Many students have to skip college entirely because they can't afford to go. Many of the students who do go to college end up dropping up due to financial reasons, such as the difficulty of having the time to study after working all day. Half of students in the US drop out of college entirely. Why have kids if you can't set them up for success?

Im not sure how I feel about this. We've been dating for almost 2 years now. It's been great really, but I'm not her daughter's father and I don't intend to be. Some people tell me what's the harm in it. It's no big deal. Do you think I'm reading too much into it?

my long time girlfriend of 3 years i caught cheating

So, when I was about 5-7, I did something what I wasn't really supposed to do. I went to my mother's handbag because I was very curious, and I started looking at the things she had in her handbag. Thank goodness, there was nothing toxic nor any other dangerous thing in the bag, such as sharp metallic items. But then, when she saw me exploring her handbag, she got very angry. In my opinion, abnormally angry. She got so angry that she wanted to cast revenge on me by destroying my non-digital camera that was under repairment. As for throwing away my things, I remember this case where I had this meltdown after being at a little county fair. For some reason, my mom thought that my meltdown was just inappropriate behavior instead of a panic attack, and she got so angry at me that she decided to throw away the plastic sword what I won as a prize at the county fair. She thought that it was a good way to punish me for my "bad behavior". I don't think that my mom throwing away my plastic sword was OK at all. And even though I understand that it's not okay for the child to go explore their mother's handbag without permission, I still don't think what my mom did was right. I'm now 23, and still very heartbroken after these 2 situations. I feel betrayed and I feel very unloved as well. What can I do? In fact, she was always very aggressive and while she knew that I'm diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, she still never cared about it. She just tortured me mentally, and also physically at times.

I was trying to reset my computer and my dad gave me a esd where all our family pictures where. From me and my siblings childhood and holidays and it is VERY valuable. I didnt notice a warning where it said it would wipe everything. The warning was a tiny text. How doni tell my dad! I am so scared and i am so sad. I have messed up so bad. I dont know what to do!!!!

what do i do about her

Back story: My grandmother passed away in September 2018. My husband, kids, and myself moved down in October to live help with my grandfather and were staying with my parents while looking for a place. In November the house we were all living in burned to the ground. My parents are now getting ready to move back into their newly rebuilt home, while my husband, kids and I continue to rent the house we are currently in (yes we are on lease, as was my dad, freeloader is not.) Back in February, my parents were conned into letting my brothers wifes brother "temporarily stay" with us. It was supposed to be only a couple of weeks. Since staying here he has done nothing. He gets drunk frequently (even though the terms of his parole/probation or whatever he is on says he cant), smokes in front of our front door and back door after being asked not too because of asthmatic kids, can not hold a job for more than a couple of weeks. He has been warned several times that when my parents move out that he is to go live somewhere else, not with my parents or us, and he still makes no effort to get out. My parents will probably be moving within the next week, and he has been overheard telling people that he thinks he can "hang around here." We have all made it clear that it is not the case. His agreement was with my parents, not with me and my spouse. Should I have any problems getting rid of him?

They live with us and have lived with us for 16 years. They raised my brother and I as my parents work. They do so much for this household and never get any thanks for it. They cook, they clean, they do maintenance, they do projects my mom asks them to do. My dad has never done any of that, and doesn't know how to do any of the maintenance or work. He screws more up than fixes it. He leaves my grandpa's tools out in the rain all the time, he's a numskull. My mom is the main breadwinner. She buys everything for my brother and I's school, the food for the house, she pays the bills, and even pays for my dad's brother's car, which is even in her name. My dad never gets along with my grandpa, the very few times a month they actually communicate. They're both stubborn. I care very deeply for my grandparents, especially my grandpa. A lot more than my dad. Grandpa is on disability due to multiple medical issues, and my grandma doesn't have a job right now. They have no money. Yet dad decided they have till Tuesday (He said this on Sunday night) to move everything out, or he's going to his brothers. He also said even if they do move out this week, that does not guarantee he's coming back. This absolutely destroyed my mom. I haven't seen my mother cry like this since we had a suicide scare in 2013. The pain I saw her in was agonizing. It's one thing to make me cry, but doing it to her is unacceptable.

Ever since he turned 30 its like he died. He moved bak home into my grandmas house and been there for 5 years, he has no partner or anything. Whenever the family comes over hes passed out from drinking or he hides. He never molested us or anything. Whenever he talks to us now he gives us no eye contact...wats wrong with him?

I live at home with my parents cause where i live its turned into a meth and bad area over the years. I also take care of my dad. My oldest sister married a black man and had 5 kids, all are addicts or sell dope and never clean up after themselves, my other sister married a mexican and had 3 kids and they all hate white ppl and one is trans...whenever they all come over they annoy or bug me...I always make a excuse to go in my room. Im afraid theyll steal my parents things. They never close our doors and we have 2 dogs that got out....they always ask y i dont come around family functions but what do i tell them??

he does it nonstop, and he thinks its cool and funny. yet i am disgusted and pissed off by his cruel and embarrassing behavior. he does it when guests come over as well, and when we go out

There's this guidance counselor I use to have names Kim Bosco from bths and she called ACS on my family because she saw bruise marks on my knees and arms (which were from skateboarding), without my mothers permission. I went to her for help because I was stressed about school work, and now it's been four years, and ACS transferred this 'case' about my skateboarding bruises to a Family help center where the Supervisor refuses to close the case until I go to 'family therapy'. I don't understand why I had to go to therapy for skateboarding bruises. Our insurance doesn't cover everything so we had to pay a lot for 4 sessions. That wasn't enough. This 'case' went on for 3 years, and they still come over. Then a caucasian lady named Donika Lumani came over (they kept changing the social worker), and she snooped around the house, opening the fridge, cabinets, bathroom floors, and she even brought in my younger siblings and brought up another issue. And this 'issue' was about my baby sister who does not have a crib. She's 2 years old she does not need one?? She also said we need window guards for that one window that is glued shut. We explained we can't open that window, it literally does not open. And then she called ACS again and they came to check for a crib and window guard. They even forced us to strip to check our (my siblings and I) bodies. I felt humiliated. This woman, Donika Lumani, added my siblings to the 'case'. And now, I'm in college, and they still come over.

My nephew is a spoiled bully always hit the other girls who n the family and play roughly, and act all innocent when his mom " my sister " sees him so she never believes any complaining. He's her only between 5 girls so she spoils him so much and doesn't accept any interfere from any other adult when it comes to hurt other kids. Today he punched his 6 years old cousin in the chest and punched his twin sister in the face that she bleed. And his mom didn't do anything about it. What should we do?

I've lived with my father since my parents got divorced when I was four, my dad has always been weirdly possessive over me and I hate it. Up until I was 10 he would give me baths and change me and I didn't know that was wrong until my sister mentioned to me that the fact he was still seeing me naked at that age was strange. I also slept in his bed until I was around 10 or 11. I also called CPS on him once when I was around that age because he wouldn't stop smacking my butt when I would be walking on the stairs in front of him or something like that. Which I think he meant as a joke but it still made me uncomfortable, I'm 16 now and my father whines and complains when I don't wanna go somewhere with him or sit in his room with him. he also always stands really close to me in public and has ruined my past

My cousin and I had a mutual friend. Now he's only my friend. My cousin hasn't seen him in almost a year because he found out my friend was hooking up with a cougar and it was a secret so my cousin decided to expose it out of jealousy. I love my family but I think it's bogus that he'd try to get with my friends ex even though she doesn't want my cousin and is still hooking up with her ex my friend. My friend's been with a lot of girls I've seen it on the pictures he posts online of him with his dates. He blocked omg cousin on everything and said to not talk to him about any of it. He doesn't talk to the cougar anymore. Am I right to think my cousin was wrong? Am I wrong to still be friends with this guy? My cousin found out about them hooking up by reading through my messages on my phone when I let him borrow it to make a call he was jealous and upset he didn't know about it. He's also pissed cause my friend called him fat and crazy

I called my mom a b*tch because she blocked my number because I didn't see my daughter yesterday. My mom randomly made a same day plan without my knowing until a few hours beforehand stating that my 5 year old wants to see me and they are coming over . My daughters father has visitations and my mom wanted to borrow her which is fine . Anyway , my mom won't talk to me because she's a control freak . I called her a b*tch and I don't know how to repair this .

I know my dad isn t the nicest father. He doesn t show love. He does things that would leave you in shock. He doesn t show love to my mom. He verbally abuses her. He doesn t respect his children he is very negative. He goes to far to talk bad behind our backs saying we went good kids. But why is it that I don t like it when someone else talks bad about my dad? I k ow he isn t good but why.

ever since i was a baby my parents made me drink my pee and eat my poop. i thought it was normal. they also made me crawl around and sleep in a crib. i was homeschooled up until 8th grade, and i thought that what im doing is perfectly normal for all people. but i started public high school this year, and everybody tells me that its not normal to eat from the toilet, and that i need to learn to walk on 2 legs. i asked my parents why they make me eat crap and drink pee, and they say it's because nothing goes to waste, so i can just eat what comes out and they don't have to buy any food, water, or drinks and it saves money. they also say that i need to crawl around so i look cute, and i sleep in a crib so i wont roll out at night

My friend's daughter has separated from her husband. She works nights and her soon-to-be-ex husband is no longer willing to watch their child every night while she is at work unless he has sole custody. She cannot afford to hire a night-time sitter, there are no extended hour day cares here, and asked my friend to move in with her (my friend lives in a different town). My friend is willing to move (she is retired) but her daughter is expecting her to pay half the rent and utilities. I can understand expecting her to contribute to the food budget but rent? That feels like my friend is paying for taking care of her grandchild. Do you think expecting my friend to pay rent is unfair?

first of all, im 16, and im concerned about it. my parents, especially my mom, constantly snoops through my trash. whenever i ask her to stop or go to the neighborhood dumpster, she accuses me of being rebellious and secretive and says that i must be hiding something. i'm not, i just want my personal space, which the 4th amendment states. and nobody in my family (including me) ever does drugs or anything, so i dont see any reason for her to snoop thru my trash. secondly, my mom asks if she can bathe me and sleep with me at night. i say no, because im a guy and im 16. when i resist, she gets angry and says that im "a rebellious teen that thinks they're mature but they're really a baby." finally, we reached a compromise. now i have to sleep in a crib in my parents' bedroom every night. also, my dad sometimes tries to follow me to school. when i ask him to not do that, he gets mad and asks me if im doing anything inappropriate at school. they also do other stuff to me that makes me extremely uncomfortable and makes me want to slap them, such as asking me to eat baby food and wear diapers, making me do 1000 push-ups every day, and inspecting my body to make sure i don't have a std and that i'm not doing drugs.

I'm an only child and I've lived with my single mother in a one bedroom flat for 19 years and every time we've discussed me moving out she talks about how she's coming with me and my boyfriend. We've only seriously had the conversation once before and she says if I were to move out she wouldn't be able to afford the rent anymore and would have to move into a council home. Is it bad that I want to move out? I don't want my mother to be able to tell me what to do my whole life and I want to live independently with my partner. Of course I never want to see my mother feel alone or have to see her be kicked out of her home but does that mean I should stop living my life? What would you do?

Okay, so I m 28 years old. Me and my son s dad have a 4 yr old son together. We don t live together but are currently trying to make things work again. I have my own place and he just got a house. The problem is, well has been for 2 years now, is that my mom can t stand the thought of me and my son s dad together and always has to say something smartalecky or nasty about it. Me and him have had a few rough patches before, but we both obviously love each other and want to make things work again. She says she wants better for me and my son but she has a funny way of showing it. She hates it when I take my son to see his dad. Always wants to threaten me saying if I move back in with him she s gonna have someone checking in on my son. It stresses me out so much I don t even wanna be around her. She pushes my buttons and knows it. Its even gone as far that she has spit in my own face. She wants to talk about me but yet she still talks to my dad and stays with him some, and they ve been separated nearly 20 years. She doesn t work also. Her child support ended and my dad has been enabling her. I really don t care what she does, I just want her out of my business. I know she bugs me because of my son, that s her only grandchild, but I can not take all her negativity. More than likely we ll be moving back with my son s dad. I guess I m just asking for advice on what to do about my mom..

I am entirely serious about this, but I'm scared as hell. I'm the only one in the house who changes in private. Also our bathroom door's hinges broke so unfortunately everyone sorta does there business where anyone can see, but I'm the only one who wants privacy when I crap. I want to be naked, but with the way I am, I can't be without a humiliating conversation. So I'm thinking about just waking up and doing it one day, I'm 18 I should be able to make that choice. I may not be confident in my body, and I may be humiliated, but I need to do this. There is nothing sexual about being naked. Should I just strip and whatever happens happens? Or is there a better way?

I am 25 and I had this random father try to set me up with his 18 year old son and he wants us to get married. I declined the offer. This has happened to me a few times. I always wonder what is going on in the father's head because he should instead have the son talk to me instead of the father doing everything. It doesn't look good for the son. It makes it super awkward. Has this happened to you and if not what would you do in a situation like mine?

Hello. I just turned 24, and just got out of a toxic crazy relationship with a 48 year old. My mental health went downhill since being with him. Anyway, I need a job and don't know where to start and pretty embarrassed because I haven't even finished community college yet. I never took it seriously until I turned 20. I then worked a part time job for two/three years taking one or two courses at a time. Well, I'm 24 and still haven't finished and still haven't done an internship. Again—- I'm 24. Most people have moved out, gotten a job, have kids. Where I've had abortions and awful relationship and can't even get a decent job. Plus I'm white which makes thing harder because most jobs with miniseries the only ones I qualify you get kind of bullied for being white. I tried to get a job with the Irish because I'm irish American but they just look at you like your crazy cause your not off the boat Irish and my age. I have blonde hair and blue eyes aand need money desperately as I spent all of it this year. I'm living with my grandmother and at 24, it's just uncomfortable and I feel like a huge burden on her. I can honestly say I'm at an all time low and I don't even know what jobs to go for — a janitor, a cleaner. It just seems so sad that this is my life when I have a sister and brother who have graduated and are in Fordham university's great schools and I haven't even completed community college looking for poor jobs, it's just heartbreaking and why I left my relationship

My parents have had problems for years and years now, ever since I was a little kid, I'm almost 19 now. It feels like at least once a year my mom says she's going to separate from my dad, but something happens and she doesn't. Almost happened a few months ago. My mom vents to me some of the frustrations she has with my dad and each time it gets harder to hear, and I know they have more. We don't talk about it she just tells me and I stay silent unless she asks me a question. I want them to get help, to see if they can fix their problems, or at least get help even if one day they do go their separate ways. I don't really know how to talk to them, the only way we talk about big and deep issues is through fighting. That goes for me and my parents and my parents with each other. I live with them and I feel a burden by having to deal with all of their things alone in silence. I have an older brother, but he's away at college and I don't think he really knows what goes on or most of what has been going on for years even when he still lived here. I've thought about talking with him to get him on board with the idea, but I've never been close to him and we rarely talk, even when he's here with us for a break or some other reason we barely say a word to each other, so I also don't how I'll be able to talk to him about all this. It's also his senior year and I don't want to drop so much onto him. Any advice would really help. Thank you.

I'm a young guy and I'm joining the Marine Corps soon. It's something that's been in my heart since I was a kid and I feel like I belong there. I'm real glad that I'm following my dream, and although my mom is supporting me, she's real worried and scared for me. She's afraid that I'll get seriously injured, abused, and even killed while I'm in the Corps. I DID suffer from a weight lifting injury a long time ago, but I've completely healed from it and I'm very physically active and healthy. She's scared I'll get re-injured in the same place, but considering how intense my daily workouts are, I highly doubt it. I'm still enlisting regardless, but as her only son I'd like to make her feel better and assure her that I'll be okay. Any advice? Thank you.

So my grandma's issue: she works hard everyday and nobody in the family but me helps her. But I can't take no for an answer My problem: my grandma works too hard and it stresses me out that I can't solve her problem. Also she's saying no to something that won't effect her. Basically I want to shave my already shaved head (it's gotten long so I want to do it again) but the thing is my grandma has too clean up all the hair (and I feel bad about that). And will definitely clean it all this time but she won't give me another chance. So I keep trying to explain it and explain it and explain it. Until I realize I've gotten my way because I can't take no for an answer and I end up getting a yes because I won't let up. And I feel bad because she already has to work all day and gets no help from others and then I come in making her feel bad for saying no and I feel bad because she won't say yes. It's confusing but if U can understand... Help.

And she goes out and socializes with alot of men while the son stays at home by himself

my mother is undiagnosed bpd. i'm still in high school so i am pretty much trapped as i have no other family to go to and my dad (divorced) is a pilot and is rarely home. i've had to deal with my mother my entire life and in the past few years have come to the conclusion and have accepted that she is never going to change, and i can't do anything about it. i'm aware of this, and yet her provocations are still getting to me and i'm having trouble coping with her tirades. i feel like just ignoring it entirely when she gets like this would be best, but that would only enrage her further and would result in her getting angry because i'm not acknowledging or enabling her toxic behavior. my other option, which i've been trying hard not to do as i've been trained not to anyway, is trying to defend myself, even reasonably and as respectfully as possible. but of course this isn't enough for the bpd, as it's all viewed the same: disrespectful, talking back, the list goes on. so i'm really at a crossroads here and feel out of options. is there any way out of this to at least make it easier on myself and my mental health/wellbeing? because after a literal lifetime dealing with this, ive honestly just become to exhausted to care anymore and its just too hard to even bother putting in the effort to get angry. its just become so repetitive and i've grown increasingly numb to it over the years. and yet, sometimes it still does get to me, and i want that to stop completely. just not sure how.

I m a mom of 2 girls and I found out a few months ago I m pregnant with my 3rd. My husband and I are excited even tho it was unplanned. But we haven t gotten around to telling his folks about our news. Reason, Every time they found out I was pregnant, I got a lecture about why I have to get an abortion because a baby will only ruin everyone s lives then go on to tell us they want nothing to do with the baby. Guess who spoils the crap out of their grandkids After I had my 2nd daughter, they harassed us with both of us getting fixed 1st thing they said to us after she was born then went on about how children are horrible and having 3 or more is the worst thing They only had 2 sons personally would love to move across the country and never see them again because they re that overbearing in all aspects. But my hubby works in the family business so we re stuck. His folks are the only fights we have and give me anxiety attacks just thinking about them, any advice?

Hi, my job is a party host (not saying where). I like my job and the atmosphere but there are some problems I am having. After each party the parents evaluate me and I don't always get 10/10. I am not always entertaining or helpful apparently. I really want to change how I present myself and hopefully get a better evaluation. But I don't know how to keep kids attention for long. Are there any simple games I can play with them? Should I act a certain way. This has really been stressing me out since it is my job, and I want to be a good host.

there's something I really want, but there are only 2 left, it costs alot, so how do I save up asap!?

I seriously can't deal with my younger sister. She's a complete spoiled brat. She takes away anything that makes me happy and makes my life miserable. I wanted to go hang out with a few friends, but my sister pretended to be sick, so I have to stay and take care of her. I used to have a computer to play on, but she completely trashed it. And for some reason, my mom doesn't punish her at all. But if I make a mistake, even a small one, she blows up. I can't take this anymore. I need advice from you experienced people. I've tried bribing her, talking to her about it, leaving her alone, playing with her, basically everything. She wants any attention like 24/7, and I simply can't give that attention seeking brat all of that. What do I do?

My parents did the same to me because I was a lefty and I know there is a bigger variation in how successful one is by being a leftie. I don't want my son to be one of those "eccentric" individuals living in a school bus playing guitar with no food to provide for his family. You know those musicians who scrape by with no money and they no concept of it

My little brother is 5 years younger than me and when I went out with my friends, he came into my room to look for paint to make slime. (I keep thinking about my little brother looking for paint then coming across a vibrator and the look on his face- it absolutely kills me with guilt) well yeah he looked into my side draw obviously because when I came home it was open with it sticking up (I know it was him because my mum would've said something). I am just so guilty and I can talk to him on text but it's a bit awkward in real life. I can home today the first time seeing him after the incident and he was acting weird with me when I was trying to hug him. I just feel so dirty and horrible and I feel like I've completely ruined my relationship with my brother... :(

If anyone is deserving of sympathy, it's me. My parents had a choice: have children before 40 or have them way past 40 and they chose to wait all the way into their 50s to have me. They chose to do what they did. I won't feel an ounce of sympathy once they're dead. In fact, I'd rather they not have me at all than have me at such an old age. And I'm reading up on the internet about all of these adults whose parents had them at such an old age, never once resenting them, abandoning them, disowning them or hating them for it when they should. When my parents die, I will not shed a tear.

family feuds, bitterness, ect.. The feud and bitterness is so bad between 3 sisters against their brother and vice versa, I feel I am stuck in the middle of making a choice on who to agree with, mom wants to to take my brothers side, but if i do that my sisters will be mad at me, and if I agree with my sisters my brother will just suck-up to mom and dad... I told my mom today that I hate being stuck in the middle and lost. but she still says agree with your brother. ps(mom and sisters don't talk because of my brother) I am lost!

my dad is the officer at my school. long story short, this senior touched my boob and the school believed that i wanted him to touch me. i got suspended on the first week of of school & he was obvi pissed. but my mom made me stay outside in the VERY hot sun doing work for hours. she kept laughing and told me she was going to sign away custody of me and even lied saying that she called the police on me. she yanked my hair and started shaking my head. i finally got away to neighbors house and my dad found me. he make me leave & threatened to drag me. i had gotten up at 6:30 that morning and i had no energy left, so i told my parents i couldn't do anymore work. i went to the couch and she told me that i needed a beating so i made it so that she couldn't get to me. my dad was on her side through all of this. she hasn't talked to me in 4 days. ive been forced to do countless things for them while they laugh at me.my dad has whipped me with a belt before, but i don't count that as abuse. my mom likes to slap me and kick me out. she's always vaping and drinking and it scares my 9 yr old brother. i've been to 2 mental hospitals for suicide attempts. both times it was due to my parents hurting me. my dad is a cop though.. so he said no one would believe me. she has taken away my deoderant, makeup, clothes, phone, tv, & door. i feel as if im trapped.

Ok, so I'm 14 years old and my cousin is 15 (but we're not that many months apart). Anyway, me and all my cousins kind of grew up together, so I probably have a more closer relationship with my cousins than most people probably would. So for starters, this cousin has always been pretty wild, and has done some pretty crazy things in the past (but that's another story). Well anyways, not too long ago he told me that he had started vaping, which didn't bother me too much. Well, today, I was at a fast food place with him, my older brother, and grandma. Well, when we went up to get ice cream (without my Grandma) he mentioned to us that he had run out of vaping juice. He then went on to mention that he sold weed, but then he also mentioned that he sold drugs. I was pretty shocked, since I had no clue of any of this before, but then he told me that he usually sells weed and other stuff more often than he sells drugs. I was so surprised that I decided to sort of block it from my mind, but now I've really gotten worried. What if he actually does do it more often than he says? Also, how am I supposed to know that he doesn't take some of the drugs himself? It wasn't until recently that I finally got on good terms with him again, so I don't want to mess up our relationship. But I don't want him to go to prison, get addicted, or worst of all, die. FYI my older brother is an adult but I've known him long enough that I know he won't tell anyone in our family, so I feel like it's my job.

Keeping the kid, what's the best way to break the news. She's not doing anything illegal and she's hot got a big booty and is a good person

When I was a boy, my brother and I shared a bedroom until I was twelve . One evening, my cousin Dick came over and threw his coat on my brother's bed . Dick and my brother went to another part of the house . Ten minutes later, I closed the bedroom door so I could change into my pajamas . When I was naked, my brother threw the door open and asked "Where's Dick's coat ? Where's Dick's coat ?" . Another time, he woke me up, acted all excited, and said "Hurry up, Mike ! You have to see what's going on outside ! Hurry up and get dressed ! Hurry up !" . While I was putting my underwear on, he took his camera and took my picture . To my memory, I took that picture at one point, cut it up, and threw it away . My mother claimed my brother was too wild to handle, so she let both of these situations slide . My father worked away from home, so he couldn't do anything . I say these were situations where my parents had to do something . They should have put a bolt on the bedroom door so I could lock it ( "We can't trust you to respect your brother's privacy !" ) . By the same token, they should have confiscated his camera ( "It's not appropriate to use your camera that way !" ) . What would you do if your child acted like that toward his brother or sister ? Thank you in advance for your answers . I don't think I'm overthinking . There's being a nuisance and there's completely crossing the line . There were two times where my brother went too far, needed to learn a lesson, and needed parenting, and my mother wimped out . If I could have locked the bedroom door, my brother would have had to mellow out for five minutes before he worried about Dick's coat . That would've been a valuable lesson . If he had to have his camera taken away for a couple of months, he could have had a chance to think about appropriate camera use . THAT would've been a valuable lesson . The way it was, he didn't have a chance to learn anything . At one point, I left my coat at my friends' house . He went to their house, threw their front door open and asked "Where's Mike's coat ? Where's Mike's coat ?" . He was thirty -- two years old when he did that . It's bad manners to throw somebody's front door open and walk into their house, but he never had a chance to learn his lesson .

This morning before anybody in my household woke up I opened a can of beer and drunk it all, I even recorded myself while I was drinking it. I don't know If I should tell my mom or just keep it a secret.

He's an old man and he's gotten really rigid and scary just like when my mom was a kid. Turns out he is too old to take a trip to Hawaii for my birthday in November so he wanted to see if I wanted to go with Mom since I am home-tutored. He is AWESOME

I moved back in with my mother recently. Our houses are in a rural area, with a small road that not many people drive through. Our houses are maybe 15 seconds apart. The thing is, this guy is my moms bf. We have been neighbors for 20 years. I know he drinks a alot. Most times he comes down to our house he is pretty drunk. I havnt been too worried about it as he only has to drive up a small hill to get to his house, but my sister and I were working out by the rode today, and he drove by, and jokingly asked what were were doing. When he drove away my sister said he was smashed. I didnt really notice, but yeah. I would talk to him about it, but hes a redneck guy. And I dont know how hed respond. I dont have any proof that he was driving around in town. He could have just drive down to the other neighbors house or something. Should I feel responsible if something happens and I didnt do anything about it?