I will ask them a question ,tell them Happy birthday ,happy anniversary ,and I get nothing . The only time I hear from them is when I see them . Is that normal with inlaws ? Is it normal to never be in pictures with them bc they always have me Take the picture ? I just don't feel apart of the family and I feel like they don't want me married to their son /brother

I really question sometimes what is wrong with me... all of my friends are in relationships, and I ask them if any friends are single their friends are usually not either. My one friend asked why am I so sad... well did you ever think it's because I always treat girls right and in the end, I end up single. They say being single isn't a bad thing or what not YET they aren't single... Like my one friend says "being single isn't so bad. oh shut up." Yet he just left for a spring break trip with his girlfriend and jokes "you want a girlfriend, you can have her."

My dog died today of undetected heart failure and it was bad. Literally everyone that I care about the most has/ will eventually leave me, somehow and it won't fail. Sweet thing is my other dog noticed something was wrong and tried to save him. I can't go back to college because I have a balance due, I don't have the look to be a model, not tall enough for it. I can't keep a job, one I got and a few days later I never got the schedule,c all ed and called , text, left messages, and nothing. My great grandparents are aging out. My grandmother has a lot of medical problems. I lost some really important people that I looked up to, too young. My dad doesn't love me, his family doesn't contact me. Some of My mom's family is jealous of me, Others Just Are careless. My mom was abusive in many forms and still is. I can't even get a sugar daddy to get fast money so I can help with bills, let alone a normal job. A missing lateral incisors would probably turn most away. Everything is falling apart, all I did was love people and care and try to be what God wants and he cursed my life and made it crappy and all I wanted was for someone to care just once, just as much as I do of others.

I was watching danisnotonfire video in which he was reacting to his old website and my dad saw the words slutty chicken gang bang I'm 11 it's awkward

FAMILY THREAD- many countries like europe and whites in USA, canada, australia are having too few kids. The population already aging means fewer in their 20s and 30s to have kids ate best time of fertility. now, women in their 40s will be having them. The young have died out. LOW POPULATION growth and aging populations is indeed DESTROYING FAMILY FORMATION. EVERYBODY IS DYING OUT AND no need kids to replace. women in their 40s if have kids must make sure fit, health, and no issues

Living with him is a living hell, I'm 28 with autism and i do have some mental illness, any ways he tries to act like my father always telling me what to do and getting into my business, recently since last year my mother and him put there foot down and told me not to drink anymore and so i keep sneaking in beer, and know my mom and him control my money, that i got from SSI (disability) i want to quit ssi and get a job and if that stupid mexican keeps getting into my business im going to break his f**king jaw in im serious, i verbily abuse my mother and himI call him racial slurs since he's mexican and now im threatening him punking him out and i can't take another moment living with him, i wish i can sich my mom across the face for bring this wet back in my life, i do want to get my own place really bad, but it cost money and i need to find a job to support that, i don't know what to do, i'm so misrebal living with him i want to have my own place and be my own man, i know he's trying to help me with my mental illness but its not working for me cause i don't like him, i don't like being around him

My sister and I used to be pretty close until a few years ago. Anymore, she's a bully to me. I'm 27, and she's 23, and I can't seem to understand why she lacks the skills to be a grown woman and stop this and just get along. The only thing I can think of is her boyfriend. He's a freeloader, and he makes my sister drive everywhere and pay for everything. Plus, I don't think he likes me. She always dishes out a lot of low blows, and sometimes it really hurts. Just yesterday, she started screaming at me after I asked her if she wanted some dinner that I made. She told me it looked disgusting, and asked me why she would eat that. I said fine, and then she mocked me. She then went on to say I have an eating disorder and that my boyfriend looks like a child molester. I had to laugh at that because neither of those are true. I'm a healthy eater, and my boyfriend is a really great guy, so it hurt that she would say that. I keep trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, saying she's probably not happy in her life right now and projecting it on me. Quite honestly, I'm sick of trying to figure out why she's so mean. Should I just ignore her and never talk to her? There's no point in trying to talk to her and have an adult conversation about what she's feeling. It never works.

I m a high-school student gr 11 grades are bad was A student in gr8,9 dropped in gr10 to 60,50, and Gr11 too HAVE to work now,or will fail in life ect. Got my results back and I m failing.My dad went berserk wich I fully agree with and now agrees with my mom to remove me from the school and put me in a special school or homeschooling.I did do homeschooling in Gr 6,7 and had a great grades but I rlly dont wanna leave my friends and I have a history at my school it s like my home/family.Its now the term holiday so my dad says I must work on weekends and am ganna leave school after holidays....I. Really don t want to because know I brought it on myself but I have like a drive now to try and get my marks to A lvl o know it s hard but I feel I can do it.i lost my drive to study after gr9 completely saw no use of it I proved that a homeacholer Im smart but now I m getting removed and feel I have no choice but to Study or die kind of drive with I never felt before(my parents gave up on me completely even my mom who always believed on me, it breaks my heart that I dmged her that much how can I ask them for another chance and prove to them I can and will do it.only reason I don t study is cause of no drive and now I have it after all the mess it caused.How can I ask people who lost all faith in me calling me "failure, dumb,look at ur hard work honey"all for nothing. To give him a second chance I promise I will get my grades up but how will they trust me to give me a second chance.

I am a 22-year old adult with Asperger syndrome, living in a potentially dangerous environment. My mom is nothing but trouble. She has been causing trouble because I have a fiancee. My fiancee lives a very private life, and I must respect her wish. However, my mom likes prying into my engagement and get me to tell her my fiancee's personal information, something that will cost me my relationship if I do. My dad respects my wishes, but my mom does not. Recently, I got into a shouting fight with my mom because she was still trying to get into my engagement. This wasn't the first time my mom did this to me. The first time, it almost cost me my relationship altogether. The last time this happened, I had to call the cops on her to get her to leave my fiancee alone, and she still won't learn because my mom is very narcissistic. I worry because I know my mom is capable of inflicting serious bodily injury if she doesn't get her way. I worry that one day, she will snap, and will probably hurt me or even KILL me over my relationship. I just cannot stand my mom anymore... I want to find another place to live so that I may protect myself and my relationship with my fiancee. However, I barely make enough money at my job to afford my car payment. I have no friends or family nearby who will take me into their homes. What should I do? Should I apply for section 8 housing? And if I do that, should I make sure that I can choose to live in a safe environment away from crime and drugs?

I needed to go to the restroom today and he prevented me from going twice because he wanted to show me some news that he found on social media. I was able to go on my third attempt. I can't stop him and he does this daily. This is stressing me to the point where I want to die,so that I will not have to deal with this.

Sometimes when I was abused my mum or my sister or brother would laugh. My mum did nothing about it. She thinks it s alright to beat up a child. I spoke to my councellor about it and she couldn t do much because it has stopped now.

I hate my mother, she always yelling and she's very annoying, should I be away from her forever ?

I am a 13 year old Male, and I keep getting called "lady". Just today I went out to eat, and the cashier said "is that all I can do for you ladies". And I could feel myself blushing immediately and it was so awkward. It's happened about 10 - 15 times just this year. I usually wear some baggy sweatpants and a plain t-shirt (blue, or red) and my hair is not that long. My parents said it's cause of puberty and my face isn't defined yet. What can I do?? Please Help! I am also a little bit overweight, I don't know if that makes any difference

I am a 13 year old boy, and my grandmother is in the mid-stages of her dementia. She has been diagnosed since 2014, and this is really sad, I am trying to spend time with her and make her happy, but it seems she is making herself stressed out. Even when I try to talk about another topic it never works. She keeps on talking about my Aunt breaking into her house at night and stealing her belongings, but whenever my grandmother stayed at my Aunt's during when she had Dementia, my Aunt kept her clothes and belongings, such as jewelry, shoes, jackets, sentimental items, etc because my grandmother forgot to take them with her when she left. My parents send me to my grandmothers house everyday so I can help calm her down, and she keeps on saying "Lordy, I don't know what to do, I am not giving your Aunt a single penny once I leave this world." She is also paranoid with other family members, because she thinks they are trying to also steal/get money and other belongings from her. This is really sad, I want to help her, but I don't know what to do. I try to change a topic so she wont get stressed but that is not working. Please help

I try my best to be "hip" and "cool" but my grandson gets mad whenever I use those terms. Has the meaning changed? Do they mean something offensive now?

My two daughters from my previous relationship are aged 5 and 7. We are close, they talk to me about everything, I love them with all my heart and care about them more than anything. Since remarrying, my ex would stop me having the kids during my time if ever she got mad about something. I took it to court to prevent the drama and she played on the fact that I'm in therapy. I suffer depression and anxiety but feel it doesn't affect my ability to be a parent. I didn't take her to court for custody, just for visitation rights. I don't know if the depression thing played any part, but I was awarded access every fortnight (I hoped for every weekend). I pick them up from school on the Friday and take them to school Monday morning, where their mom then picks them up. So they sleep Friday through til Monday, but only every fortnight. I pay CSA, and extra, to their mother. We get along very well now and she lets me have them longer during school holidays and special occasions (such as allowing me to have them on Easter even though it isn't my weekend). I try to talk to them on the phone throughout the week aswell. I work long hours though and it's not always possible, but I try. I have a 5 month old daughter with my wife aswell, and the three of them get along and love eachother so much. When they're here I put all my focus into them, we switch iPads and phones off and have family time. I guess my question is, is this enough? Right now I am close with them, and they love their time here, but my ex lives with her current partner. He is great with them and I appreciate what he does but It hurts to think of him being valued above me,

He smokes a joint with his friends at least once a week. When I go to the pub every night I usually expect him to give me a lift back, but when he gets stoned I have to drive back drunk. When I was searching his room for beer money, what did I find? A bong! I don't think he knows the damage he is doing to his family. For example I have a bottle of vodka every morning before work, but because I was worried about my son's addiction one morning, I had two. This caused me to fall a sleep and be late for work, but because I was so drunk I was fired. This led me to accidentally hit my wife. (I don't have an alcohol problem or anything by the way). I think my son has an addictive personality which he may have got from my father, which obviously skipped a generation. How do I deal with my son's addiction before he causes even more damage?

Hi...asked the question earlier and only got vague responses . I want someone to tell me some appropriates sayings/quotes I can incorporate for example "we have not always seen eye to eye however I have nothing but respect for you" Below is some facts of my grand mom 1. From ages 2-8, then 12-17 I lived with my grandma. She instilled in me to pray, go to church, learn to cook, and sew. 2. -My grand mother teaching methods were unappealing for example she yelled at me publicly for chewing gum in church, I was so humiliated. At the time I rebelled and would half a$$ anything she forced on me. It's only when I moved out on my own did I notice the importance of what she was trying to instill. Her message was good , the delivery not good. 3. My grand mom is self admittedly "outspoken". For example she said that my braces did not work and my teeth are crooked. 4. 5. From ages 2 to 8, our relationship was great. I remember us doing charity work. All of which I do to this day 6. "train up a child" mantra worked ...eventually. Went through a rebellious stage because I was upset with my grand mom approach. However, a lot that she "hammered" into me is part of who I am today.

Okay my fiance Finshed boot about 5 months ago before he even went to boot he said he'd send money home to pay his bills plus send some extra to help me get a new place. Shortly after finishing boot camp he said he couldn't afford to send much money home (mind you he was out spending hundreds of dollars on gifts for his siblings for when they visited ) but it's his money to do what he pleases with so I didn't get mad. But because he hasn't sent me any money I had to pick up a second job and I work around 60hrs a week now. I alone pay/paid for house I live in now and he's home on leave now and he's angry that I got a cat and expects me to get rid of it ? (This cat actually belongs to my brother who is also in the military ) so he thinks it's wrong that I have my brothers cat and I'm taking care of it but I've been left with his(my fiances) three dogs to take care of. I love him but I honestly don't think he really should have a say in it one I paid for this house alone and I pay all the bills two he's still in the military for another 4years and he'll only be home for 30days a year so I'm supposed to get rid of my brothers cat so he doesn't have to deal with it for a week or so he's home at a time ? Am I wrong ?

I recently hit a very bad breakdown where i made bad choices, fights and arguments with my husband on the daily that we were so close to divorce, my husband told my family all about it. Im a very private person so of course my family from my side they never heard anything. Long story short, they hated me from what they heard from my husband. I had a miscarriage and they don't about it, it hurts me that while i was going through my miscarriage they weren't around at all. Im happy to say now I'm living happily with my husband and 2 daughters ages 9 and 2. Husband and i decided to be happy and accept the fact that nothings perfect but that little bump on the road we had made our love stronger. Until now it's been a couple of months and no calls, texts or visits from my family members. It really hurts me to know that because of that little bump on the road i had they see me as a bad person, no one's perfect. I feel like being the better person but i see they don't even try to reach me, why should i? Any advice would be appreciated.

When I am in Florida with my mother this summer she is going to be working to avoid her sister who is visiting at the same time. I do not want to avoid my aunt as I feel embarrassed when my mother does that. However, though I am an adult I will be traveling with my mother who refuses to reconcile with her sister. So how can I avoid a situation where I can't go see my aunt and two cousins because though I am 28 my mother and I are traveling and the host, my mother, refuses to go with me to see her sister? My aunt doesn't mind seeing my mother though they aren't best friends but my mother refuses to see the aunt (her sister).

I have two children, aged 7 and 8, from a previous relationship. I was very young when I had them, although they were very wanted, I feel like I had them at an age where I probably could've been more emotionally ready. I still used to go to parties and I used to argue constantly with their mother. We broke up shortly after our youngest was born, but they were very close together. Please don't judge me, as I love my girls to the moon and back, but I feel as though I should've waited. 7!years down the line and I am married to a woman who I love and have a 1 and half year old daughter with. This time, I was ready, I have grown up so much and prepared myself, sorted my life out and am a better person and better father. I see my other girls every Saturday, but because of the way that I work they can't sleep over every weekend. So I take them out every Saturday and then they sleep over every other week (every fortnight). I pick them up from school on Friday and they go home Sunday night. I pay CSA get on very well with their mother now. However, I have noticed that when I am working away all I can think about is seeing my 1 and half yr old again. I miss her so so so much when I'm away from her, but I can handle being away from my other kids. Is this just because I am used to being away from them and because this child was under better circumstances? I am ok living away from my children, although I wouldn't be able to go longer than a week without them, I know that. However, the thought of living away from my youngest daughter devastates me. I am just feeling incredibly guilty for these feelings, I love all three of my girls equally and just want to understand why I feel this way and if this is wrong? Thank you. That's not the case, thought. I adore all 3 of them and a very close with each one of them. Um, what? My wife is involved with them but with the hours I work, working away from home, and them being in school, the times I see them are the only chance I get.

I'm 26 years old and my parents have recently been upset over everything that I do. I graduated last spring with a b.s. in business: finance and currently working as a legal assistant to gain experience before applying to law school. My parents have been upset with almost everything I do. I was recently taking a chem class at a community college, just to have a back up for a different career. Anyways, I have been applying to jobs to earn more money and I happened to have interviews the day the class was held. My mom encouraged to apply for jobs in the first place and to attend the interviews. Long story short, I was dropped from the course since I could not miss during the first two weeks, and my mom started yelling at me saying that I'm good for nothing, and that I'm not going to get the jobs I apply for because I believe too much in myself (keep in mind, I have low self esteem and depression). She started fighting with me and took my car away (I was making the payments buying it off her). I gave her the keys and I got a cab to work. I ended up getting a new car that same day and both of my parents are furious. The car I was buying off was restricted for work use only. It feels good that I purchased my new car and got my own car insurance. They keep telling me that I am a bad daughter and what not. I keep telling them to give me examples and they don't say anything. Why are parents crazy? and so controlling?

A person goes online and complains that he had missed out from attending a program that gives him hairstyle ideas before being informed of a secret forum that discusses the latest trends and events. But now people online misconstrued his words as him being the violent one since he mentioned parents blacklisted him when parents only did that because his violent macho brother attended and that parents wanted a macho child by aggressively forcing the other one to be macho when he was effeminate/metro by nature. I also self-defamed myself as a coping mechanism with lies as being a violent person who assaulted both parents and siblings and being a registered sex offender since there was no other way for me to channel the frustration caused by my dad bullying me, . I'm an innocent person who is now being excluded form such thing in Australia, United States and certain parts of Europe. I didn't actually do any of those lies I said about myself nor have I ever resorted to violence. I swear on God's green earth that I didn't resort to violence or did any of those lies I said about myself.. I just want to be able to attend without any type of restriction being imposed on an innocent person like me. I also didn't know that me telling lies about myself online would spread all over this planet. My dad doesn't really bully me, just one of those minor bullying that is supposed to toughen me up and possibly ruin my existing identity as a metrosexual male (it frustrates me when they try to ruin it or change my metro/effeminate idenity)

my 10 month old son is the only grandson of my mother in law. He's been a very strong willed little boy thus far. My wifes mother, (who i already dont like very much). Is an angry, pushy, do what i say or ill disown you type of woman. Very bitter, and her sons and husband try fervently to avoid her and get away from her. She told my wife that my son looks like her, and therefore will have the same personality as her. Was i wrong to get angered, and by saying i dont want anyone putting a crazy predispostion on my son. Especially one that sounds so cruel. Am i over reacting? i really dislike this woman. and am kind of biased

They had attended a program that makes males more metrosexual or feminine with hairstyle ideas before being informed of a secret forum that discusses the latest hairstyles, trends and events. But now they want to exclude me from such things for simply missing out due to my office-based employment where my parents would also try to force me to being a macho man through negative enforcement, even though one of my brothers that attended is the violent one who assaulted both parents and siblings and wanting to have sex with the mother. . I'm a naturally effeminate/metrosexual male who is self-conscious, non-violent and based things on intuition a number of times. They were masculine before they started destroying my identity and replacing it with masculinity. I can't even attend such programs though I am not even living with them anymore. Their restriction imposed on me still follows me.

I grew up without a dad and it hurts )): I get jealous when I see people with their dads being all happy like that and I feel bad ): my mom is not the best person ever and I don't like living with her that much... my baby brother (diff dads, my mom left his dad too) is too young to even know what's going on so he can't help me! i don't have friends bc I'm in a new country living with my mom and her parents and it's a very old home. No one knows how I feel bc almost everyone I know has a dad and mom living together with lots of kids and family and I'm just here with messed up family bc my uncle talks to himself at night and my auntie is living with her abusive husband with us and no one cares!!!

Everytime we get together with family within the first 30 minutes my youngest daughter (preteen) is crying because her older cousin is mean to her. He will set rules to games that clearly balanced make her fail, he'll make fun of her, or tell her out right that she isn't allowed to play with the rest of them. Even though her siblings will back up her tattling, she's accused of exaggerating. Or my nephew is just told by his father or my mother to be nice. Or, "Just leave her alone. Don't play with her." Which just he does but then that means that no one is playing with her and she's now in forced seclusion. My nephew has always been a little bit of a tyrant and instigator. Through the years (now he's an early teen) he as gotten better. And because of this he seems to get a free pass or everyone turns a blind eye and blames my kid. And by no way am I saying my kid is innocent. She is a bit of a drama queen. She does start/causes issues with her siblings and cousins. But when her cousins are over, you know it's going to happen and she immediately gets blamed. When my wife I take her side the excusses for my nephew come out from everyone. If the family get together isn't at our house we will end up leaving early due to irritation from the lack of respect. I really don't know what else to do. I hate family functions because of this.

So I m 15. It started with a list of ingredients I wanted her to get in the shopping so I could cook stuff. She s judgemental and started questioning the stuff. I wasn t in a great mood so I was just like I don t know, eventually, I just wanted her to stop so I said I don t care just rip it up and leave it, and she started going on about my attitude and how I m never in a good mood. Things escalated and she eventually threatened to not go on her holiday if I didn t sort my attitude out, so I said slightly accidentally aggresively don t put that pressure on me, and she came over pointed her finger at me, looking me in the eye and said I swear to god if you don t stop this I m bringing you straight to the doctor tomorrow. She left and I had a panic attack about this, because I never want to go to the doctor. Why? I think I have s brain tumour. Continued in comments.

We received temporary custody of our 9 year old grandaughter in January 2016 her mother has supervised visitation rights over at her mother s house with my gradaughter s other grand parents. They are all very secretive with there communications with my granddaughter. When they call our phone they ask her to call them back when she can talk . I didn t let it really bother me until last night my grand daughter could not reach her mother and her granny asked her where she was at and my grand said in the car and her granny told her to call her back when she was alone, she got out of the car to talk to her granny and appeared very distressed when she got off the phone. she will not share any information about them and it bothers me because we can t help her unless we know what is happening. I dont try to pry but if it distresses hrr to the point that she does not eant to eatit is upsetting for me. Need advise please?? I tried to make it as short as possible, sorry So lengthy.

Ok so im 23 my boyfriend is 25 we live together we have been together going on 5 years now the other day he was talking about getting engaged then last night he was talking about starting a family which ive wanted for a while with him while we were having sex then he came in me.. Are we to young to be trying for a baby?

Days like Christmas, birthdays, Thanksgiving, and even Easter. All four have passed away. With Easter coming I am thinking of it and it is fine to miss them but mine is where I miss them to the point that I don't like the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas were big downers last year after the last grandparent died in October. On my mother's side the family used to get together when the grandparents were living and due to travel no longer do on holidays (just weddings and funerals). My Dad's siblings live local and still get together but not so much on holidays. I am 26 and so live in an apartment and can't host something as my father is one of 6 kids. So how do I get over the holidays being bad days?

sometimes I feel like I love my mother but don't actually like her. it's so rare for me to not get annoyed by her, i try really hard not to but I can't help it, I don't say/do anything, I just get annoyed but still. She's almost always whining to/about me, complaining, being immature, taking her frustration out on me and lying to me. It's irritating. I just want things to go back to how they were a few years ago, I want to think of my mom as my bestfriend but now I can't even stand her. I'm 16 in case anyone asks for my age

Today my brother came home and he was really sad i asked him what happened and he said he broke up with his girlfriend because she cheated on him. I felt sorry for him and told him im here for him if he needs anything, thats its gonna be ok. Then we hugged but then he said "you are so beautiful sis" and he gave me a french kiss.... what should i do, is my brother somehow affected to me??

Okay so here is what happened. Dad is a tempered man. He was having dinner and he had a bottle of water with a cup and I was in the kitchen. Anyway he asked me to pour him some water. I asked my sister - who was dining with him- to pour him the water, she said no having the excuse of dirty hand - with food- and that she didn t want to dirty the bottle. Dad asked me again and told him 1 sec and went into the bathroom. When I entered I found him shouting outside and angry from my actions so I opened the door -to pour it for him and go back to the bathroom- which was accidentally opened at the same time he was knocking on it angrily. So he thought I only opened it when he knocked. I went to pour him the water while he was shouting at me. I turned around to see him to find the he slapped me in the face and I fell down. He kicked me and my sister stood in front of me to protect me, he kept shouting trying to hit me and he pulled my hair. He told me that from now on he won t treat me well. A few minutes ago I heard him crying as he prayed to change and I felt sorry. What should I do? Should I apologise? I always apologised to him not convinced that I was wrong, and he hitting me always makes me more stubborn. I personally think that he could ve just discussed whatever I did wrong instead of slapping me so hard like that. Or at least hit me like he always did, when he slapped me I felt the I lost all my dignity. Edit: where I live, hitting is a way of teaching your child. It is not against the law. Even if it was, I love my dad and will never report him. Maybe I didn't show that but my question was what should I do, not how should he behave. Or at least how can I accurately apologise.

Long story short you met an old guy who sells recycled/used/new computer parts for the bulk at $400. You then started selling these parts at the flea market/ebay/amazon and you are making big profits. However one day a japanese guy bought parts off you at the flea market. You made friendship with him and you began selling him by the bulk as well only you will sell it to him each bulk bag at $1400. You make $1000 instantly for each bulk bag he buys. He then started buying 5 bulk bags from you and guarantees you $5,000 weekly in profits. This is already promised income no matter what. With this income you can get into debt no problems new house, new car etc. You just seen the japanese guy is making 5x as you and he is reselling to other country's and making even bigger profits then you. Would you increase the prices and risk loosing him or continue business and keep your mind shut/mind your biz??????

I'm 15. Drinking is super out of character for me in the first place. Varsity sports, top of my class, AP classes... I'm pretty much the poster child that most parents would want. Tonight I fell into peer pressure and got caught. My parents are FURIOUS. It doesn't help that they are extremely strict, they took my phone and my birthday is on monday and they will probably cancel the party. My dad said we would deal with it in the morning but I'm terrified..They hold me at an incredibly high standard.

My Grand Mom is having a milestone birthday and I am expected to say a few words. However having major writers block. To be honest I am in therapy trying to undo all the emotional damage my grand mom caused me. So anything positive I write has a false ring to it. So below will list some facts of our relationship. -I basically grew up with my grand mother. She instilled in me to pray, go to church, learn to cook, and sew. -My grand mother teaching methods were harsh, for example she yelled at me publicly for chewing gum in church, so at the time I rebelled and would half a$$ anything she forced on me. It's only when I moved out on my own did I notice the importance of what she was trying to instill in. Her message was good , the delivery not good. -My grand mother ALWAYS speaks her mind , even if no one is interested in hearing. For example my grand mom told me that my bracers did not work b/c my teeth are still crooked. -When I was two I moved in with my grandma while my mom finished college. At 8 moved back with my mom and at 12 when my dad died moved back to my grand mom until about 16/17. -From when I was two to 8, our relationship was great. I remember us doing charity work and attending church religiously. All of which I do to this day -As much as I resented her brash delivery of messages the "train up a child" mantra worked with me. Everything she use to force on me , I willingly do now for example starting and ending my day with a prayer

I am only 35, just a kid ha ha, and my ex girl friend is my age and she is having kids with her husband! She is FAR too young to be having kids! Kids having kids! Yikes!

My mom and stepdad have had a very hard time with me. I even had to spend some time in juvenile detention some years ago for bullying. Since then I improved my life and started studying and eventually did well in school and they were very happy. Last week I started stealing again. I stole a guy's mobile and he told the principal so they called my parents and they asked me if I stole it and I said no and they both defended me that I'm a changed person especially my step dad. I feel so so bad right now what should I do? They'll punish me very badly I lied to their face I'm turning into old horrible me again. I'm 14 btw

My dad is a alcoholic. He was drinking really bad a few months ago but had to go to the hospital because he was having withdrawals from alcohol. He was fine after that but he started drinking again recently. We live with my aunt because he doesn t work. All he does is sleep and wake up to drink a beer and go back to sleep. He never eats or showers. He can t drive ever and he makes my brother who is 18 drive him to get beer all the time. I don t know how many beers he drinks a day but It s obvious he is drunk all the time. Everyone in my family knows he has a problem but he won t stop. My grandpa died when my dad was 13 and I m scared that it s going to happen to him. I am 14 and my brother pretty much takes care of me but he s leaving for college in 2 months and I will be alone. My mom isn t really in my life either. He literally doesn t do anything and he won t get help. We tried to get him to go to the hospital but he won t. I don t want to live here and go through this without my brother and I don t know what to do. I really just want to move out and get away from it but I have no where to go. At the same time I want to help him quit drinking but it has taken over his life. What should I do?

I was very close to my grandpa, he was the only consistent father figure I had. He would drive me to school, take me to appointments, and he was one of my true few friends. When he passed he was at our home, and I was the only grandchild to hold his and and watch him go as I did. Seeing his last breaths aren't what hurts, just not having him anymore does. I read a news story today about a grandpa and I just bawled and bawled, I can't think about him without crying and I don't understand why it's taking so long to stop hurting.

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I personally don't like it but it's my parents decision so yeah... My mom doesn't like being single anymore but the reason I don't like it is cuz my dad was abusive towards her and made us go to a homeless shelter when I was 4 and the thought still haunts me and I hate him for it... Once my mom got a job she left right away. She dated another guy but he was an asshole to me so she left him too and she told me my biological dad is the only guy who would care for me. My dad is being nicer now cause he hates not having a family and stuff but I still don't like him. My mom and I went to a resturaunt with his family and stuff and now I think my moms gonna get back with him. Is this a good idea??? I personally don't think so, he's not a family kind of guy and he's stingy with money, not to mention he's been living in the same apartment for 9 years when he has a high paying job and can afford like a 3 story house if he wanted to. He spends most of his money on his mom and never on us but now he does because he's alone and he doesn't like it. It's just me and my mom btw and I'm 14 so yeah do you think it's a good idea??? Cuz idk :/

She's a loving mother with a big heart, but for the past 4 years, she's been developing these panic attacks where she gets unnaturally angry over the simplest of situations for hours. During these panic attacks, she repeatedly cusses me out, and has recently started shoving my little sisters and throwing stuff at me. She tells me that "I'm not getting it" or "I'll end up like my father". And when she isn't having one of these, she acts like I'm a talented young man. During these attacks, she'll throw my sister's toys, breaking them, and she'll smash dishes out of nowhere. The dumb part is that she holds my 1 year old sister all day, and she doesn't believe that public schools and daycares are good for us, even when it could give her a well-deserved break. She loves me, yeah. But these panic attacks have induced 4 long years of mental and verbal abuse, to which have landed in a mental hospital, and my mom in the ER for heart palpitations. When I was between the ages of 4 and 10, my Mom and I were best friends. We were happy all the time, and I loved her to an unimaginable extent. But then, she went through a divorce with my first stepdad, and I had to spend practically a year with my biological father in Arkansas who physically abused me. We I moved back in with my Mom, she had met my new stepdad over skype, and I always had a bad feeling since then. The feeling I am referring to is fear that this new relationship that my Mom had found wasn't going to end smoothly. Sure enough, the relationship went on for 4 years in marriage which resulted in the birth of my 2 sisters. (one 3, other 1 now) However, since they've been married, my Mom's panic attacks started to develop, and I was still young, so it had an effect on my mentality. I ended up gaining anxiety, which made each attack longer. You'd think that my new stepdad would help out with his new family. NOPE. He sits on the couch and plays games on his phone. So, for an extra set of hands, seeing as how she only has 1 to use while the other is holding my sister, she has me do everything my new stepdad should do. To the point where my sister confused ME for their father at some point in their life. Now, I always hated the idea of having kids, but as time grew on, I started liking the fact that they came to me for help. Sad to say, though. Anytime I would act like a father to my little sisters, she would scold me for acting that way. Well, that doesn't really make sense when I do what their father SHOULD do.

Am I a horrible person? My dad says I am and I've thought I was too. When I was little my mom had to go to the hospital for a really long time. She was an emotional wreck for a while and had to go back a few times. My dad told me it was all my fault. I was really nasty to a lot of people for about two years. It was mostly my friends who pressured me to do it but for some weird unknown reason they unfriended me for that because their moms told them to. I would say I'm pretty nice to everyone now. I became the class representative which really means you're the nice ***** everyone likes. I told my dad about it and now when he fight he'll go, "how are you the class representative, you're so rude." He's always said I'm rude to everyone I meet and i believe it. I'm judgmental to everyone in my thoughts. Is that normal. My dad tells me I'll never meet somebody in life because I'm such a horrible person. So am I a horrible person?? I don't think I made this part clear but those friends are way behind me. I've moved on so I don't need help getting them out of my life.

My mom bought an acrylic pyramid for a $1.00 & placed it in her room. My 4 year old niece Riri sleeps with my mom at night by the way. Anyways, my mom started to notice that Riri would wake up at night and sit on the bed. My mom would ask her " what are you doing? go to sleep". My niece would respond with "I m playing with the colorful lights. Don t you see the lights?" My mom did not see the lights but Riri told her the lights we re there. After every night a for week of Riri seeing these lights my mom woke up to Riri playing on the bed, when my mom turned her head very quickly to Riri to go to sleep she finally saw the lights my niece had been talking about. My mom said she only saw them very briefly but she saw the colorful lights.  My mom removed the pyramid from her room since the activity started the day it was placed in her room.  Riri has not seen the colorful lights since then. It been a couple of days since my mom removed the pyramid.  I asked Riri about the lights and this is what she told me....  1: I m not scare of him.  2: He woke me up to play with his colorful lights  3: His lights come from his pyramid  4: He s from Egypt  5: He wanted to touch my blood and he stretched out his lights and touched the blood in my stomach. (This scared the crap out of me)!  She told me one more thing. She wanted to whisper his name in my ear. She told me that his name was Light Tetrahedron.  I need some help with this?  Does anyone know about this?

Recently, I fully moved in with him after my step-father threatened to kill me. At first I assumed because of the death threats he was just vey worried over me but then I asked him to help me search for an apartment to start living in. He got angry and told me I wasn't allowed to leave because I wasn't old enough. Then he said I just got here and shouldn't leave anytime soon and that instead I need to go straight to bed because it was too late for a child to be up. Yesterday I brought it up again and he told me I was grounded. I've tried to ask him to see I'm not a small child still but he's being very stubborn about it. I don't know if he's just in a stressed position or if I should just ignore him and move out anyways.

I am 15. My sister is 17, we have two brothers in college. My parents constantly bicker, and this isn't new, its always been this way. Anyways, both my parents pick favorites (as in a favorite child.) My sisters placings, Dad 3/4 and Mom: 2/4. I am, Dad: 2/4 and Mom: 4/4. Mom, constantly belittles me, complains to me and about me about me behind my back and almost always ignores me (has for almost 4 years now) unless she needs something. I do all the house-work i.e. Laundry, dusting, dishes, cooking, picking up of house...I don't do vacuuming because I have two dislocated knee caps. So that gets done every other month or so by my sister. Mom, does nothing like that to my sister. Dad, constantly screams and yells at my Mom (which I figured might be why she treats me that way.) And even though most of the time, my sister screams first, my Dad does it way more than he should to her too. We have had to call the cops on him several times and sleep in the car or hotel too. Yes, he can get really physical. I guess my question is, I can't let my sister know whats really happening, I have always protected and been her shoulder to cry on. So do I try to make my parents divorce (and who do I go to live with?) How can I keep protecting my sister from this? And if we split, what do you think happens next? I just want to make sure my sister never sees, hears or feels (neither physically or emotionally) what I feel? HELP PLEASE!!!

My wife has a 4 year old son from a previous relationship and it always seems that he is a spirit of strife, discord, and antagonism within our blended family. When I first met the child, my wife and I werent yet married and he was very different with a different spirit. As soon as my wife and I were married we went to pick up my wifes 4 year old son from a previous relationship and he was totally another person. He immediately kicked and punched me as soon as I met him and when they asked him, what he thought about his new baby half sibling, my wife and I´s child, he said he was going to throw his new half sibling down the stairs. It always seems he is trying to sow argument and disagreement in the family. It seem his biological family on his fathers side worked him to get him to be this spirit of division within are new blended family as soon as they found out my present wife and I were going to get married and he was going to live with us. I told my wife all this and she doesn´t believe that her 4 year old son has any influence in our relationship. What can I do?

She died 4 months ago of Type 1 diabetes. I have the same genetic condition and am in the hospital monthly. She was rarely sick. I raised her. She was just 22. I can't get past this or accept it. I don't want to stop mourning her. She deserves to be mourned. I just want to have some little control over this. Any suggestions?

I'm 18. My uncle is 36. He sent me a text earlier telling me he needs my computer. I asked him what for and he said it was to get his son back (there are some legal issues going on with him and his ex). It was obviously drunk speak, as he's an alcoholic. He would't tell me what "getting his son back" meant and he wouldn't tell me how long he needed it for. So basically I told him that I need my computer for schoolwork, and that the left side of my laptop is broken, which basically means I can't move it too much or it'll break more. He didn't respond for a few hours, but when he did he said "I need it to keep my son. No worries though. Have fun." At this point I recommended he use a computer at the library. He then replied, "You're useless. Remember that. Sorry." Now, I admit I responded in a bad way. But it was out of anger. I've had to deal with his drinking my entire life and it has caused a ton of problems in my family. I've been stressed out lately due to my anxiety disorder and hearing him call me useless just sent me over the edge. I said things like "What part of "broken and can't be moved" don't you ******* understand?" and "I'm not in the ******* mood for your drunk **** tonight." I realize now I probably should have just left it alone. But it's too late. He sent me a number of texts back, saying he was going to show up at my house and beat my ***. He said he was going to get my dad involved (my dad and I don't talk) and other various things. calling me a pussy. (Continued) saying he "can't believe you're my brother's son." etc etc. Basically, I'm very upset and heated right now, I'm shaking and very anxious. I can't calm down. I can't sleep. I'm worried about the consequences of tonight and I'm worried relationships with his side of the family. He lives with my grandparents and I'm worried he'll twist the story to them and turn them against me. My grandparents pay for my cell phone and help pay for dog food and such since we don't make the most mone (continued 2) money and I'm worried that's all gonna stop now. Basically I'm just venting and looking for ways to calm down. Any advice would be appreciated.

My dad owns a construction company that always did super well, and we always had a lot of money, and now the company isn't doing as well, so we are having some money problems. How do I cope with these issues?

Due to Red Robins horrible service and the time it took for our meals to arrive (over an hour) my 88 yr. old mother went into a diabetic coma. More to the story but basically it was all bad. Guest relations have offered us a $50 dollar gift card. My mom could of died that night. I had to call 911 upon our arrival home.

I need help. I literally cannot take it anymore. First to clarify something - my mom has twins and they're four. They're literally the most disrespectful beings on the face of the Earth. They don't eat food by themselves and they are FOUR YEARS OLD. FOUR! They don't agree to wipe themselves after they use the restroom - they expect someone to do it for them. They don't eat by themselves - they expect someone to do it for them. THEY DON'T EVEN EAT BY THEMSELVES AT SCHOOL! PLEASE HELP! The problem isn't even them not knowing how to eat - it's them being complete brats and choosing to force everyone to do stuff for them. I don't have time for that. They show no respect - they say no to me and my mom constantly. Please - how can I teach these brats respect and to be more independent?