Im a minor and my parents are forcing me to pay a big dental bill
Hi, I, f17, have recently found out that I have cavities, and I need to get them filled. Im obviously pretty scared, as they're my first ones, but I'm almost more upset with what my mother told me today. I'm pretty much freshly 17, turned in July, and my mother today told me that I needed to pay for my fillings and appointment overall. I am still entirely under my parents care at the moment, and I do not have a job and am quite disabled. I have many chronic issues preventing me from doing much, including even eating or drinking most times, and my severe depressive state for two years made my cavities develop (my parents never treated me for depression despite treating my younger sister for it). The point is, I physically cannot pay what they are asking, which is about two hundred dollars. I can't get a job in such a short amount of time, especially considering I didn't graduate nor do I have a car. My parents have said I either do that or do a large list of chores around the house that they know I am physically incapable of doing. I dont want to sound rude or entitled, but I am aware that they are not financially lacking, and we are very well off in regards to Healthcare, yet they (primarily my mom) insists that I must be the one to pay. I have zero clue what to do and I am incredibly stressed out.