I hate being dependent on my dad

I (20f) am a full time uni student 5 days a week usually from 7am to 3 or 4 pm. I got into the art department on a full ride sponsorship. I've lived with just my dad the majority of my life and he is in charge of money. I can't drive and I don't even have my learners as my father would have to be the one to pay and take me yet he's been putting it off since I was 16.

He's forbidden me from working any sort of part time, full time or odd jobs such as babysitting, waitressing ect as it would distract me from my art studies. He's very big on supporting my art but to the point he's made it into something I hate.

Such as me being a big artist on Facebook and then posting personal stuff of mine on their such as my face, drama in my life and even how I sobbed over my dogs death which I don't want 10 000+ people seeing or knowing.

I only get money on my birthday or Christmas and that would be R1000. If I'd wanted to get something like a drink from the shop I'd have to always ask him and rely on him for basic things that people should be able to get themselves.

Now I've recently started to crotchet things in hopes of making pocket change and he's voiced how he wishes I would rather make another artwork to put on my Facebook rather than just focusing on crotcheting.

I just want to be able to get myself things. I want to be independent so badly but it's hard as I don't have many friends and the ones I do live far away from me and we hardly talk. I can't drive and rely on my father to go anywhere and if he doesn't like where I want to go he'll simply just not take me there. I don't have any money and can't even afford an Uber if I wanted to take one.

This is mostly a rant for myself to get my thoughts in order.

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u/whotfareyoustupid — 4 days ago
▲ 234 r/JHBArtEvents+1 crossposts

I don't know how much my crochet bags would be worth

The first one I made for a friend last year and she told me about several people who wanted me to make one for them after seeing hers. Took me about a month and 6 colours.

Second one I did at the beginning of the year (did do the strap lol) for myself

The last one is a star bag I'm currently making and want to sell but don't know how much I'd sell it for either.

I've been asked so many times now to make bags for people but I don't know how to price it. I've also now had a local shop offer to sell my bags in her shop if I sell it to her for a bit less than I usually would sell it for so she can make a profit.

u/LeksiBelly — 9 days ago

I don't know how much I should sell my bags for

The first one I made for a friend last year and she told me about several people who wanted me to make one for them after seeing hers. Took me about a month and 6 colours.

Second one I did at the beginning of the year (did do the strap lol) for myself

The last one is a star bag I'm currently making and want to sell but don't know how much I'd sell it for either. I'm from South Africa. So I don't know how much the Dollar to Rand would be in difference.

I've been asked so many times now to make bags for people but I don't know how much to sell especially for the economy in my country. I've also now had a local shop offer to sell my bags in her shop if I sell it to her for a bit less than I usually would sell it for so she can make a profit.

u/whotfareyoustupid — 9 days ago
▲ 42 r/DOG

My Staffy sausage going crazy with one of his first walks

He's 9 months and only had him a month with this being his 3rd walk.He's a rescue so a lot of these things are new for him even at his age. It's like he's seeing the world for the first time and he does this weird high pitch squeaking bark because he wants to play and run like crazy with his ball( in my hand lol)

Still in the beginning stages of training and getting there slowly but surly.

u/whotfareyoustupid — 20 days ago
▲ 214 r/DogAdvice

My Staffy/sausage who's 9 months screams and whines like he's dying instead of barking

I do try my best with correcting him and training, I just tried to get a video of him doing this without me talking in the back lol. I swear the whole neighborhood thinks my dog is being abused and dying lol.

Edit for people I love it that I was looking at some advice on his type of bark and why he's bark is so high pitch and now people are talking about his behaviour. Yes I know his behaviour is bad, yes I'm actively training him and no I'm not letting this behaviour slide. I've stated in several comments that I purposefully didn't do any corrections or redirecting here so I can get his full raw reaction as I wanted to get a video of his bark. I have treats, clicker and bring his toy to help train him and constantly do redirecting when walking and training at home. This is his 3RD ever walk in his 9 months of life as I've only gotten him a month ago and was healing an injury so we couldn't walk. But we've been doing basic commands at home, lots of playing with his German shepherd sister, cat and neighbours dogs. We also have a very big fenced in yard of around 700 m² for them to run around crazy all day. The harness/collar combo is because he gets out of both of them so I'm using both at once till I have the money to get something better. Along with training classes as they are VERY expensive. He doesn't just do this sound when confronting a random dog but also when he's excited to play, getting my attention ect. I just wanted to know why he does this high pitch squeaking instead of a normal like bark.

u/whotfareyoustupid — 20 days ago

I keep having very bad reactions to mosquitos and they eate alive compared to other people in my household.

These are about a month+ old now and it takes FOREVER for the bites to fade. I don't get scarring from this but it takes like 2-3 months to properly fade away. They are also very very itchy and painful for the first week or 2 after the bites.

u/whotfareyoustupid — 20 days ago
▲ 364 r/DogAdvice

Help me convince my dad we need to take her to a vet

She's 11 and in the spam of about 3-4 days this happened to her eye. The actual eyeball looks bigger today after I woke up and I'm very worried. She keeps coming to her to help rub her eye(I don't,I rub the outside eye boogies away) and she gets very frustrated when I don't do it for her. She's been rubbing her eye on anything that can reach her eye.

Pls help me convince my dad to take her to the vet. He isn't the biggest at doing these things until it's basically too late and a huge problem.

u/whotfareyoustupid — 1 month ago

Toby our new baby staffy sausage

This is Tobey 7 months. He was originally a street pup and suspected to be used as dog bait due to his scars and where he was found before rescue. He's dad was a pedigree standard dachshund while his mom was a Stafford terrier so he looks a little silly with his big head and small body lol.

My baby boy Jack 14 years old died 2 months ago and I'm doing what I can to open my heart up again.

u/whotfareyoustupid — 2 months ago

Toby our new staffy sausage

This is Tobey 7 months. He was originally a street pup and suspected to be used as dog bait due to his scars and where he was found before rescue.

My baby boy Jack 14 years old died 2 months ago and I'm doing what I can to open my heart up again.

u/whotfareyoustupid — 2 months ago
▲ 100 r/DOG

Our new boy

This is Tobey 7 months. He was originally a street pup and suspected to be used as dog bait due to his scars and where he was found before rescue.

My baby boy Jack 14 years old died 2 months ago and I'm doing what I can to open my heart up again.

u/whotfareyoustupid — 2 months ago
▲ 234 r/DOG+1 crossposts

We are having a massive storm rn but that won't stop my girl and her toilet time

u/whotfareyoustupid — 2 months ago