I’m 19 (M/F) and still living at home while juggling a part-time job and classes. So outta nowhere, my parents hit me with “you need to start paying rent now.” And not like a small amount either—like actual rent-rent. We’re talking a few hundred bucks a month, basically what a cheap apartment would cost around here.

At first, I thought they meant like, toss $100 toward groceries or maybe Wi-Fi or something, which yeah, that’s totally fair. But nope. They legit want a full-blown monthly payment like I’m their tenant now or something.

I told them straight up that this is kinda insane. Like… I didn’t exactly sign up to be born into this family, right? If you couldn’t afford to raise a kid past the legal age cutoff, maybe don’t have one?? Harsh, I know, but come on. I’m busting my ass trying to save for a car and move out eventually, and now they’re trying to drain what little I make?

It’s not even like they’re hurting for money either. My dad just bought himself a brand-new shiny truck that he didn’t need (like bro, your old one still worked??), and my mom’s basically on a first-name basis with every Amazon driver in the city at this point. She’s got boxes showing up daily like we’re running a warehouse.

Now they’re calling me entitled, saying I need to “learn responsibility” and “contribute like an adult.” But to me, real responsibility is learning how to manage your money so you can actually leave the house—not just giving it to your parents so they can buy more random crap off the internet.

I told them I’ll help out with food, bills, whatever—but I’m not paying fake apartment rent to sleep in my childhood bedroom with a broken ceiling fan and rules like I’m still 12.

Some relatives are siding with me, others are saying I should be thankful they haven’t kicked me out yet.

Anyway, AITA?

Edit:- Okay, I get why some people might think I’m being entitled, but let me explain a bit more. I’m not against helping out at home, like paying for groceries or the Wi-Fi, but my parents are asking for full rent—hundreds of bucks a month—when I’m literally just trying to save for a car and eventually move out. I’m working a part-time job, going to school, and doing my best to plan ahead, but now they want me to pay rent like I’m living on my own? It feels off, especially when they’re spending money on random stuff and don’t actually need the rent.

I’m not avoiding responsibility—I just think a smaller contribution makes more sense than draining my savings when I’m just starting to build my future. It’s frustrating, but I don’t think I’m in the wrong here.