For the past 3 years, I’ve been a normal college student… got my own apartment near campus an hour away from home, came home some weekends and spent time with my family who I’m pretty close with.

But now my parents are going through a divorce. My dad just up and left my mom with a fixer-upper house and everything. My mom is requesting that I move back home and help her out. She says that me living on my own is a luxury in college vs commuting the hour (even though I am paying all of my own living expenses) and that I can help her around the house and help her not to be so lonely.

I have enough stress at school. My mom can be very demanding and moody at times. I love her dearly but I just don’t want to move back home to wait on her hand and foot. I have been going home sometimes and have listened to her vent all the time.

I know some people who would drop everything to help their parents, then I know others who stray as far away as possible. I guess I’ve always been in the middle… Am I selfish to not drop everything to accommodate her in a rough time?

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