my parents make me eat garbage at every meal. they literally go to the dumpster and get a bucket of trash like old shoes, crushed soda cans, banana peels, dirty diapers, etc. and force me to eat them. if i dont eat them, they yell at me and shove the food down my throat. im not allowed to eat anything else. my mom even follows me to school to make sure im eating garbage. also, my mom makes me wear baby clothes. she makes me wear pajamas with feet 24/7, including to school. she also makes me wear a diaper and a pacifier, and she changes my diaper and bathes me. im a 16 year old girl btw.

Me and my mom got into an argument. Context: Me and my brother don't really get along. He's a pretty immature person, and he has stolen money from my parents, and is grounded pretty frequently. I have tried to talk to him about stuff as his older sister, but backed off because he doesn't want me to and gets really angry when I do. He gets violent and loud when things don't go his way, and has told me multiple times that he doesn't care about me or my family, and especially doesn't care how his actions effect us. He wants me to help him by teaching him some computer stuff. I am pretty apprehensive about it, mainly because of what I said above. My mom says that one of us needs to be the bigger person and get over it, and told me to basically give him a chance and start building our relationship. I really don't want to based on how he has treated me in the past and I am just having a hard time forgiving him (especially because he still acts this way daily). I basically told him he needs to figure out the basics through YouTube and I will help him if he runs into big kinks. My mom wants me to teach him, and told me that I am just making excuses to not want to change my relationship with my brother. What do you think I should do? How do I explain myself better to my mom?

In 2004,when I was 10 my brother died in Iraq. A friend of mine found a video on youtube that features the battle of ramadi ,where my brother was killed and it's a reenacment, with actors that play Marines. At one point the voiceover says " April 9th,2004... 1:30 pm,the first casualty of the day is private first class .... " I didn't watch the documentary beyond that point. That pfc is my brother. Thing is: I sort of know how he died,but I don't know if I should actually watch that. I know he protected his fellow Marines. Should I watch? On one hand I think it would give me a sense of closure,on the other hand I don't want to see the last seconds of his life. Part of me wants to see it to make sure he didn't suffer much,part of me doesn't want that. I do know that he was standing on top of the humvee,manning the big gun. (altough it's been recreated in a documentary) I stopped the video and I don't know what to do... what do you think?

I find it more prevalent in older generations. It's the idea that the only thing kids need to know is that they're the child and Mom/Dad is the parent. They don't need an explanation why they're not allowed to stay up late at night or why they can't wear crop tops. Parents don't owe an explanation why — it's just the rule and you follow it. If a parent wonders how they can explain to their child why they can't do this or that, most people will just say that they don't need to explain why.

Long story short, my dad drove drunk with me. And my siblings in the car regularly. He would often begin to pass out, and my sister woild take the wheel. We would take long trips to my grandma's, and my dad always had a Budweiser in his cupholder, and would have my brother and I toss them in the bed of the truck. He was always drunk by the time we arrived at my grandma's. He continued with this until my kate teens, and even than for some reason I didnt realise how bad what he was doing was. He even hit a dog while driving drunk, and just left it on the rode because he didnt waant to get arrested. I wasnt there when it happened, but he told me a few months ago, and that the guilt has been ripping him up inside. Hes 5 years sober now. Hes apologized many times about his drinking. I told him that I've had nightmares that hes started drinking again, and he almost broke into tears. Hes been going to AA meetings for the past 4 years to tell his stories, and help other people that are in the same position he was. What he did was obviously a horrific thing, and I often wonder if I should have ever forgiving him, or even keep in contact with him. Hes completely turned his life around, and is a very nice person now, and has even helped me through some of my struggles. Do you think hes a bad person? I know he regrets what hes done, but does meen hes not a bad person?

How did he/she destroy your family,.. does this family member even know what they have done to the family? ..I myself don't know what to do.. I am not the destroyer, I am not the one who accused the other and pressed charges, it has ruin the whole family's togetherness as it once was. How do you repay this destroyer (who doesn't seem to realize what they have done?) No one has talk to each other in 5 years. he knows he was in the wrong, but want admit it!!

Does anyone want to guess what i do with them in there?

My father is not that good of a man, and beats my brother to the point of blood and bruises. He mostly stopped after my mom threatened divorce, but recently he's been getting worse. There's not much i can do about that, as i am a minor with no phone and i'm home schooled. I'm mostly trying to find ways to deal with guilt. I know i did nothing wrong and have nothing to be guilty about, but my brother was almost always my dad's target, hitting him instead of my mom or me. I should probably add that my brother is adopted, and has various mental health issues from his birth mother doing crack.

My husband is upset because I bought our 11 year old daughter thong underwear. We were shopping, and she saw some that were cute. I got some for her and myself. I think it's harmless due to the fact that no one has to see it. He thinks she's too young and that it's not appropriate, but again no one has to see it

If my brother is cursing and beating his kid up because he is not the way my brother wants him to be. He doesn't study and get good grades. He isn't the ideal son my brother wants him to be. So if i believe that it's Okay for my brother to hit him and curse to for not and studying then does it make me an enabler? If I believe that it's my nephews fault and he is only responsible for what he is going through. The only way he can get rid of his suffering is to start doing all those things that his dad wants him to.He is at fault because he is not the way his dad wants him to be.

She hasn't attacked me and we are not real close but she attacks my mother and her other siblings a lot. I even had a dream last night she was trying to kill another aunt of mine. This aunt wrote a 20 page letter to her siblings and EVERY SINGLE one of their children with the exception of the one with severe autism to detail why she does not speak to her brother and every bad thing she could come up with about her brother. While her brother might not be a saint we nieces and nephews have no need to know this crap. When her estranged brother's son got married last April she boycotted the wedding and made her kids miss it. So what might cause a woman age 56 to be like this? She can be very nice and charitable also so has both extremes. She was not like this until about the age 40.

So I'm a 22 year old guy and birthday is tomorrow. I have been living on my own for a year now and everything's been pretty good. Anyways my mom and dad always keep in touch with me all of the time..they always tell me that even tho I have moved out, they want to always keep in touch with me and see me. Also they told me that they want to take me out for my birthday tomorrow, which I don't mind because I love my parents. Anyways do you guys think that I am too old for my parents to take me out for my birthday?

My mom bought me these winter boots that have a slight heel on them and they look feminine. (I'm a girl) There's nothing wrong with feminine clothes but I feel really uncomfortable wearing them. They have a fake zipper and a buckle as decor. I just don't feel like they're mine. I really appreciate my mom's efforts to make me happy but I can't wear these. I have no idea what to do. Should I just suck it up and wear them? Also my wardrobe doesn't match at all with these boots.

My sister recently died suddenly 3 months ago. I found out my family has been lying saying they are waiting on autopsy results because I spoke to my brother and he told me they have received those results 2 months ago. Even when I asked him what happened he still wouldn't really tell me. So they are hiding what caused her death from me and that hurts. I was supposed to be going to visit them in September I live about 8 hours away from them but now I really don't want to go since they lies to me for 2 months. What should I do?

My father has been worrying about his money for most of my life here. I can understand this as my mother tends to spend a ton of money on things that are not needed. The thing that bothers me, is when he directs his anger towards me as well for spending my own money. I'm currently 20 and living at home for the summer until school starts back again. So, I understand the whole "he pays for the electricity" argument, but I feel there is a little more to it than that. For example, if I decided to buy a pizza, he would shout that there a leftovers in the fridge. Even though I have eaten leftovers for the past three days haha. I have personally gone out the way to try to save him money, and ensure I pay my own phone bill and car insurance. None of this matters to him. He just seems to like to let you know he doesn't approve of any purchase you make. Yet, he has no problem buying what he thinks he needs (i.e. alcohol). Am I missing something? I pay for as much as I can. Funny thing is, he is in the real estate business and is making a good amount of money. I'm writing this because he just had another outburst when I recently purchased my car. This was used car that I purchased off the money I had from selling my old one. Even made a profit! That did not matter to him though, unsurprisingly. He did not buy the previous car by the way.

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Examples of some of the trauma they've given me: Neglected Called piggy or chunky monkey Said I couldn't do beauty pageant until I lost weight Couldn't wear a bikini till I lost weight Used to make fun of my outfits or call them ugly Would comment on how much I eat Comments every time my hair is messy Calls me a pig Won't let me spend my money how I want Dad gets suspicious when I wear makeup Yelled at me for wearing lipstick Has to know where I am 24/7 Abandoned me for a year Alcoholics Let's mentally unstable friend into our house Make me feel like a failure Dropped me off at my grandparents whenever they were upset Even when I'm doing good will make me feel bad Dad gets mad when I don't agree with him Used to threaten us about hitting us with a belt Will explode and then come back upsetting minutes later hugging me and crying Will tell their friends about my depression and suicide attempts Would yell at me for being a kid Make fun of my friend's or friends parents Killed someone's dog with anti freeze Abandoned kittens on the side of the road Overshare heard a lot about my dad's sex life, seen my mom's boobs and told me to feel them, know about the drugs she's taken Would look at my personal drawing book or journals Reads my messages over my shoulder Gets suspicious when I talk to my friends on my computer My best is never my best Calls me a slob or lazy Called me a crybaby and told me to suck it up when I broke my leg Knocked my door down

When I was young I had many goals in life but as I got older it was harder for me to reach those goals. I had family problems, financial problems, and dealings of stress because in life is up and down. Sometimes life is amazing and you achieve yet other times life is nothing more than a struggle to keep in shape and pay bills and keep your family intact.

I notice since not all men marrying the same women, therefore men have different ideas of beauty. Some men only care for face or tone, while others don't care at all they care for her income and wealth.

I notice some female relatives they lose weight to get married than after marriage they gain weight and they say to their husband get over it.

my brothers have always been verbally abusive and time has passed most of them have moved out. only one still lives with me and he's the worst of all. he's been in and out of court and he's constantly smoking weed and I believe pops pills on top of that. he's always threatening to beat me up and a few minutes ago was so close to hitting me but my father pulled him away. I can't tell him anything because my parents go against me, they go against me because they're afraid of him also so they'd rather scold me and tell me to shut up when I stand up to my brother. I'm 16 and a female and he's 19. I don't know what to do, we're going out of the country this weekend and earlier he said "when we leave and you so much as tell me something I'm going to beat the **** out of you and over there no one can tell me **** or do anything"

So I have this friend who is much older than me. She is 47ish and I am 17. I look to her for advice and she is always saying that I can come over anytime. She always says that I need someone other than my mum to talk to about things. Although I have told her a few things and she always tells my dad. I don't really understand what kind of relationship we have?

He started dating and went off on vacation in another country with his then gf. They bragged about their relationship as I was pregnant. He wanted me to have an abortion but my then morals told me not to. I'd like to say I don't have regrets but I do. I can't date decent guys because bio dad is not in the picture and my child has nonverbal Autism, ADHD, SPD, etc. It's all very overwhelming emotionally because I love my kid but raising him is expensive and requires 24/7 care and therapies. Is this going to get easier? "Life ain't easy and should've kept my legs closed" comments don't help. I can't go back but I want some closure. He moved on, married and has a kid so he's not coming back and I don't want him back. Other than child support I guess I can't force him to be a dad to my kid if he doesn't want to be. I don't want to be their friends either just because of my son's half sibling. They are toxic and disrespectful. Every day this decision to have my kid haunts me. He's kicked out of every school, can't interact with his environment or others, breaks expensive things anywhere, is aggressive and very hard on me physically. His dad gave up on him and told me he has no future of independence and it broke my heart he gave up on him too. Why did this happen? Did god punish me or is this just the cards I was dealt? What more could I possibly learn? That my son and I are unlovable because it sure seems isolating as heck to be responsible for the unforeseen and undesired.

Mine are to make dad love me...to make dad love me... to make dad finally love me...

My father died last week. Today, the lawyer read his will. The was very short. Everything, all the houses, ranch, cars, money in bank accounts, all go solely and entirely to my mother. I was expecting my mom to get almost everything. But I didn't expect my dad to leave me absolutely nothing, his only son. How should I feel about my dad not even mentioning me in the will?

Me and my husband are thinking of hiring a night cook. It's within our budget and we are sometimes too lazy to cook when we get home from work during the evening. We could always eat out, but there aren't many vegetarian options out there. Plus, eating in is healthier.

My son (age 5) and my daughter (age 8) are babysat by an elderly couple on our workdays after school. Me and my husband work at the same time so we are unable to be there during certain hours. I notice how the couple verbally abuses each other a lot, sometimes when the parent is right in front of them. There is name calling and threats going on. My children says that they're okay to them — but just not with each other. They disagree on everything. The youngest kid of mine is picking up on some of that bad language but my older one knows better. My husband shares my concern about these babysitters. They don't have healthy methods to solve their problems and they're showing it to our kids.

My mother cheated on her first Anglo-American crazy boyfriend in 1996 with my father- an Italian American businessman from NYC. I was born 9 months later. However, nothing came out of that relationship. She wanted to get back with her first boyfriend. And didn't want anyone to know she cheated, so she told my Grandfather that the the first is the father. However, two years later, he attacked and tried to kill my mother because he found out she cheated. And he went to jail. My mother died a few years later. And for years, I had to live with my Grandfather who thought that nutcase was my father. I was sick of it. He always spoke about that nut like he is a God because he knew NFL players. Besides, I look just like my Italian American father. We are both even 6-feet-3. Last year, I thought about taking a DNA test to prove to him, but didn't have enough cash to take it. So I faked my results. And now he believes me Did I do the right thing? Now my entire family thinks the results are real. I just wanted him to stop talking about him. I wanted him to stop talking about how "cool" he is for his career path. He tried to kill my mother. He is not my father.

I know a girl who had a baby at 16. Her boyfriend stood by her and they moved in together. Her boyfriend worked really hard at his job to support the baby. They ended up breaking up in 2 years and now she lives alone with her son. I also know another girl in the same situation. Her boyfriend gave her 2 babies when they were teenagers and they broke up after a few years. It's a sad reality.

So my dad has been living off me for 3 weeks and he applied for centerlink 2 weeks and a half ago. One day he disappeared and said he was going to a friends. I think he had gotten paid because he said he was to drunk to come back home and he had come back with a carton of ciggeretts. I asked but he said he hadn't gotten any money yet. But how could he afford to drink or smoke? He hasn't worked for a while and has been depending off me and sleeping on my couch. I think he is not telling me so I can buy all the food still and he doesn't want to put money towards bills or rent. But anyway he has a appointment with a job seeking service on Monday. I thought they get payment first and then the appointment of course I asked him and he said no. But of course I think he's lieing. Only reason why I'm asking is because if he is receiving an income he should chip in for bills and rent and buy his own food but think he lied so he could spent it all on alcohol.

Any of these people. They just reached out for help and we offered. Plus there's not that much room here to host any more people and tons of bars and restaurants around for dinner dates. And hotels for lady friends.