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And we got some great stories coming up. Before that, we have a quick two-minute break from the sponsors that keep the show a lot. This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human. My mom threatened to get rid of my dog, so I finally stood up to her. I'm just taking the dog, damn it. I female, have a dog whom I keep in the house with my mom, 38 female, and my other family

members, which include my dad and older brother.

My dog has been sick for a while, and at first my mom refused to give me any money to take

her to the vet.

She told me, I shouldn't have wasted my pocket money.

But I don't even get pocket money, except sometimes on special occasions. By the way, this comes from practical name, 6102. And if you want to submit your own stories, go to the R-slash OK Storytime sub-Rit. And I'm Angie. I'm Sophia. We're only going to guess what we would do, but if you have experienced it or you would do something different, let us know down below.

So, OP says, We're only going to guess what we would do, but if you have experienced it or you would do something different, let us know down below.

So, O.P. says, I ended up breaking the saving pot. I had been using to save money for a laptop, at which I filled with money I personally earned.

I used it to take my dog to the vet. She got treatment, and it turned out that she was really sick. Now she has medication.

I have to feed her and she's been quite tired lately. She's been quiet for about a week. Today when

my mom came home, she was being loud, which alarmed my dog and caused her to start barking.

I was sleeping when my mom bombarded my phone with messages saying she'd get rid of my dog if I didn't shut her up.

My mom has a tendency to leave my dog outside and then tell me that she gave her away until I'm sobbing.

So when I woke up, I immediately took my dog with me while my mom yelled.

I told her she was insane for even thinking about doing that and that I'd call the cops if she led my dog loose again, especially since it was raining. Now, my mom has been giving me the silent treatment. My dad says that I overreacted and that she was just joking, which is making me second guess myself. Am I the A-Hole for saying that I'd call the cops? And there are some comments. Lucky Charm 80-20 says, not the a hole. Hold that dog close.

Try really hard to get yourself a job and move away from you and move away from your abusers as soon as

possible. I caution you strongly about calling the cops though because they may deem your dog to be in an

unsafe environment since your mother is the adult in the situation. With regards to the health and welfare of your dog, there are payment plans that you can get at most of vet hospitals, so this is why it's massively important that you try to at least get yourself a weekend job to help with that. You're probably on the struggle right now because you're juggling school among other things, which is totally understandable, and I realize that today's current financial landscape doesn't make it easy for a young person

to leave home at 18 and immediately find a place to live.

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