u/GullibleTitle5263

Parent took advantage of my post-coma vulnerability to borrow £3,000, now refuses to pay me back

I am a university student in the UK currently on a health gap year after surviving a medical emergency and a coma. At the time, I felt incredibly disappointed in myself for having to leave uni, viewing it as my own doing. I was severely emotionally down and desperately wanted to make my parents proud of me again. Because of this vulnerability, I opened up and told them I had managed to save £20k entirely on my own.

My parents have provided absolutely nothing for me financially since Year 11; I have always worked to buy everything I own with my own money. Ever since I came back from uni, they have restricted my housing space and forced me to sleep on the sofa in the sitting room. Despite only having access to the sofa, I still contribute £50 to £100 from my weekly wages for household food

Seeing that I had savings, one of my parents came to me a few months later. He does handy work and claimed he needed £3,000 to fund materials for a job. He explicitly told me that since I "wasn't using the money right now," I should lend it to him so he could avoid bank interest. Because I was emotionally low and trying to win their approval, I agreed. He promised to pay it back as soon as he was paid. He received his money from the job months ago, but he has completely refused to pay me back since January.

I resume university in September. To protect the rest of my savings from being targeted by them, I have locked the remaining money into a fixed-term account. Because of this, I am currently living off my wages and buying my uni supplies on credit to build my credit score, but I desperately need my £3,000 back to clear this debt before September.
What are my options for retrieving this money from a parent without causing a total household eviction before September?

Any advice on managing financial boundaries and protecting myself in a toxic household would be appreciated.

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u/GullibleTitle5263 — 3 days ago
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Arsenal fans blamed Unai Emery for Baku, How does it feel now to bottle a European final with a squad worth £1 Billion?

For years now, Arsenal fans have used the 2019 Baku final to act like Emery is a fraud, completely ignoring that he inherited a toxic dressing room with players who were not giving their all for the badge. Seeing them lose this Champions League final is so fun to watch as a Villa fan who respects Emery a lot, especially when we basically just won the Europa League.

The funniest part is that Emery already knocked out Arteta with Villarreal and went on to win Europa title back then, and now he is lifting European silverware again the exact same week Arsenal chokes on the biggest stage.

I hope this loss finally puts them in their place and shuts them up about Baku. Although to be fair, winning the Premier league trophy this year will definitely make this a massive relief for them and give them a cushion to hide behind. But the problem was never the manager, lads. They should enjoy their runner-up medals, and we will be in the Champions League with them next season which we have won before and they haven’t 😭😂. Up The Villa! 🦁🏆

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u/GullibleTitle5263 — 10 days ago