sis Len0523, i do understand na tumatanaw ka ng utang na loob especially as you have said, stepdad mo ang nagpaaral sa iyo. based sa kwento mo, you are also quite happy in helping them.
question, i guess buhay pa ang stepdad mo, wala na ba syang work and he can't pay for his own child schooling? as in lahat ba ng needs nila ikaw ang gumagastos like utility bills, food, aside sa pagtulong mo sa studies and pagpapatayo ng bahay? if that is the case, well, medyo sobra nga. (my own opinion lang)
tama yung ibang sis natin dito, yung ilang years na yan most of the time that does not happen. so dapat may limit ka especially if you want to have your own family in the future.
siguro, if close ka naman sa stepbrother mo, remind mo lang siya na mag-aral ng mabuti at huwag magloko, kasi after he graduates, graduate ka na rin for helping him.
the 100k needed for the house, how soon can you come up with that amount? siguro dapat magsabi ka na rin sa mom mo after that house eh plan mo naman magconcentrate on your own house. para mapilitan ka, then magplan na kayo ng bf mo na kumuha agad ng sarili nyong house para no choice ka but to help in paying that as well as pagbili ng gamit for the house.
medyo ganyan kasi ginawa ko, para sure na di na ako required to pinch in, nakita nila na may iba akong dapat bayaran. once in a while, humihiram mom ko sa akin but alam niya rin na she have to pay me back kasi may pinag-iipunan din kami mag-asawa which is our Christian wedding this december.
but i'm generous with them. kapag may special occasions, we treat them. kapag bday, kahit cake lang may ibibigay kami. if si mama ang may bday, either maghahanda kami sa bahay like we did last year or dine out as what we plan to do this year. sagot namin mag-asawa yun. though fortunately for us, small lang family namin. right now, mom, my niece, and my bro lang ang nasa house. my other 2 sisters are in abroad but di ganun kalaki ang salary nila.
i hope your mom is understandable enough to get this. marami rin kasing magulang sarado ang pag-iisip regarding this issue. ako, i know, i'm fortunate to have my mom na kahit i know marami siyang faults, she let us do our own thing regarding our lives especially if nakikita niya na hindi naman kami napapariwara.