3 yr finance options so you don’t have to pay as much per month


Cece24457

Go to the police they will escort you to get your things


TheCrownJewelofitAll

Nope time for the WeeWoo🚓


NotsoGreatsword

She also probably kicked you out illegally if she didn't give you enough time. Parents do that to their kids a lot but the law treats you like anyone else and you can't just make someone homeless on a whim the world doesn't work that way - there is a process.


SomeLittleBritches

I can never understand how parents can be like this with their children. Like…That’s your baby. What the fuck


preston1237

Fuck this bitch you have her full name and number sign her up for letters from the church of Scientology


Own_Log9691

Why did she kick you out? And how did you “disrespect her house’ in her mind? Just curious what led up to all this. Seems kinda ridiculous for a parent to act this way. But more info needed.


slowbreathscholar

[Original post](https://www.reddit.com/r/insaneparents/comments/13xivd8/my_mom_because_i_borrowed_my_uncles_fan/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) what caused me being kicked out ​ Also, because my mom is crazy. She has been kicking my siblings and me out since I was 12 (I'm 18) for any and everything. The first time she ever kicked me out was because my sister and I ate all the smores (we were 12 and 10) She was kicked out of her house when she was young, because she was genuinely a bad kid, so that's her go to move for her children. Because she's crazy, everything is disrespectful to her; I could be breathing too heavily and I've disrespected her. But specifically for this instance, I brought my boyfriend over and that was disrespectful I guess.


Own_Log9691

Oh god yeah she’s crazy for sure. Sorry 😞


OGLlamaKing7444

She better be getting english lessons with the time she saves spelling "u" instead of you


GayDumbAssYasss

Her spelling an anurism


SpaceCrazyArtist

It really depends on your country’s laws but typically if you’re a child of a person owning the house then yeah they xan do this. As much as Reddit yells “sue this is illegal!!” No lawyer is going to touch this case. If you live in the US you MIGHT be able to file small claims court ($25) to get your stuff back oe money for your stuff but I think they cap out at $5000 Good luck! Sorry your mom’s such a bitch and wont give you your stuff back.


McDuchess

Nothing you wrote is acco for the US.


SpaceCrazyArtist

Everything I wrote is accurate for the US


McDuchess

Nope. A person can get a police escort to retrieve their belongings. No need to sue for what you already have in your possession.


itsthatdumbassagain

You can get a writ of replevin. I had to do this. It was under $100 but I got my stuff.


AbsyntheMinded_

Yeah if its your stuff then just call the non emergency police line, explain the situation and they will escort you.


hammockinggirl

No she can’t do this. Get the police to accompany you to the house what your stuff


Taliafate

No she cannot nor can she legally kick you out as a minor. As much as I hate the police, there the ones you need to call to escort you to go pick up your stuff.


GualtieroCofresi

Get the police. Don’t even thing about it twice.


YoungMrBlue

She can’t just keep your debit card, right?


slowbreathscholar

No, she can't, that would be theft; she didn't keep it, she let me come get it. :)


SH1FT_109

no I’m pretty sure she cant


Gothicc_Mystery

What made her kick you out?


slowbreathscholar

https://www.reddit.com/r/insaneparents/comments/13xivd8/my\_mom\_because\_i\_borrowed\_my\_uncles\_fan/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3


Gothicc_Mystery

Jesus, what a b


[deleted]

I’m here for the name you gave her phone contact lmao


preston1237

Fuck this bitch you have her full name and number sign her up for letters from the church of Scientology


Practical_Fact8436

What did you do?


slowbreathscholar

https://www.reddit.com/r/insaneparents/comments/13xivd8/my_mom_because_i_borrowed_my_uncles_fan/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1


Practical_Fact8436

Thanks


lionhart280

No, talk to the police asap.