{"id":6877,"date":"2024-12-24T01:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T01:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=6877"},"modified":"2024-12-24T01:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T01:09:56","slug":"my-father-kicked-me-out-for-his-35-year-old-stepson-who-wanted-my-room-but-karma-struck-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/my-father-kicked-me-out-for-his-35-year-old-stepson-who-wanted-my-room-but-karma-struck-back\/","title":{"rendered":"My father kicked me out for his 35-year-old stepson who wanted my room, but karma struck back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was deep into my books at the university library when my phone rang. It was my father. I could sense something wasn\u2019t right because he never called me to chat. \u201cCome home right away,\u201d he said, and before I had the chance to ask what was going on, he hung up on me.\n\n\n\n</p><p>I was tense and hurried towards my car while my books kept slipping from my hands.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Before I knew, I was at my dad\u2019s doorstep, wondering what was so urgent.<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/ads%5C/charity%5C/proxy?p_id=5e4d61fd-b44d-4704-47f2-55dc083680c0&amp;d_id=79196&amp;imp_id=7358488767603020&amp;c_id=1084&amp;l_id=10016&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazonconservation.org%2Ftake-action%2Fdonate%2F&amp;ffid=1&amp;co=XK%5C%22">\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/11%5C/7bff62132ab156c5d3882ca754ffac940a251d56570a775db7dca734831a3c9f.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-68512\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Pexels\n\n\n\n<p>He opened the door and as I entered I saw my stepmom, Linda, and her son, Jacob sitting on the couch.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cListen Emma,\u201d my father started speaking. \u201cJacob needs a place to stay for a while and since his old room is now Linda\u2019s office, he\u2019ll be taking your room.\u201d<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/ads%5C/charity%5C/proxy?p_id=5e4d61fd-b44d-4704-47f2-55dc083680c0&amp;d_id=79196&amp;imp_id=1531763875629396&amp;c_id=1134&amp;l_id=10016&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fjoinourvillage.org%2Fdonate%2F&amp;ffid=1&amp;co=XK%5C%22">\n\n\n\n<p>His words came as a shock to me. \u201cBut dad, where would I stay then?\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cYou are a smart girl, Emma, you can live on the campus. You\u2019ll figure something out.\u201d<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/ads%5C/charity%5C/proxy?p_id=5e4d61fd-b44d-4704-47f2-55dc083680c0&amp;d_id=79196&amp;imp_id=2238114163664932&amp;c_id=1134&amp;l_id=10016&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fjoinourvillage.org%2Fdonate%2F&amp;ffid=1&amp;co=XK%5C%22">\n\n\n\n<p>But no, I couldn\u2019t live on campus full-time because I had to study and I barely found time for my part-job that was supposed to help me save up some money for the following semester. But my dad didn\u2019t seem to care.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/11%5C/9e6dc2c315e1860b0d48b3aba7d554ce795f5e387b665e30d594078c62b423f6-683x1024.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-68513\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Pexels\n\n\n\n<p>He was more concerned for his 35-year-old stepson who had wasted every chance ever given to him by my dad and my step-mom.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Devastated but determined to navigate throughout the rough period that followed, I found another job. I spent my days working and studied during the nights. I could barely stand on my feet, but I knew I needed to show everyone that I would succeed.<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n</p><p>Over time, I managed to save up some money and rented a small apartment at the outskirts of the city. I was incredibly proud of myself.\n\n\n\n</p><p>One day, as I was getting ready for&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/my-father-was-bragging-about-paying-for-my-college-when-he-did-not-give-a-cent-so-i-gave-him-a-reality-check%5C/%5C%22">university, I got a call from my stepmom. She sounded worried and as though she was crying. \u201cEmma, please come home, we lost the house.\u201d\n\n\n\n<p>She didn\u2019t tell me any details, but I could sense Jacob was behind whatever happened to my parents\u2019 home.<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/11%5C/277dad8938e8085c184333fae887c662aa3c5d61a5b142482458cdf3a728ddf4.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-68514\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Pexels\n\n\n\n<p>And I was right. When I arrived, a scene of wreckage unfolded in front of my eyes. The house burnt down and firefighters were trying to save whatever belongings they could.\n\n\n\n</p><p>My father, with tears rolling down his eyes, said he was sorry for taking my room from me. If hadn\u2019t done it, none of this would have happened.\n\n\n\n</p><p>It turned out Jacob threw a party while my dad and Linda were at the lake and one of his friends was smoking and accidentally set the curtains on fire.<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cYou made your choices, dad,\u201d I said. But still, I felt sorry for him and Linda who begged me to help them as they dealt with the aftermath of the fire and worked out the insurance and rebuilding plans.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/11%5C/749f88f927f2ec41f102f25a610dbf9926c4a218b02f21cef2e0eb350e6bda3e.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-68515\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Midjourney\n\n\n\n<p>Part of me wanted to let them deal with the mess they created themselves, but another part knew I needed to help them.\n\n\n\n</p><p>My apartment was small, but it was all I could offer and we managed to find a rhythm. I told my dad and Linda that I wanted to be treated with the respect I deserved.<br>\n\n\n\n</p><p>On the weekends, the three of us went at the site and saw the new house being built brick by brick, as slowly and as steadily as our relationship.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Love and Peace\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>I was deep into my books at the university library when my phone rang. It was my father. 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