I really don't like my father. He's really rude, bitter and insensitive. He does almost nothing for us. Doesn't make meals or do laundry or anything. He always complains and gets mad at us for everything. He never tells us he loves us or he's proue of us or anything. Really don't like my old man.

Though there's a small percentage of abusive homes, these kids will still need foster homes. They don't get a permanent family unless they get adopted, and the chances decrease as they get older. Traumatized, angry children easily become a danger to society. It just creates more problems in this world. Meanwhile, there's great families who are desperate for a baby. They either can't have them due to medical reasons or cannot afford one, sadly. I know not everyone plans on having a child, but there are still abusive parents who purposely have large amounts of children.

I found a pic of a cake that says the Stewarts that my new family after I saw that it shows mommy and daddy and brother and me on the bottom of the cake with a house drawn into plus seeing a pic of me and my parents in a courtroom with a judge behind us and another one with the judge behinds and another person also I have never seen what I looked like when I was a newborn my mom has a pic of it somewhere she won't show me it

We've been going through a rough path financially but it's not too bad, we'll get through it. Our kids know and my younger daughter has gotten to the point where she won't ask us to get certain things that she needs because she doesn't want us to waste money on her. For example, tampons, shoes (she's outgrown her other pair), pencils and papers for school. Stuff like that. I've told her countless times to not be afraid to ask for anything that she needs. She says she'll stop but then she does it again. It makes me feel bad that she feels bad asking for things she needs. How can I reassure so she'll stop?

it's not as sick as you think. my step sister and I were friends first, then my widowed mother met her divorced father and they got married and we became step brother/sister.

He drives an oil truck so since it has been cold he won't be with us but only loves his work. He loves his boss and his truck more then his wife and kids (and step-kids)

He was a flunk out

She failed as a mother.

My dad can sometimes be nice and sometimes not, but he always get mad over little things. Like when I went to the library with my mom, he called to print out the menu (he wanted us to make a new menu for him, he works at the restaurant) and when my mom told him that we were at the library and we can print it out later, he said that he'll kill my mom. When we got back home, we tried to print it out and the printer wasn't working, then he said that it's wrong to count on others, and to just do it yourself. He says that theirs no other way. His gotten better over the past 20 years, but its still pretty much the same. What should I do?

So my stepdad used to beat me when as a child for nothing at all. But 1 day he came home mad because he got fired. And my room was dirty so he was screaming about that. PS my brothers live with me and he never says anything to them just me. I guess cause there his kids and im not but i started cleaning it like he said. So i was cleaning for about a hour then went to use the bathroom. He started banging on the door screaming that i wasnt cleaning. So i came out he was in my rm and he tore the room up and got mad and i cleaned it again. Then he saw i had a laundry basket and he got so mad he told me to throw it away. I didnt bsck talk him but i didnt do it. So he left the room and came back 5 mins later saying throw it away and started cussing and calling me dumb so i smacked my lips on purpose cause i was getting annoyed. Then he came and punched me so i got mad and punched him back. Then i realize i was wrong so i tried to calm him down by telling him 2 chill but he got my charger and started beating me with it. Then my mom and brothers came and watched him beat me. After about 5 minutes of pain i got mad and slammed him through my glass table and it broke. Then my mom blamed it all on me and said it was my fault and wants me to say sorry. I didnt start any thing and hes not my real dad so he shouldnt be acting like this. I tried to talk to him bout his attitude but he said i was being disrespectful. So plz tell me who was right and wrong and what do i need to do ?

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I'm 17 and I live in a nice house. My life is sort of normal. The only thing that is ruining it is my parents constantly arguing about doing their own things, family life, and my mom coming home super late from work like she sleeps at 4 A.M. in the morning. Right now they are downstairs arguing in a barrage of arguments and I can't take it anymore. 17 years in my life I've heard the same thing over and over again and I'm tired of it. I should just run away and live with my aunt in Texas before Dr. Phil or CPS gets involved. I want to run away to a normal life. I want to make my parents regret about arguing because they keep promising not to but they always lie. So what's he point? If they can't keep their promise they don't deserve their only child. I'll just disappear

What the fck can I do about this im sick and tired of my life being fcking miserable. I literally have worked to get my self esteem to an ok level but now that ive grown a bit and start to deal more with people I hate even talking to her. I hate this.That woman is just hateful and I know I just have to deal with it but im tired of always getting blamed for bs.

I'm 19 years old and I cant stand my father. Yes, you read that correct. Sometimes I wish my mother and father got a divorce. I know that sounds awful but it's the truth. He just annoys the mess out of me. His coworkers have even asked me how I put up with him and I'm not sure how I do. Almost everything about him annoys me so much. If I told you why he annoyed me so much this would be a super long paragraph many would not even bother to read. To sum sum up why I don't like him is because he's a hypocrite, impatient, super controlling, strict, a liar, has an awful temper and he's a chatter box. When I was younger he use to embarrass me a lot at school and tell me he didn't care that he was embarrassing me. The messed up thing is he is an elder and sabbath school teacher at church but he doesn't even act like one at home. I can't wait till I get my own place so I can keep distance from him. When he's not home I'm happier. Again, I know that sounds awful but it's the truth. When he comes home it's like all the happiness is gone. My dad is someone I just can't live with. Am I wrong to say that I don't necessarily like my father? Don't get me wrong, I appreciate him being present and active in my life but he still is too annoying to me. I really wish I didn't feel this way towards my father but I do.

so we're both 16 and have been together for two years. He moved to this country three years ago and lives with his mom and stepdad. Ever since they moved here his mom has been acting like a snob and is probaly having a midlife crisis. His stepdad called him gay in front of his parents friends, tells him when to sleep, forces him to do unnecessary **** and is a c*nt in general. My bf is currently sick and they took his phone away for two days for no reason?? all of this makes me boil with anger and I literally HATE them, what do i do?

My mother has a disease called myotonic dystrophy, which has been in our family for 4 generations. My Great grandmother had it, my grandma had it, and my mom has it, and my little sister has it. But I do not. I wanted to know if it was possible if my children would inherit it from my moms side of the family?

Me and my brother both share a computer and whenever I want to use it, he spits on the chair so that I won't use it. Also, at dinner time we have assigned seats and he spits on my chair, and also in the car we have assigned seats and he spits on my seat. What should I Do? How can I get him to stop I want him to die He is 12-years-old and he does this, it's so childish.

It is my Mom's sister and she preaches love, harmony, and forgiveness but lives the exact opposite. She is also a liar, claiming others lie when in reality it is her that lies. She even accused her married sister (another aunt of mine) falsely of flirting with another man (talked herself into believing it). She accused her husband of adultery to everyone and while I think she was suspicious her husband denied it and was likely innocent as he is honest to a flaw. She has a son she is always insulting for lying when she does the same thing. She also doesn't speak to that son or seem to miss him (some of that was the son cutting ties). She uses her daughters as pawns for her ego. So should I feel justified in never speaking to this aunt again unless I have to be brief and cordial at a funeral or wedding? Most weddings this aunt skips cause her brother who she is estranged from is there. I saw the aunt last Thanksgiving before last as the woman boycotted this years holidays cause her son was invited who she doesn't speak to and her brother. The son has some issues but is a good person unlike his mother. She and my Mom are half-sisters. anonymous, WHAT?

And how do I stop feeling so sad about the family dysfunction?

My Dad and step Mom are mad at me because of something that happened earlier with me and now they're not talking to me what should I do? They can't just not talk to me for the rest of their lives

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i told my mom she wont believe me shes a ignorant ***** how can i get her attention to do action towards him

When my brother's angry he throws things and breaks things like the tv, remotes, books, whatever's there. When he's mad at me he throws stuff at me or punches/kicks/hits me. He's a couple yrs younger than me but I'm a girl so he's bigger than me now and it's scary.

I've been out of the house for just over a year now and I went to visit my parents for a few days this week and I was conversing alone with my mom while she was drinking and we started talking about family in general and it quickly got to her and my dad's relationship where she basically told me that she wants a divorce but she doesn't want to do it because my sisters are still living in the house and she doesn't want them to go through that. I was so shocked and speechless that I just got up and left and sat in a quiet room for close to an hour trying to process what had just happened. I didn't speak to her the rest of the evening and today she seemed perfectly normal and never brought it up with me at all. Things have been a little tense between my parents the past few years but I never would've expected that they are on the verge of divorce. Since my mom was drunk I don't know if she was aware what she was saying and might not have meant it. I'm not even sure if she even remembers telling me that. Should I confront her about it?

I overheard my 12 year old boy telling his sister, 15, that he knew about it. My daughter seemed to know it too. I never planned on talking about sex to them until they're 18 and finished high school! One of them showed interest in how babies are made at around 7 or 8. They were told that they'd find out when they go to college, and that was the end of the story. The only "mature" thing I told my oldest yet was getting her first period the day she got it. But a few years later she knew more about puberty. I left it up to the school to educate my children about health stuff. However, I never knew that they'd know about this before I told them on their 18th birthdays (or recently after).

When I was young my dad would abuse me both physically and verbally but over the years it got better. I am 17 now and go to college the next year so him moving out now would be pointless to me emotionally. He has gotten better and hasn't hit me in a very long time but he continues to abuse me emotionally at times such as yelling and I still have this anger towards him. What is a good way I can cope with these feelings? It also bothers me that I have lived with him for all these years and that my mother never decided to leave him. Its almost like I wished for a divorce but it never happened. My thoughts are all pretty scrambled right now and any advice would help.

Ok so this a completely new concept but 3 months ago he got this job closer to home and we were pumped about it but he just lost it today and im super scared ? Not sure I should be because he always gets opportunities like almost daily but i dont really want to move and im scared we're gonna lose a lot of money or something aaa pls give me support:(

My brother wants to spend his money on a pet but he cant have one. What can he buy that will occupy his time or let him care for something but wont pose a risk in his health I was thinking about a garden or plants but i need help with ideas please and thank you

I'm 14, almost 15 in a few weeks. I've been getting these scratches on my body for about a week now, and I can't think of a cause to them. There's 2 on my face, 3 on my right thigh, and a bunch of scratches all close together on my hip. I have cats but they do not scratch, and they do not sleep with me. Today I saw a scratch on my hip and then a few hours later it got worse and there's like 5 more next to that scratch. I was awake during that time so I know I didn't do that in my sleep.

Is anyone here under 16? (Swear I'm not a creep or anything, just detest being young sometimes). I mean there are people at school who (seniors) are legit more than three years older than me, and yet my mental age and knowledge of life greatly surpasses theirs, and probably academic performance as well, and it bothers me that they receive certain coming of age privileges before I do. (I am not talking highly of myself, I know how to be truthful, I know when to admit I'm flawed) Also I know a kid in freshman year who literally quote on quote stated I'm not even a year older than him (I don't even know if that's a fact or he is just assuming at this point), whenever he's in his three year old state of mind and I make an attempt to enlighten him on basic concepts even a fool (see, I told you I acknowledge my flaws realistically) similar to me could grasp. I just simply detest the fact people underlook you just because you haven't intake oxygen for long enough to be classified an adult according to a dictionary. Age really is just a number in this setting. In some nations, a homo sapien as young as seven have to be more productive than a handful of wastes I see at my school, heck even more productive than I am. Sigh, as stupid as it sounds, can't way to make the best of my high school/uni days and go into adulthood, yes I know there would be very harsh days but at least I could be taken seriously. Ha, Private school, to be honest I am very content with my school at this moment, and want to make the best in academics and other activities here, and hey, I am over exaggerating a tiny bit on the kids, most people I associate with are pretty relatable and know what's right from wrong. (don't mean to sound cocky, are not as philosophical as I am, but are still bright individuals with a clear head who are going down a good path). I just detest when that one freshman kid that freshman kid, who is a great friend of mine has the ugly perceived belief that he has a free pass to disregard whatever I say to him to improve his priorities, grades, etc. just because I'm only a year older than him, basically saying, oh "buddy, what do you know?" Well, I certainly learned a plethora of lessons going from freshman to sophomore year, so A YEAR DOES MATTER, if you use it correctly, after all it isn't about how many resources you have, but how you use them right? Last update (hopefully), I was a flawed boy during my pre-adolescent years, (I still am now and I always will be as that is human nature, no one is perfect, but back then, not only was I an abysmal student but also a person with twisted morales). And hey, take note, anyone who doesn't take young people seriously, a friend two months my junior LECTURED me, and it really hit me, and I listened and highly respected for what he had to say, for he is a bright boy who I'm going to put it out here, doing 10 times better than me now in academics, he isn't even the best economic conditions as of this moment, but one day he could potentially beat me to a better life (hey, I'm not giving up , in fact I honestly have nothing that would push me to give up now anyway), just like how I could beat kids whose parents are wealthier than mine and exposed to more advantages than me but are underlooking the pros of going to school to a better future.(NO, I'm not poor, but not on the rich side either). Stupid, redundant word limit, some people have to read essays and publish for the money you know, ever thought of those people who enjoy reading? Well, to know more about what I am bothered with (seeing Faithe's answer with all these making friends, and transferring to a private school nonsense (but thanks for the help), I don't think I was crystal clear. oops, forgot to add see my comments under Faithe.

She's a good kid she gets good grades and does not party or drink but she's a typical teenager with an attitude.

He's 20 I'm 15. My jealousy is starting to make me just really sad. I don't really have any friends so my loneliness just sort of makes me more vengeful in a way. He constantly brings his Gf over and they try to be all sneaky about having sex with me in the house. So I started to just go to the park to get away from all that but when I get back home they just go at it again. It feels like a fetish of theirs to just "do it" while im in the house. It annoys the crap out of me though, but it's not like anyone cares. They wouldn't care if I told them, and it would just build tention between the three of us. SO I'm just overwhelmed bottling up my emotions. I need Help. Like. ugh I give them tons of respect, hell I make them sandwiches. And they don't even wash their dishes. They're rude to me

I visiting my cousin quite often. We talk about electronics and computers etc, but his daughter and I are not on one line. She is a big loudmouth and she clearly does not like me, but my question is: If her parents are at home, can she forbid me to visit my cousin? If they are not at home and she is, she will not let me enter, but then there is no reason to. But she said several times, "I don't want you here". My cousin does not say anything about it. So, I am from Holland, and every country has it's own rules, but I don't know exactly where to ask this question, so if there are Dutch viewers, if you have an answer to this question? Please do. In my opinion she is not an adult yet and the house not hers, but her parents. Even if she would be an adult, she should have no say, because it's not her house.

I need to vent but before anyone wants to say i'm spoiled, i'm not. I grew up always hungry. In elementary school i was so skinny i'd get picked on every week and would cry at night because i was so hungry. I'd get new clothes only on xmas from relatives, this lead me to wearing the same 2 pairs of jeans everyday in high school & everyone would give me hell for it. I would cry in the morning before school. Seeing other kids bringing backpacks full of snacks every day but not sharing or having a new outfit to wear every day was just kinda depressing. I think being a girl made this worse, girls are really mean in hs, especially about these things. Now im a senior & everyones parents are buying them brand new cars. There's even juniors with nice cars. My older brother got his first car junior year. My grandpa passed away a few months ago & gave away his two extra nice cars. He gave my brother one & my cousin the other. I was sad that i didn't get one, i think what made it worse is that i thought i was going to get my brothers old car, but my parents just sold it and gave my brother the money for gas for his new car. I have 3 siblings and my parents struggle a lot with keeping a roof over our heads that we keep almost loosing our home. My cousin who got the other nicer car is a single child & her parents both have a stable job and enough money to buy her a car. They live much closer to my grandparents too so my grandparents are always taking them out to dinner, It's frustrating. And no, I cant buy my own, I can't get a job w/o a car. I know the bus is an option but the nearest bus stop is a 15 min drive away, I cant afford it anyways. I've checked babysitting jobs near me but 90% require me having a car and the other have an age requirement i don't meet :(

Well I'm in college and my parents are paying my tuition but I have to maintain above a 3.0 GPA in order for them to do so. I have multiple panic attacks after every semester ends because I constantly worry about what they would say. I have above a 3.0 obviously but it feels weird that I still have to constantly show them my grades since I'm an adult.

My girlfriend is very self conscious of her hearing aid so she wears her hair a certain way to hide it, but my dad found out and so did my sister and brother and they regularly make fun of me for dating a "deaf" girl and my dad thinks I deserve better and that she is "flawed" I'm 23 she's 22

I recently used soap and rubbing alcohol to clean my instrument (Just the outside of it). A paper towel with rubbing alcohol and soap accidentally got into it. I can't even play anymore because when I play now my throat gets swollen, it feels like I'm drunk, my skin gets dry very easily leaving rashes, it feels like my head is about to explode, and I get mentally irritated leaving me feel even more stressed out. My parents keep yelling at me saying this is all in my head and I need a break from playing my instrument, which honestly doesn't help. But I can still smell the odor in my instrument. I brought it to 2 repair shops and they said there is nothing in my instrument. Everyone keeps trying to convince me that it's all in my head, when clearly my instrument feels way heavier than it should. I can't play tuba without having my throat, mouth/lungs burn, and my parents just keep yelling at me saying I need a break..... Honestly, if there is nothing inside my tuba and there is no smell, I think I may be coming down with focal dystonia. Opinions? Or maybe it's time to quit tuba?

I'm almost 28 and majority of my life has been taking care of others. My parents are divorced but my mom doesn't work. If I stay I can buy a house and she can stay with me but my mom wasn't the best mom and she brings me down. But I hate it here and would just rather move. Any advice

I m a 15 year old boy and I have a problem with my parent s. They want me to study every night on stuff that I learned today. Problem is I m a kid that has 80 s and 90 s in my classes. I m trying my best to tell them this is no needed but they tell me that "if I don t get my act together and start studying, I ll be going around my school with a sheet for teachers to signing what I should do to study.

Did your religion find instruction and prayer at home & church sufficient for the raising of children?

Mother and father of child not married

My mother also always lifts her punishments if my sister screams enough.

My Mom says she is a bully and I believe my Mom. It is my Mom's sister so she should know.

My sister is upset that her best friend is moving. She said he's moving back to his hometown about 3 1/2 hours up north. She never told him she liked him but he probably already knows they've been friends for 2 years. She said he's not gonna be working at the university anymore. She and him do theater together she's not sure he's still gonna be coming here doing theater or not. She has a huge crush on him. She said this is the second guy she liked that has moved. The other one she like moved to another state. She's really sad that he's moving she wishes he didn't have to go back home but he has to to work he got a new job there. So far she's liked 4 guys in theater I'm sure after he moves they'll be another cute one then she'll forget about him and start fallowing that one around. She said that he's her best friend yet she's always too shy to talk to him. This isn't really a crush she has more like an obsession. She said it won't be the same around here without him she hopes he'll still come back and do plays and stuff. How can I help her feel better ?

They are good to my uncle's father in law who my Mom and I hate cause he was mean to our grandfather when they worked together before I was born. Patricia: It is the uncle's wife whose father was mean to my grandfather.

I don't want her to wreck the family.

Or do I act like everything is fine and befriend the new lover?

She was a horrible mother because of this but was otherwise a good mother. She took me from my father. My father was not perfect, but he was not what she portrayed him as and as a result she was a horrible mother so he was a hell of a lot better then her. Yet, I don't want to hate her 30 years later.