When I was 17 they tried to butcher me.As a sacrifice.Now we re 25.Do you think anything has changed?

I'm 16, female, and his only child. He will just be verbally horrible to me seemingly out of nowhere. He will say or do something to make sure I feel like an idiot every day, even when I know for a fact I have done nothing bad or incorrect, such as condescendingly "correcting" me or just straight up yelling at me because he either instructed me wrong or wasn't satisfied with anything I do. I just don't understand why he's this way to me when he used to love me and always support me? I can't dare bring this up to him because he would just call me stupid.

This is ridiculous l! So my mom just got back from dropping my sister off at college and was gone for a week. Anyway I got off school early today and when I got home she was back so I went to say hi and all that. I found that she was in the bathroom and we said hi which was my indicater that she was just doing her make up and all that. Well I was wrong and she was in the shower and the issue is that the shower is see through but she got mad at me for not knowing she was in the shower. A.) The shower was turned off B.) She never said anything about not coming in C.) The door was unlocked. How can she be mad at me when it's all her fault. Sure it's her private business and sure it's gonna take ages for me to forget what I saw but it was completely accidental and unacceptable.

I have a female cousin who is 19 years old who I very care about but she can be very arrogant, egotistical, and full of herself at times. She likes to act like she's hot **** because she's considered one of the cool popular girls at her high school and has many guys flirt with her all the time. How do I handle it or try to tell her she's not as great as she thinks she is in a helpful way.

It's been around 6 months since he's had this problem. He constantly wears short shorts. Like when we go to church or go to a concert, he wears short shorts. I've tried asking him to stop several times, but he won't listen to me. I used advice from Pearl Lederman, but my dad doesn't seem to care. 10 points to best answer.

And for girls who have sisters but don't want them - they're told to appreciate it. They make it seem like it's a gift. I never wanted a sister throughout my childhood, and my parents didn't give me one. I didn't have to share my bed or clothes. My brothers all did their own thing.

My dad is a prime example. He doesn't do anything by himself he always makes me run errands with him, he makes fun of me for not having a girlfriend. If I tell him about a girl he asked about how she looks. And it's annoying. My father is also very needy and requires me to do things for him like look for something while he sits on the couch on Facebook instead of helping me and when I can't find it he gets mad. It also talk smack about my mom who works a lot and complains to her when she doesn't do something and complains to her when she doesn't do something right, he makes comments about people he sees that he doesn't even know how do I deal with this? I'm a 17 year old male and it's getting harder and harder because this is happening every day how do I deal with this? I can't even go anywhere without him calling me and telling me to do something

So I told my mom I wanted to study in Virginia and she freaked out. My boyfriend of 2 years is leaving and I researched the school and it has a better option for what I'm interested in studying. The associate degree from here in Texas would only allow me to earn around 20k as an assistant but over there it would be double that. She keeps saying that I'm going to suffer and that's she's never going to forgive me. She also said if I leave she's going to hate my boyfriend and they won't give me a dime. I'm not expecting them to financially support me though and I know my stepdad is going to call me a sl*t. I would probably not be able to come around to see them on holidays because of the awful things they say. I just want to do what's best for me and what will make me happy. Living here with them probably won't because they rarely give me "permission" to do anything without them and I get it, it's their house, their rules. I'd just like an honest opinion about what you would do in my situation.

please help asap

He was attracted to all women with stripper names. I would put it on here but that would give away their names. One had the first name Bunny. Another had the last name Roxie

mentioned that your "niece" could have your room when there are two spare rooms? Yes, I'm thirty-one, but there is a backstory as to why I've been living with her. She thinks that it's just a room, but to me, it's the principle. It's about what I should mean to her. Her argument is that I provoked her to say that when I asked her asked her if one of the spare rooms could be her guest room if she were to visit again. To me, she never should've thought that I would insinuate that I'd want a child, who is not her daughter, to have the room I grew up in. Although she was only visiting, no one would want to give up their room, when there are a couple of extra rooms. Not to mention, I don't think I should when I'm her daughter. I don't think she alone should have even mentioned her having my room, whether she thought that I meant that or not. That is saying I value her more, in my opinion. I don't think that I should care less, because I'm of age. For me, it is moreless about me being her daughter first. Please no sarcasm...yes..I'm of age. I don't want to live with her as a result of immaturity. There is a backstory, which I do not care to disclose. I just want some opinions.

My mom tried to compare heart disease to cancer, she's too religious, and she will not stop comparing it to cancer, because she thinks that everything can magically go away, someone please help me, I'm about to go nuts, and she said 'one day I'll get off medications', I'm schizophrenic, and was born with a rare deformity that thankfully went through my teeth and not in my face, Digeorge Syndrome, and she uses excuses like, 'Your words become reality' 'That's on you and what you think', she's not willing to listen to her own daughter, and knows deep down I have heart condition and other medical problems, she doesn't want to live in reality, I feel like I lost my mother, because she watches too many religious shows.

A lot of things happened in my family, and I just really dislike my parents, especially my dad. Whenever I'm home I'm always moody and have 0 patience for anyone, I hate when they're in my room or even near me. I know that family is important, but I just can't stand them.. They already know, the day I turn 18 I leave the house. But until then, what can I do to avoid fights? After all we live in the same house and I can't avoid them completely

It was traumatic to here. I was in high school at the time. My mother shared WAY TOO much. Like how he'd get moody if she hadn't given him sex in a while. Or how my Mom;s father and step-mother hadn't had sex since he father went around (and I didn't even know her father). Or what her brother and his then-wife were doing in their sex life.

I m 19 years old, and for as long as I can remember, I ve had all sorts of anxieties and depression from a young age. Long story short, the other week, after my mum got married to her new husband, she had a go at me for crying when I dropped my phone on my toe. I thought crying when you ve hurt yourself is a completely normal reaction, but then it continued with her telling me I need to get help and that she s fed up with it. I really don t get how it s gone from hurting my toe, to I need therapy... Whenever I try to talk to her about my personal problems, it always ends up in shouting and arguing. She will now cut me off straight away when I try to open up. She s the only person who has been with me my whole life, and now she doesn t want anything to do with me. This has really affected me badly. And even though I feel I m better, these situations drag me back down again. I don t know what to do anymore. I can t move out, I ve got no one to stay with, I can t even talk to my own parent anymore... I couldn t get any advice online so I ve come here. I m sorry if none of this makes sense, and that it s really long, I m just all over the place about this and need someone to give me advice or their opinions.

Firstly, I'm keen to not get into the topic itself. I'm considering texting: "Don't tell me about this though. Just challenge him on it or defriend him" On the one hand, I think he's being delibaretly inflammatory on a complex issue, but on the other hand, I don't want to encourage my sister to build a team/mob game (especially on matters of truth) when she could ignore by defriending or engage one-on-one. I can always monitor it it gets personal, which it shouldn't. He lives in another country so she could always tell him on fb that she strongly disagrees and then have a proper debate when he's next around

My daughter wants to know about sexual things and even spoke to a friend about private parts. They're things that a kid doesn't need to know until he/she is 18 and in college! She'll find SOME way to bring it up anyhow. For example, if we're looking through the jewellery from her aunt's marriage...she'll ask complicated marriage questions and birthing a baby. She was not like this before. Towards the end of 7th grade within the last four months, she's been like this.

My daughter is 10 years old. She has no problem snooping on her older brother's phone or going through the teacher's drawers. In other words, she doesn't think it's inappropriate. My daughter is an overly curious young girl. We have been informed by her school administrators that, for example, she overheard personal info about a child and blurted it out in the classroom. That is just one incident that they specifically mentioned as an example. Next year, our girl will start middle school. It's a battlefield of complex social situations and kids begin abstract reasoning. How do I at least help her understand that privacy is privacy - do not look through other people's things, do not spill sensitive information and keep a distance when talking to others?

I'm 26 and I was left to live with my dad when I was 14. I learned how to cook, clean and wash clothes on my own. I had a kid at 16 and I started working and payed everything for my child but I did not contribute to bills. I only pay my things and my childs like car, clothes, supplies and college. Up to this day I clean, cook and wash for my dad he never remarried so I feel responsible for him. He let my mom move in cause she wasn't making it on her own and he said she didnt have to pay bills just help me since she wasn't there for me for years. My mom gives me money for my own bills now and my dad doesnt take money from me. Am I doing right?

I feel like my daughter encourages arguments. She's that kid who creates drama. Specifically, this is more true when she plays with younger kids. She was in preschool at 3 and 4 years old. I keep on talking to her every single time an incident occurs. We read children's books on basic morals such as empathy, kindness, sharing and love together very often. The thing is — she's easily upset when someone else's opinion differs from hers. My daughter comes off as being too sensitive and having trouble with getting along in the long run (usually, she gets along great at first but a conflict comes up later on).

I m 21 with a job & focusing on going back to school. I m the type who always has to be doing something. can t stand to be in the house unless I have to. So it s not like I m a lazy individual. & always help ppl when needed. I live with my mom for now until I save enough & get back in school etc etc. my mother is hard to live with Bc I think shes narcissistic. For anyone who knows that is it s a nightmare. Growing up it was always & still is about her all the time. She s very jealous and spiteful & also has to hit below the belt where it hurts to get her way BUT no one is allowed to do it to her. You can t tell her NO w/o a fight. Sometimes she forgets I m a human who has a separate identity from her Bc she seems to have control over every little thing in my life. She s in a eBay business. She s pretty successful but not really Bc she s addicted to shopping to the point any money she make is pointless. She constantly asks for help. I don t mind every once in awhile but Its EVERYDAY. It s not my thing. She gets angry that I don t quit my job to help her sell. She yells that we d make a lot of money off it but the funny thing is I m not allowed to touch the money. You read it right. She wants me to quit my job* FORREAL* meaning stop my way of growing as a person/ be broke/ be around her finger for the rest of my life. The moment I open my eyes til I close them she wants me to do all her work while she does nothing tells me what to do. How do I deal with this?

I have been looking forward to this concert for over a year now and it happens to be around my birthday, too. My sister offered to pay for my ticket, but said I should probably find friends to go with because it is in NY (~4 hrs away). So I ask 2 of my close friends who are also sisters, and at first they say yes, then they get cold feet because they say they wanted to see a concert in November and aren't sure if they can afford both. Now I understand their financial situation as I wouldn't be able to afford these tickets if my sister weren't paying for me. We're also very poor college students. But for some reason, I thought because it was my birthday and I NEVER spend money for any large expenses ever, they would be willing to come with me. I even offered to limit how much we pay for tickets even if it means sitting in worse seats. Am I being inconsiderate or am I right for feeling a little underappreciated?

Long story short, I am 33 years old and do not get along with my father's wife. Me and him got into an argument a couple of years ago, and I was told that I was not welcomed to their house any more. I was fine with that. What I wasn't fine with was the events that followed. Me and father were still on speaking terms until I got a job working close by them. My father invited me to come spend the nights sense I had to commute to work. I turned down the offer, because I knew his wife didn't care for me. He reassured me all was under the bridge it will be alright. I verified with her over the phone if she was okay with this. She told me yes. I get there the following day with my overnight bags, and was told that I was not ever welcomed there again. That's some dirty S**t right? Smh...It almost seemed like they intentionally sat out to humiliate me. Anyways I found out 7 months ago that I am pregnant. He is happy for me but seems to have this grand delusion that his wife is going to be apart of my child's life. I've already made up mind that she will not be invited to the hospital on delivery day. He seems to think that she is going to be apart of this happy occasion. Shes not. The thing is I feel bad. My dad Literally helped me get my first car, graduate high school, and gave me guidance in the military. I feel like I'm wrong. I'm just curious about other people's perspective on the situation. Am I wrong? Advice please

I have a doctors appointment for my unborn baby the same day and time they need to be at court for a custody battle over her between her dad and mom. I really can't take her to the appointment I have then I have plans afterwards that'll be too long and boring for an 8 year with ADHD. They now tell me I'm being selfish and stating how much my dad has helped me with things in the past I should be able to help them? I'm 21 and have a life of my own, my aunts never watched me like I've watched my niece. I feel like I'm being psychologically abused/attacked by them. They tell me all I do is take and I never help them out and now all I do is cause stress in their lives? Yet I don't live there or stop there often my priorities are based off my baby that day. Is that normal behavior for parents to act towards an aunt about her life and denying to watch her niece?

Everyone in the family hates her. I feel sorry for her. She is the black sheep.

My mother married my stepfather 3-4 years ago and before they were married he stood up for me sometimes rarely but sometimes but now 4 years later he only stands up for my mom and my brother and I feel left out like he doesn't want me or neither does my mother if I don't feel good once in awhile to the point every single bone in my body hurts he doesn't care he just looks mad at me when nobody's there but when someone is there he acts nice and I can't take it anymore I don't think he even counts me as a daughter and I don't feel comfortable and if I told my mom it'd probably hurt her and even when I did once or twice she just acted as if it was nothing and went on her day I just want to sleep forever and I don't feel safe anywhere with anyone anymore I've tried to commit suicide a couple times but it didn't work I don't know what to do anymore.

Everyone agrees he is very arrogant.

It runs in my Mom's family.

The grandfather was an alcoholic. My mother banned my siblings and I from associating with him starting when I was five. He died when I was 13. I saw him on only two occasions at weddings but did not speak to him either time. Now people say "Oh Jimmy was your grandfather" in a loving way. I have to pretend I knew him so not to embarrass the rest of the family. I feel so guilty. My cousins say "he was okay, kind of moody" yet I am so jealous of them. We got close to my grandmother again after the grandfather died. So I know the rest of the family but feel shame when I am with them, I am the grandkid who did not know Papa Jimmy. How do I get over this sting of shame? I know it was not my fault and yet on the other hand I feel it is all my fault as others must pity me as the only grandkid not to know Grandpa Jimmy, even if he was not that friendly. He is talked about all the time at family gatherings in an affectionate way even though I am aware things were not always pleasant with him. Plus I was a special ed child so because of me my mother was extra protective. I feel this makes me partly to blame since I have Asperger's so didn't always know the right thing to say, thus she feared he would be angry with me.

I've been doing my own thing for awhile. Granted, my parents let me rent out their basement while maintaining their property, but I was never respected or treated fairly, although being younger I think I had many faults of my own. Since 27, I've been 100 percent on my own, living away from them, running businesses, etc. In those 6 years, I've had a few traumatic episodes happen to me, and they inquired, but never really seem "there" for me... And then again, after their first rejection when asking for help, I just figured I would never ask again. Is this normal?