Will you allow your Trump supporting friends or family spew there Trump garbage at the Thanksgiving table tomorrow ?

She's 7. We got a Newfoundland puppy. What she likes to do is get up out of bed, lure him to where she is, and play with him. I've told her to go back to bed several times. Maybe I'm being unrealistic or mean by expecting her to fight the urge to play with a puppy, but I want her to get it that when I say "bedtime" it means bedtime

I'm in college, and my family won't let me come home for any of the breaks or holidays. My college is 5 hours away, my grandma won't take me because she said it isn't hard for her to drive 10 hours. I told her that a friend of mine can drive me to a close by city and she would only have to drive an hour to get to me but she says that if I come, the police would be called on me and I would be sent to jail. What do I do? I have nowhere to go, and I did stay at a shelter once but it was not safe at all. I have a rich family that lives in a big house in a country club but they won't let me visit, they took my name off the lease right when I was 18 years old.

Hello! So I've really been wanting an iPad for Christmas and you might think "oh just ask your parents for one!" If I do my siblings will all laugh at me saying "haha that's funny those are way too expensive." My family isn't poor either.. I want one more than anything right now. I draw and could use it for school related things. I'm too scared to even ask, I cry sometimes because I feel bad just from wanting something that expensive from them. I don't want to be spoiled or ungrateful. I don't want my siblings getting sad because I got an iPad and they didn't. The one I'm wanting is around $250. It's so much I wish I could get a job but I can't, I'm only 13. Should I even try to ask?! It would help me so much. I don't get things throughout the year either btw. I want it really badly..what should I do? :(

i was doing stunts on my bike and i accidentlly ran ovrr myy hamsteer with the bike. howw can i tll my mom? im not lokking fowrds to a monnths of being groundded?

she may be 22 but she lives with me. So I can make sure she does not go by taking away the keys there will be boys there

Since my parents seperation and divorce which started in 2005 when I was 17, holidays have been extremely depressing for me. And to be fair I imagine my parents as well. We used to be the family that would occasionally host small gatherings. Now we each may go different directions. It seems I get along with mostly everyone, but those people don't get along with each other. People I would like to be around with are -My parents that want nothing to do with each other -My favorite uncle that doesn't talk to my mom (my mom's brother) -My cousin (fav uncle's daughter) that may not like me anymore and for sure doesn't care for my mom and has issues with a best male friend of mine. -My best female friend who does get judged by both my mom and cousin. And her family is welcomed as well. And sure an issue among people happens but when no one has talked to each other for years... it seems impossible and irresponsible to gather. The first Christmas I spent alone in 2005 was being abandonned and I want to reverse that and start a tradition to mend relationships. What do I do?

My mother gets very angry. And physical. Last night she got mad at my 'attitude' when I explained something and she threw something at me , I think she may have aimed for my head or hair but it hit the wall. Today I ssked her about it and she said i deserved it as I was rude. She has hit me, smacked me, grabbed me and pushed me against the wall before. I'm a17 year old female btw.

Not only is she a coward, but she is a professional victim player, manipulator, and she knows how to make someone look like the bad guy. Growing up, she was an alcoholic, abusive towards me, and she allowed other people to be abusive towards me. She NEVER took up for me, because she was such a coward without a backbone. Everything that I experienced, could have been avoided, had I had a MOTHER who wasn't such a fat *** p*ssy. Whenever I try to bring these things to her attention, she begins to play the victim and say that I am "attacking her". She gets confrontational, and tries to make me look like the bad guy for confronting her about the things that she did and didn't do. Instead of apologizing, she simply yells, curses, and makes me out to be the bad guy. That is why the ***** is morbidly obese and eating herself to death, now. So many people think that she is nice, but she really isn't. She is a ******* monster.

My fiancé passed away when our daughter was two month old. I would try to have a good relationship with my in laws so my daughter can have a close bond with her fathers family. I would always go to their house because I wanted my daughter and I to spend time with them i would always bring food for them as well. I never felt wanted there but, I did it for my daughter. Last year, was horrible. My daughter was diagnosed with kidney disease when we we're at the hospital I called my in laws so they can know what's going on. All, I got from my in laws was "you're just making a big deal" I told Then it was serious . They basically dragged their feet to the hospital and saw that their niece wasn't doing well. My daughter and I stayed at a children's hospital for more than three weeks during that time they never texted or called to see how she's doing, when my daughter and I came home; I sent a group text saying we were home And that she was going to be on steroids , didn't get a reply and when it was my daughter's birthday they didn't show up to her birthdays ( they didn't show up to her 4th birthday or her 5th birthday) they don't put their part in! My sister in laws always talk smack about me I try to brush it off but it's bugging me now. I'm working two jobs and going to school they don't bother to ask a simple text that takes one second to see how their niece is doing. Should I cut ties with them?

She criticized my mom s parenting, and I feel like I have a right to be offended. She doesn t talk to us or invite us to anything, I mean I haven t seen my baby cousins in years. She still says things like "I love you" but I don t feel it. I don t even know if I should reply to her. Any help would be appreciated.

basically my mom doesn't udnertsnad the fact that if we spend thanksgiving at her place rather then my grandparents which is also where I live, I cant have my dad there, (my parents are separated) and I don't feel comfortable being there because when I was younger and lived with them her husband was not a nice person to me and basically kicked me out before I turned 18 for no legit reason and the fact that my mom was not on my side during that time (8 years ago) really did hurt, and now im trying to make my mom understand that I don't want to go to her place and I already explained her the reasons why and it seems like she doesn't care about it and would rather spend it at her place and not have me rather then spend it at my place and me being happy about it. what can I do. thanksgiving is tomorrow.

I have had my phone now taken away for two and half weeks and It is already wednesday of my third week and I was wondering how to show my parents I am making conversations, so that I can get my phone back early because my opportunity is very rae and slim, so how would I do that. I am just looking for how to show my parents I am making conversations, than just telling them I am my parents say I can get my phone back early only If I do what they have asked of me to do. I tried making a compromise, having them make alternatives, sending them emails, of why keep prolonging this, and what should they say instead and begging them to give me back my phone because I have done everything they have asked, but they want to see it. what should I do to make them say yes and how would I show them.

The people that like to cook get homemade vanilla extract, other ladies in the family get homemade sented candles or soap. Everyone else gets homemade candy.

I have nothing to be thankful for. My mother ruined my life by personalizing her divorce from my Dad onto me as my Dad rejecting me. He has since died. I feel I caused his cancer by being a disloyal son. What do I say when I have nothing ot be thankful for? Someone said to be thankful for life but I am not thankful for that, in fact I am jealous of my great-uncle on my father's side, who got cholera long before I was born, he was 14. What do I make up for what I am thankful for so not to seem like a jerk? I hate the holidays.

Thankfully I have not had to see her since a wedding back in June. I pray she won't be in town on Christmas like last year, that would be my Christmas miracle if she goes away somewhere with her friend.

Why would I be scared of this man all these years later? He is verbally abusive to his wife and kids, even grandkids now as an adult with alcoholism, so it is not like it was personal. Also, it was like 30 years ago. Why would I still be scared of this man who I have to see at my mother's tomorrow cause of Thanksgiving? I see him two or three times a year. My mother never protected me when he would bully me and yet she flipped out when an in-law simply teased me with some sarcasm once.

They are still good people but my Dad has a habit of being deceptive to the family and my mother is one to hold grudges. I used to think "my family is perfect" and now college aged I am realizing Mom and Dad are far from perfect though not bad. My Mom's bitterness towards people affects me more then my Dad being deceptive though I cannot trust my Dad. He is like an old colleague of his he used to complain about who was deceptive or one I complained about who was even worse though my Dad does not lie about others like that person did once.

My dad with depression has become very abusive towards my mother, taking away her laptop, bicycle keys, money, sending her horrible messages, he even turned the hot water off when she would take showers. He, thankfully, has not hit her currently even though he has in the past. He's even created a Facebook post of my mom and her old boyfriend and sending all types of photos to my moms friends. And since she does not speak the common language very well, it is hard for her to pay for lawyers who are bilingual and the US embassy is saying all she could do is hire a lawyer in the US which is even more expensive and she can't leave my little sister who is still in high school with my dad. I try so hard to keep this family at peace since my Mom can't divorce my dad or else she loses her visa and has to leave our country leaving us which will most definitely put us in danger. Even though it hurts me so much to say it there's no way I can ever se myself forgiving my dad, but at the same time I feel sorry and bad for him because he does have severe depression so he can't see what he's doing is wrong. I guess I would just like some advice from people who also had a parent with severe depression or experienced a similar situation. My mom isn't the best mom either but she knows she has problems which I can respect. Were you able to ever forgive your parent/s for doing something so hurtful to your childhood?

Ever since I became mature and tried to have a mature convo her response towards my questions are always negative For example: If I say do you know where this or that is, she ll go like: It s none of my buisness where that is. Or if I ask How her day have been: She ll say don t talk to me right now you re irritating me. Like wtf is this of a mother who cant even socialize with her son but can stay 4h on the phone with her friends??

Earlier today my mom asked my two little sisters (9 & 11 years old) and I to do some chores for her. I did all the chores while my sisters just sat around watching tv. I politely asked them to help but they ignored me and refused to help me. I ended up yelling at them about it and we started fighting. Later on my mom comes to me and starts yelling at me because my sisters made up lies about me and told my mom! I tried to tell my mom what really happened but she slammed the door on me. I was sad for a long time. Later she caught me being sad and started yelling at me again...some of the things she said was (you have no reason to be sad) (this is your fault, you should be easier on your siblings) (If you keep being like this I will bad your electronics). I tried to defend myself but it turned into other things, she said I am such a moody teenager, and now she banned me from closing my bedroom door (even when I'm changing!), and she said that if I do anymore bad things (FYI I am not doing anything wrong) my electronics will be banned. Is this normal for a mom to punish me like this even though I didnt do anything wrong? What should I do? Please I need only serious answers, this isnt a troll. I am so upset over this and I dont know what to do.

I don't mean for this to sound so harsh, he does anything I want or need him to do for us and our baby girl (6months) but when it comes to a negative situation; his immediate reaction is to act like a brat - because his parents ; mostly mom, allowed his behavior: I don't think I can teach an old dog new tricks but I've tried talking to him on a netutal calm level and I feel like he just tunes me out. After a couple hours he will realize and apolozgie... but how can I actually solve the core issue here? When I try to speak to him about it his voice tone changes to a 6 yr old and he has no room to soak in my thoughts before just shutting them down. I always knew this we've been close for a decade before anything happened; but how can I resolve this? I don't want our daughter to copy his behavior

My dad is so weird and patronizing about this. He's always like "you're gonna be such a great mother one day" and it's like dad ... I might not even have kids, like please just drop it and stop saying things like that to me. I know he means it in a nice way but I just find it so sexist and sickening that he just assumes that it's going to happen.

I want to learn the detach with compassion and other Al Anon methods. Since my family is very well known locally I don't want to go or I'd be recognized. I know it is first name basis only but people still might figure it out or see me elsewhere. I don't fully trust everyone would be confidential though I am sure the moderators would be. I do need to learn the teachings though as my Dad's drinking is eating me up and I am the type to make myself responsible for it cause of other traumas in life from school aged peer abuse and my parents divorce when I was 9. I also keep my Dad's alcoholism a secret too much. I am 22 and male.

72dolphins - How can you trust a liar like my Dad?

My brother and I had a great relationship with my dad. He was always there for us when we needed him. My brother came out as gay when he was 17 and I was 16 at the time. (I knew he was gay cause he had told me a year earlier) My dad went from being a great father to a shitty one. He got mad at him and said very offensive words that made my brother cry. He basically would ignore my brother during the time he was living at the house. Until he kicked him out like a month later. I developed a strong hatred towards my dad because I saw how much it affected my brother. He would cry all the time! My mom and dad got a divorce 6 months later...My brother moved with a friend of his and I moved with my mom. I cut ties with my father for 5 years. Recently he has been more persistent in trying to reconcile with me. I decided to talk to him through the phone. He told me he missed me and blah blah. I asked him if he wanted to fix things with Jonah and he said my brother would have to go to "therapy" for him to even talk to him. I miss my dad at times, but I know I will have this grudge against him for disowning his own son. I was also thinking if I do reconcile maybe I can change his mind about my brother. I don't how he can't see past his sexual orientation and be proud that his son started medical school. I don't know if this is important, but my dad remarried 3 years ago and has a newborn.

Child A was born on 02.04.18 and is 45 months old and Child B was born on 10.31.18 and is 36 months old

Wow all these stories are gruesome i m sorry mine is not well i m 14 and I want to runaway there is so much stuff that has happened in my family I cant say it all but really I want to be free. I want to live how I want and not be held down school and family is really stressing me out and im not trying to self diagnose or anything but I think I have depression so its either running away at 16 with my friend or killing myself and I wanna run away so how much money and clothes should I take?

OK so my dad says that my child support money is to support me like get me things I want mostly need and make sure I m fed and have clothes on my back but my mom says that its for bills and to make sure I have s roof over my head I looked it up but didnt get no answers so I m hoping one of you can help and give me more info PS. I found out that my mom pays bills with her job income and uses my child money to go out with friends and buy groceries I kinda dont mind buying groceries with my money but she barely buys food I like and she uses my money for all groceries theirs 6 people in our house idk I jus feel like the money should go to me because I want a laptop for my YouTube career and I need to get apartment so I can move out by 18 But I just want to know where s the money suppose to be going to

Most of my life I have always been interested in white boys and never thought that I would be in love with a black guy. But at 25 I met someone and me and this person are very head over heels for each other. We are in love and Marriage will most likely happen in the future and babies..this guy is definitely the one..I'm happy and I do love him but he's very dark skin I think he's very attractive but I don't want dark skin children.. I'm brown skin so I know that if we had a kid it would be his color and I really don't want that.. overal is it bad that I don't want dark skin children?

Last year she wanted a $100 face cream. This year she's asking for an $80 hair straightener AND $100 blow dryer. I think it's really ridiculous. For mother's day we gave her a foot print of her infant granddaughter and I could tell she was expecting something more $. My husband is hesitant but buys her stuff anyways. This year she asked what I wanted and I sent her a link to a $25 backpack I want to use for a diaper bag. I'm not really sure what my question is but just annoyed with her and not sure how to handle the situation. I just think she's really high maintenance. She owns a home and we live in a small apartment trying to save for a home. What do you think?

My grandmother's funeral is next week. It was very awkward to go to her house when she was dying because I hadn't seen the family in years (my extended) in about 8 years. One of my family members kept saying the past is the past. They were nice but it was very awkward but at least I got to see my grandma before she died. My dad and I are estranged so I don't see that side of the family often plus I am not close to my extended family at all. I am thinking of attending both the wake and funeral, just the funeral, or not go at all (which I don't want to do). Plus, my mom was upset that the family does not want to put up pictures of exes in their slideshow. My mom and dad are divorced. She feels that everyone should be included. I feel awkward enough going to this funeral because I don't want to see the family. What should I do?