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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Ok-Advance5531 on 2023-06-26 16:35:14+00:00.

I f18 recently just had my 18th birthday yesterday, it was nothing big, I just went on a shopping spree (with my own money). When I came home my mother and stepfather decided to sit me down and gave a whole lecture on how I’m an adult and I need to start paying rent because they weren’t gonna house adults for free. Even though my stepdad’s 23-year-old son lives here for free but that’s beside the point.

They told me that I would start paying $650 every first of the month starting on July 1st. I tried to bring up how my stepbrother doesn’t pay anything and it was unfair to spring this on me when I just turned 18 but they responded that I must have the money since I went shopping today. Now, let me tell you, I pay for everything I have (phone, my car which isn’t under any of their names, my clothes, and even the food I eat because they claim I eat too much even though I don’t) SO I agreed I would but then since I was paying for everything I own they no longer could treat me like I’m a kid.

Instead of them looking at me like I’m their kid/stepkid I would be looked at as a tenant. They no longer could give me curfews, I would be disabling my life360, and they no longer could just barge into my room because I pay for it, and they no longer demand anything from me besides rent on the 1st of every month. I also told them that if they couldn’t follow my rules since I’m paying rent then I will go rent a room somewhere else. This started an argument and they started yelling about how I’m disrespectful and that this was their house and they didn’t have to follow any rules of mine so I just left. Now, I’ve been getting calls from family calling me ungrateful and that my mother could kick me out. So Reddit AITA?