Can I Become Emancipated

[divemedic]

I thought that when I was 19 with a child as well. I wasn't able to afford anything, and lived in poverty until I was in my 30's. I was making more than you guys are, and that was in the 80's.

Even in Florida, a decent apartment will cost you more than half of that $2,000 a month. I hope that $2K isn't pretax income, or you guys are screwed.

[LawResearcherMissy]

thank you you but im not going to be living in poverty because i had a baby at 16 thank you but alone my boyfriend make about 2 thousand a month and i have a job im not going to be living in poverty me and my son will have a good life

Oh, punkin...$2K a month on Long Island? That's not enough to support the three of you comfortably. That was barely enough to support a small family in Ohio, where the cost of living is WAY lower than in the metro NYC area, 20 years ago. It's definitely not enough now.

My eldest son is a touch older than you. A couple years ago, he stomped around screeching about how he "couldn't take it any more", and was going to leave. I told him that if he thought he could do better, he could run the household - handed him the bills, the financial information, and all of the responsibilities of running the household and keeping the family fed.

Within a few days, he was tearfully begging to hand it all back over. He got a good look at how hard it is, and has since shut the hell up and stopped acting like a toddler.

You'd do well to take a lesson from my boy, and get it through your head that it's simply not all about you.