She lied about her living situation and receives food stamps. She lives with her boyfriend of 17 years (her 2 kids’ father-not mine) and he works as well, mowing lawns. She didn’t report that.
She drives 80+ miles round trip 3-5 times a week to go gambling.
She works as a waitress, so I don’t understand where she gets all this money.
When she’s home, she’s either online gambling (using real money), watching poker tournaments on T.V., or whining and moping because she couldn’t go gambling that day.
Every conversation with her includes something about money and gambling.
She rents a house and has 2 kids to support. She just kicked my 16 y/o sister out of the house – she’s a typical teen that back talks and doesn’t want to follow all the rules, but mom has mental issues and says horrible things and becomes physically violent with sister.
If anyone mentions anything about her gambling problem, she gets real mad.
My mother’s excuses are that it’s her money and she can do whatever she wants with it. But my view is she needs to make sure her bills are paid first and she has groceries for kids before blowing her $ on gambling.
Their phone and cable always get disconnected for periods of time.
I almost want to turn her in to welfare for fraud – how is it right for her to get food stamps, when she spends at LEAST 0 a month gambling -probably way more when you figure gas and online spending?
Honestly, it’s not my buisness, but I feel bad for my sister getting kicked out and want mother to take responsibility for her daughter.
My sis called me at 3 am last night begging me to come pick her up from her boyfriend’s house, because he had beaten her up. She has nowhere to go but here at my house. I will not be able to financially support her. I have 2 kids of my own and literally live paycheck to paycheck. I don’t get any gov’t assistance or blow my $ on addictions.

What can we do? Could my mom get into legal trouble for kicking my 16 y/o sister out of the house? Sister’s never been arrested but did recently drop out of school-with mother’s consent. Was in the process of getting GED before getting kicked out.

I know this is way too long and I apologize, but if you made it this far, thanks for reading and please offer any advice you feel may help. Thanks.

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