In some families, it’s pretty normal for the parents to charge their older children some amount of rent when they come of age. This can be a symbolic sum to teach them about budgeting or real money that goes towards running a household. But certain households end up taking it way too far.
An eighteen-year-old young adult turned to the Internet for advice when his stepfather started demanding what came out to 95% of his income for rent. People did their best to provide him with some advice on how to get out of this pretty unfavorable situation. We also got in touch with throwawaybeardAITA to learn more.