As the other posters have said, you are being taken advantage of. It sounds to me as if you already know what you need to do, but it's not easy to take a stand against a family member, especially a parent. We have a tendency to deal with family members on an emotional level, but in a situation like this you need to look at it logically.
You are currently working at an entry-level job making a wage which isn't really sufficient to support anyone but yourself. It's unreasonable of your father to expect that you would contribute more than a token amount to the household. You should extricate yourself from the situation right away. If you can do this and salvage the relationship with your father, wonderful. If not, so be it. But you have to take control over your own finances again.
The other piece of advice I would give you is to not beat yourself up about this too much and don't blame yourself. Learn from it and move on with your life, knowing that you'll think twice before you get into a situation like this again. And good luck to you!!
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