I've always loved my mom to pieces. Dearly. Ever since her third child, the only boy, she doesn't seem to love me. Honestly I know what people will say. Oh she's your mother she loves you but this woman shows hate in her eyes. She was with this guy for a long time. Recently they broke ip because of the way he treated us and her kids. I was the main target. Always have been because I'm the middle child. I cry myself to sleep so often. She doesn't understand the hurt I feel. I don't open up to anyone. Ever. No. I never am congratulated on my all A's like my elder sister. Not welcomed to go places. They leave me out. When I asked my mom if I could go stay with my father she said no. Leaving is not an option. Idk whay to do 😔 I'm a freshman and have a wonderful boyfriend a year younger than me. He can't help either. Idk whay to do please help

Ok I have been having this problem since I have been like 15 my stupid eldest sister who is 8 years older than me steal from me not just money but clothes and things Evertime she comes to my parents house....now she is my mothers favorite kid, even though she has been in and out of jail for drugs and stealing, but just because she wipes my moms butt all the time my mom favers her...well I haven't been stolen from for the last 5 months only because I moved out to a very small apartment far,far away .well I actually had a tote of all my winter clothes in at my parents house....I'm now in college and Its starting to get cold so I asked my mom if she could send them to me....well somehow they have disappeared and my mother Denies it was my sister and somehow is trying to pin them disappearing on me....I have just seen them 3 weeks ago when I went back home before college....I don't know what to do soon it's going to get -20 below and all I have is shorts and tank tops and my mother refuses to replace them and I don't have enough to buy new clothes because I'm in college and I don't get payed that much!!!!!Im litterally out of options...

Okay so my mom never lets me do anything .. I'm 14 and I can't even go to football games or go to birthday parties.. or literally nothing else . She's so strict and everytime I try to go somewhere she says "no" and it gets very annoying because I never do anythingg.. or get to do anything . It's really annoying . I wish my mom wasn't so strict because I'm mature enough to know not to do anything stupid or anything bad ..

A related family is now living with me until they can get a job, but their children thinks the home is theirs and all my possessions are theirs. They are very reckless and start blaming each other when they break things. If I take my stuff back, they cry and throw a tantrum. The parents don't even watch what they do. I swear I saved their lives multiple times. When I put a gate to block the stairs, they broke the rails and ran up the stairs... one nearly rolled down if I weren't there to grab her. They tried to play with knives and throw forks at each other. They make a mess with their legos and they do not clean up. The parents are so incompetent, they do not encourage cleaning up. So I have to. Their parents do not want me to be "mean" to their children . My aunt owns the house but she's gone most of the day, so I have to babysit them after school. I have schoolwork to do, too. How do I discipline them? This is my first time dealing with children.

I am an adult woman who has a 6 year old half brother (my biological father s son). There is no relationship what so ever between my father and I. I have not seen or spoken to him in over 7 years. Ive never met my brother and up until a few days ago I hadnt even seen a picture of him. My father won t allow me to see him unless I apologize for changing my last name when I was a teen, which will never happen. I really would like to meet my brother and create a bond with him while he s still young. Would I be able to fight for visitation rights to see him?

My sister is in prison and has been in and out for years. She is older than me by 3 years. Recently she told me she was thinking of giving up custody of them but only if I would step in as their legal guardian. Our parents cant do it because of their age. They are currently staying temporarily with them. She has 3 kids: 2mn, 3, and 5. I am 28 years and have no children of my own, I don't even have a boyfriend. I recently got the job of my dreams (a high school teacher) and make enough to take them, I think. But I feel like I am not ready to have children. Child Services came by asking questions and said I meet all the qualifiers to take them. They gave me the paperwork that would need to be filled out if I say yes. I want what is best for them but I don't even know if I can be that. It scares me, even knowing my parents and grandparents would be there to help. What would you do?

My whole family says I don't love them. They say I'm selfish and only care about myself and don't appreciate anything..Why do they say this?! It makes me so ******* angry because I would do ANYTHING for them! I love them all so much..they're the reason I haven't killed myself. I live for them..I live because I LOVE them more than anything!! Now I feel like I have nothing to live for..they think I don't love them!! It hurts me so ******* much. I hardly ask for anything and if I do I always say please and thanks. I hate myself more than ever. I love being at school now because I feel like I'm not bothering my family. I'm gone and they don't have to see me. I don't know what to do. I would just kill myself, but I tried that once(Tylenol overdose) I ended up telling my mom that I 'accidentally' took 15 pills. I could just tell suicide isn't the way to go..it felt like my soul was dying. There's something so wrong about it. So I can't kill myself. Everyday as I drive to school I pray I'll have a wreck that kills me. I'm tired of being a problem to my family. I don't deserve them. I don't deserve anything. I feel like eventually I'll just die from being so hurt by them saying that..I've lost 15 pounds in the last month(weight is 99lbs) and a half even though I've tried to eat I just have no appetite, I'm growing weak, my bones hurt, my breathing is heavy and difficult, and my heart beats very slow. I think I'm dying of hurt. I'm a 16 year old girl if that matters..Help? thanks

I'm a 15 year old girl. My mom is going on a 3 week trip tomorrow. Me and my mom have not been more then 3 hours away from each other. I depend on my mom a lot, she drives me to school, takes me shoppind and etc. But now that she is going to the other side of the planet without me makes me anxious and scared. I'm not gonna be home alone, my step-dad and half-sister is staying home too. My dad past away when I was 2 years old, so my mom and I are very close. Just wanna stay happy and healthy while my mom is away. So it would be great if I could get some tips on how to do that :) Thank you for taking your time reading this and helping me!

I'm a sophomore in High school, and I live with my mom stepdad. They've been married for about 4 or 5 years. I do know my actual dad and we remain very close. My mom and dad split up before I was born. Ever since I was born my mom had boyfriends coming and going, but one of them (my step dad) stood out to her. When they got married I cried all night because I didn't want or need a new dad. A year or two into the relationship they started fighting a lot(not physical). I hated it, I was so scared that I asked my grandpa if I could spend the night at his place. They eventually took a little break from each other, and I sent him a goodbye text say I hope you can join us again one day. I said that because made my mom so happy. It's 2016 now and they are still together and I don't want anything to do with him. When I go off to college I don't want to ever have to see if again. Is this sormal for me to feel this way? Am I being childish?

My mom is in her mid fifties. She isn't loving nor even caring at all. Growing up, my mom was extremely mean to me as a child and always seemed to have it out for me. I was a daddy's girl and was stuck like glue to him and she didn't like it. I remember her telling me you aren't his wife why is he telling you anything and all you see is your dad. My dad was my world. As weird as this may sound he was my everything. He died of pancreatic cancer on July 19, 2012. when he passed away she turned into a cold hearted person towards me. I remember at his funeral I had several family members and friends tell me I reminded them so much of my father and I was just like him. I was so proud to hear that, that I told my mom that and she replied to me so coldly that your nothing like him. And it immediately broke my heart. After I graduated college I ended up leaving because everyday she seemed to have so much anger towards me and no one else. When I left she told me to never come back. Now 4 years later, I have two jobs and two incomes with a car and a place to live with extremely nice roommates. I have over the years tried to reconnect with her and establish a relationship with her but for some reason I cant. She wants me to go back home to help her and make sure I bring my car as well. Im completely fed up with this lady. She has my brothers and sisters but my older brother wants nothing to do with her and im beyond that point. I feel bad but I don't want to talk to her no more.

I suddenly had a b.oner and you could see it all the way up in my pants I walked to the living room and my mom said w.t.f is that so I said proudly that's my DIC.K lmao and than she threw the remote at me I kinda find it funny what happened I'm 14 do you think it was right what she did

so, I've been married a long time. I got married very young, and I have been the ideal wife/daughter in law/ sister in law. I've always supported my husband, and helped his family in any way possible. It's always been a one way street where they are concerned. I always babysat, made dinner, had the holidays, etc. I show concern by calling them, inviting them over, all good stuff. I do enjoy doing it, but now I've had enough. Here's why: I helped bring my mother in law here because she has alzheimers, and her sons out of state could no longer handle her. So, she's here now, living with her daughter in a private section of her house, with a full time aide. I arranged all of her medicaid, aides, food stamps, etc., to make sure that she was well cared for, and so my sister in law would have lots of help. I still visit 3 times a week, and bring dinner for the whole family. But, my own mom got sick,and had surgery 2 weeks ago. I had to fly down to stay with her. I had to leave my 16 year old son with SEVERE autism at home, with his aides so I could help my mom...TO THIS day, my sister in law, who I always have been there for, hasn't called, texted, or reached out to see how my mom did. She also didn't reach out to tell me that she would be around if my son's aide's need anything. I'm very hurt..as when she goes on vacation, I am at her house 3 times a day, checking on her mom and the aides...I don't expect the same but how would a text or phone call hurt? I don't think it's fair. Now, I haven't spoken to her, or visited my mother in law for 2 weeks. But I have to stand my ground

Okay..I know this isn't true all the way but I heard that the majority of girls do like their daddy more and boys likes their mom more...Who do u like more? I know of course you're gonna say u love both but who would u rather talk to more?

My daughter met her uncle for the first time. he's always overseas so we don't get to see him often. When he said goodbye after his one week visit, he hugged her and told her he would always remember this hug, and she asked him which hug? And he smiled and said, "The one I'm going to give you." Then he climbed to the car to travel back to his home country. What did he mean by what he said last? Did he say that only not to embarrass her, as like a kind gesture since he might not get a chance to see her again or visit for years? Or did he say it because he has hope, or what? What kind of impression or meaning do you get from this?

hi...I thank you for your answers...my husband's mother was moved to our state about 3 years ago...she has dementia, and is total care...when she got here, I set up all the necessary home care for her, medicaid, food stamps, and home health aides for 12 hours a day...she lives in her daughter's house, with a full time aide...I helped a lot, still do...bring home cooked meals, help drive my sister in law with erand, cook dinner for them, etc...I have a son who is 15 with severe autism...my in-laws never helped me with him...not that I expect them to care for him, but a little thoughtfulness would be nice... Anyway, my own mom had major surgery a couple of weeks ago...she is 75..i flew down to georgia to help her when she got out of the hospital..my son was left here with his personal aides, who don't drive him anywhere, just stay home with him...Anyway, here is why I'm hurt...not only did my sister in law not text to see how my mom's surgery went, but she didn't text to see if my son's (her nephew) aides need anything..a pizza, something...no care at all..and she has plenty of time..her mom (my MIL) has full time care..my sis in law doesn't do anything but crush up her meds and carry dinner downstairs...when she went on vacation, I was there everyday, checking on the aides so she wouldn't worry..but when my mom gets sick, she can't even send a simple text? Or check on my son? I'm tired of the one way relationship..I stopped going there, and I haven't called..neither has she

My brother's sons are blond, pale like ghosts and really skinny. My brother is built big, not fat, just big even as a kid. Hes tan and hes got dark brown hair When the first kid came out looking like a Scandinavian, I just thought it was unusual. Now he's had had 3 looking like that, I'm getting suspicious. His wife is red head, not blond. I know he'd go crazy if I suggested they're not his kids but I cant just watch this happen to him. His daughter from a previous marriage looks like him

Last week we had a holiday and I woke up to her screaming at me to clean my room and threatening that if I didn't she would beat me up. Uuhhh, good morning to you too. So I I just ignored her. Later, I went downstairs and was exchanging holiday wishes with my dad. She said angrily, "oh and how come you didn't tell me?" And I replied that I didn't tell her because she had just been screaming at me. So for the past week she's been treating me like sh*t, everyday swearing at me for not reasons at all. My dad confronted her and told her she's being really unreasonable and yelling at me for not reason, and she replied that if I can't even apologize then she can keep treating me that way. Should I really apologize to her? Apologize for what? Apologize for not wishing her happy holidays after she threatened me? I mean, are you supposed to tell someone happy holidays only minutes after they threatened you? In all honesty she should apologize for starting out my holiday with screams and threats. What a nice way to wake up your kid on a holiday morning.

This is going to sound crazy and like I am the bad guy, but my grandma is super emotionally manipulative and abusive. My grandma has been abusive to my mom her whole life, making my mom feel responsible for her happiness. My grandma has said things about if she didn't move in with herself she'd be homeless and kill herself (when she has other places to go, like my aunt who wants her and hasn't been abused like this). She tells my mom that when my mom tells her she needs to calm down that she'll go kill herself. This has gone on since my mom was a kid. She also was abusive with food and guilts people for eating. Same with my mom her whole life. Now she has weaseled her way into our home, and I'm pregnant. I do not want her around my baby boy or my little sister. Today, she literally borrowed money from my 11 year old sister.... she screams and beats my dog but let's her dog pee on the floor and jump on me even though I'm 7 months pregnant. My mom doesn't have the heart to kick her out and my mom feels responsible for her happiness but my grandma is killing my mom mentally and my mom is now constantly sad. HOW CAN I GET HER OUT. She is capable of working and even though she has disability and social security she's been on ss since she was 50 (due to a surgery). She's very capable but plays dumb and unable, makes me go to the store for her, etc. just so she has a reason to keep living here. Is there anything I can do to get my mom to see or get her out in a mental home? Help lol

The boy that is in this pic with me is 15 years old. He lost his dad when he was 12. He loves and sees me like a dad. When I was talking with my friend/roommate on the phone earlier this morning, I believe I said, like a father figure but I'm sure she knew what I meant. If the boy loves and sees me like a dad, then that automatically makes me a father figure. Right?

I contemplated real hard about getting my own place but my family just kept on weighing me down I think I might have the feeling their being overly controlling...

There is this girl in my archeology class. We were watching a video and I caught her starring at me multiple times. Next time we had class, she moved to the seat right on my left. She would tilt her head and stare/look at me and when I would look at her, she would quickly look away. This must have happened over 20-30 times, I'm dead serious. So today I had class. There were many open seats available but she chose to sit right behind me. She put her foot on the side of my chair and was twirling her foot on it, and when I noticed, she took it off. So I decided I was going to talk to her. So after class I walked over to her in the hallway and said hi, how do you like archeology? She smiled, blushed, got really red, had a really nervous laugh, and walked quickly down the stairs. Does she like me and how do I talk to her?

So, theres a twenty one pilots concert coming near me in February next year, and I really wanna go. My mom has trouble trusting people she hasnt met before, but she wont take me to the concert herself. I need some more reasons to convince my parents to let me go to the concert with my best friend (S) and her older brother? 1)I can pay for the tickets. 2) I can pay for any merch I might wanna get at the show. 3) Im pretty responsible, and Ill text her every hour to let her know Im safe. 4) Its not that far away from our house (only like 100 miles which would take about 2 hours) 5) S' brothers arent creeps. Ive met them before. (but my mom hasnt yet) 6) It might be the last time twenty one pilots comes to my state, and I dont really want to risk that. 7) Twenty One Pilots has age appropriate music. Thats all i've got. Does anyone have any more reasons that might get my mom to let me go? S's brothers live in the city where the concert is being, they offered to drive us to the concert. Cant exactly pull someone out of college for a day just to meet someone.

Her breasts are much bigger than my wife's.

Last Year, I believe on Christmas Day, I got into a REALLY HUGE argument with my family and they were this close to kicking me out, but I panicked and convinced them to let me stay. Now, I absolutely regret not getting kicked out. I really should've let them throw me out. How can I get my parents to kick me out again???

So my great-aunt is dying. They have removed her feeding tube though she is still eating a little on her own. She likely has a few weeks (maybe sooner). This is my Dad's side of the family. On my mother's side of the family there is a reunion scheduled in a few weeks (Columbus Day Weekend). While hope to go if my great-aunt's funeral ends up being that weekend then the funeral comes first. I anticipate my mother will be furious I am putting my Dad and his family over her and her family (my parents are divorced). So while I am an adult living on my own and can decide for myself I am anticipating much grief from my mother and my maternal grandmother over this if I miss the reunion for the funeral. However I am close to this great-aunt and her children and choose the funeral. Plus I went to last year's reunion and have perfect attendance at that reunion (held for past 16 years every other year and annually last 3 years) So my question is how do I handle this if the great-aunt's funeral ends up being then and my mother and my maternal grandmother get mad at me that I am not going with them? My mother especially will be mad as she argues I am choosing my Dad and his family over her and always do (I do more often because as a kid I usually was only allowed to do family celebrations with my mother due to the divorce). I see them both about the same as an adult. ANY ADVISE ON HOW TO RESPOND?

I declined last time (a year ago) but I saw this person again and I don't want to hurt their feelings. My mother has the good side and bad side of her family. Her father (my grandfather's siblings) broke off with him and are considered the dark ones. We do not go to their funerals when they die and we looked down on my uncle for speaking to them when he went to a funeral for an aunt in 2009. We know they are evil so the children of these uncles and an aunt we know are bad by association. One of the grandchildren I met now twice outside of family and he sent a friend's request. I dont want the family to be mad but would a grandkid be cursed by his grandfather's actions? This kid's grandfather is still living. So do I accept or not? I have anyone from family on all the good sides but this kid (a teenager) is from the dark side. He is doing genealogy is why he friended. He seems very nice the two times I have met him but my mother has told me they are all bad (she has never met this individual).

I am not sure if he is doing it to kid around or if he is really being mean. Sometimes he is really nice so I think he still likes me. My parents say "you all settle it your not little anymore". I am 13 and my brother 16. He will imitate me stuttering. He will say "Gosh, your dumb" or "stupider then sh.t" Othertimes he just says "do you ever stop talking". At the same time he always is nice at other times so I dont think he hates me. So how do I respond? It robs me the wrong way because I got so much of it at school at an earlier time but my brother says "well you should have fought back"

So I'm 16. My mom is 51 and my dad will be 55 in a couple of weeks. I've recently been thinking that this is old for me being only 16. My mom is healthy but my dad is overweight with high blood pressure and other issues. I'm worried that they only have about 15 or 20 years left, I mean when I'm in my 30s they'll already be in their 70s. My grandparents are in their 70s now and my parents are in their 50s, that's how I would like it. But my mom was 34 when I was born and my dad was 38. Everyone else seems to have parents who are in their early 40s and 30s. I need some way to deal with this.

I DO NOT want to cause a rift of any kind between my siblings and I so the second part of the question is how can I do this without causing a rift. My mother's brother's 2 kids went through this with their mother and they don't speak now 6 years later. I have three siblings and two want to put her in a nursing home (the third just goes with the flow)

It's hard for me to deal with (or accept) that my parents are getting older. I stil feel like I need them. My dad is the number one person I ask for advice from. But he's getting older. He's 72 now. I'm afraid of being alone. I don't have my own family. Don't have a girlfriend. Only have a few friends. Life is just really lonely and I don't know how I will survive without them. Have I just become too dependent on them?

he was grabbing my moms arms and yelling in her face. it was something about her birth control pills cuz he was yelling about the packet being full or whatever. and yelling that 4 kids is enough and if she have any more on purpose after they talked about it then hes divorcing her. and she said something about what if shes already pregnant and then he let go of her and stomped upstairs. so i just followed him and asked if he needed any help with filing the divorce papers and he got so mad and threatened to kill me so i went back downstairs to see my mom. and she was crying and saying she wants to go upstairs and punch my dad. i encouraged her to do it, but shes all talk and she just cried more. shes got all red marks on her arms and i really think she should call the cops on my dad. but she wont do it. she said to me not to be stupid. well i dont think its stupid. i think he needs to be taught a lesson that he cant just bully people and ground people and not give extra money when i ask. so i want to call them myself so can i?

It's just more things to worry about right? More harm than good. Why should I care about family?

Is it normal for a 12 year old girl to sit on the floor scratching dad's back.

I have an adult daughter who is using meth (although she denies it) who has 4 small children and she is leaving them in the middle of the night or drops by tells them to run in and drives off. She does not contribute anything, the spare room I let her sleep in sometimes is TRASHED yet when I tell her she has to go she says I can't kick her out she gets mail here. She is also in trouble with the law for having a stolen tag. I have tried to help her but she is rude disrespectful erratic and a liar and a thief. Is it unchristian to just kick her out and let her make her own way?

I just turned 19 and my mom is letting me grow up. My dad isn't. I recently started to talking to this guy on the phone. He's around my age and my mom knows about it. One day my dad came home to change a shirt from work and he came in my room and saw me talking on the phone. He got upset and told me that he was going to talk to me about it later. I already know he is going to ask me questions like how did I meet him and what do we talk about. He might even ask to see my phone to see messages. I'm 19 years old and I'm tired of my dad treating me like I'm a 16 year old that just got a phone. He wants to get mad at my mom because she's not treating me like a 16 year old my asking me so many questions.My dad has done no changes in how he treats me at my age. He wasn't any better when I was 18. It's just not fair.I'm getting so tired of it.

I'm only 16, and he said I need a job because he refused to "Pay for an abled body's car insurance". I JUST got my permit, and I'm overwhelmed with school work and now he wants me to get a job? What are some arguments I can make to dispute it?

Is it wrong for me to want to be able to say that I went somewhere with my husband and didn't see anyone either of us knew for a week? We live with his semi febal grandparents so we are never alone, and every time we have a vacation we can take we end up visiting his mom (they are both trying to make up for ten years of his childhood they didn't have together due to him growing up with his grandparents after age 10). He basically told me last night that he wants to spend his vacations doing family things with his mom. I feel bad about it...but I want that time with him too. We never got to have a honey moon and we have never gone and done more than a single day at an ammusement park together. I just want a vacation with me and him. Is that wrong?

She has headphones, I'm not old enough to move out and looking for different ways to approch her. Maybe try bargining or something? She's practically a child in a womans body, I just really would like to sleep without hearing her god awful music at three in the morning.

I'm 23 and my brother is 33 going to be 34 next month. If my parents have a kid people will think that it is my kid or my brother's kid. My mom is 55 and my dad is gonna be 65 next month too. So how can I talk them out of it??? They are to old to be having kids.

I have a relative with life long financial struggles she has 4kids(4 different daddies) +custody of 2 sisters(her mom/ my aunt died). She pretty much has created her struggles she is facing eviction. I have a very small 800sq ft /2bdrm/1bath home perfect for me and my 24yr old son. Adding 7ppl to that would literally be us walking over each other, plus I have no room for her to store so bags of clothes etc. The thought makes me cringe of having all those people and the noise in my peaceful humble abode. Not to mention my son works midnights 6 nights a week the noise would have him sleepless. My cousin currently has 3 other adults living with her free loading she never has the balls to have them pitch in on bills. Her landlord wants her out because there are to many in the house and she never bossed up to tell her 2 adult brothers and 1 adult female cousin they need to go. So now they all have to go. Morally I feel its only right to look out for her yet I don't know if my sanity can allow it.1 month can go into 2 or 3 months and it interferes with my guy coming over, I don't go over his house as much any more because his daughter has moved back home from college and yes its awkward laying up in his bedroom with him with his daughter in the next room. Rick B, You know unlike most foolish Americans there isn't a need for him rush out to pay bills and build greater debt. As this backward culture has many doing. When he moves he will be afforded to buy a home hopefully in cash no mortgage. Give it try why don't you. Thanks James, I didn't think of a Shelter. Which a shelter ultimately can help her beyond temporary shelter. Some help with moving costs or getting her in a housing program. Thanks Doug. It would only be 1 adult and 6 kids. I would in no way allow the other bum adults that live her. Not at all, ever if it wasn't her and one the other s asked Id defiantly say NO. Ive seen for years them free load. I have the balls to say no. I'm just a charitable person, however at some point my charity has to stop. Thank you Pearl, Actually Pearl Im not helping financially. I've given enough over the past 6years helping with clothes etc and small appliances etc. I'm tapped out and refuse to alter my finances. I'll offer resources as some have suggested Well "Swimming in it". I have a 2 bedroom and our bedrooms aren't besides nor across from each other. As with my guy, he & his daughters bedrooms are right next to each other, we've had to be quiet (bed & all). Also my son gets home about 7am as I'm getting ready for work. See the difference.

I'm a 17 year old Muslim boy who lives at home with his parents along with 3 sisters. I've noticed for quite some time how my dad mistreats my mum. Over the past few years, my dad has comstantly made fun of my mums weight, how she hardly does anything around the house and how she always gives him a hard time. My dad is the single provider for the household and my mum doesn't work. She stays home, cooks and cleans nearly everyday. My dad still complains of how she doesn't cook properly and always shouts at her for doing small things that are not worth shouting about. Whenever he does this, I feel like I should stop it but at the same time I feel like I shouldn't get involved. 2 days ago my older sister left for university and she's moving out to live away from home. My dad decided to drop her to her new flat. My mum really wanted to go and say goodbye to her daughter but my dad refused and shouted at her for wanting to go. Now that's where I drew the line since she only wanted to come along and say farewell to her own daughter. Generally should I do something? And according to Islam, how should I handle situations like this?

22 year old and my mom still helps me out? I feel stupid. I am a full time student for human services and I own my own pet grooming business. I went to school for grooming at 18. I make some money but not enough to pay for everything. I can pay my own gas, food, and ect and I try to put some in savings so I can move on my own after i graduate. I feel bad for having my mom pay for my car. She has a good job and can afford it but I feel like less of an adult. I wish I could support myself but I can't yet. I live check to check while putting small sums in savings. I am trying. My mom never complains about paying for my car. I live with her too rent free. In trying to better myself. I WANT to be i dependent? Please tell me I am not alone or a bad mooching person?

My Sister in law was very young when she had her kids. 18 for the first kid and 20 for the second kid. I'm 20 now with no kids and I'm about to get married to her brother. She has a record of being extremely hostile to my fiance and me and VERY jealous, telling everyone that when we have kids, she is going to have another so we can't steal attention from her kids. Well, lately (the past three weeks) her oldest kid (age 3) has been at my fiances house "staying with papa". She won't take him home and she asks him every night "wanna stay with papa again?" But the grandpa isn't the one caring for the kid, it's my fiance. When my fiance moves out, the baby won't have anyone to care for him. I found out last night that she refers to him as a bad, demon child because he won't listen to her, but she doesn't take up any time with him. She is at home all day, everyday and won't take him outside because she's paranoid. I feel so sorry for the kid and I want to help raise him but I refuse to as long as she has an attitude towards me like she has since the beginning. What do I do in this situation?

I just had my 17th birthday and my mom hasn't gotten me a car but she got my brothers cars and they are both adults i just feel this isn't fair ... Im trying my best to be positive about the whole situation but it just isnt fair to me .. I work really hard in school i help around the house i respect my mom and this really upsets me ... All my friends have cars and i feel left out ... I did talk to my mom about this and She is looking into buying one of our neighbors old cars for me the only problem with that is it's a really old car and my friends have nice cars my brothers both got cars for there 17th birtheay and they were nice I'm just scared people will laugh at me in school because having a nice car in my school is really a big deal the kids who don't have nice cars get talked about and are called poor and idk what to do i feel my mom is being cheap but i do appreciate everything she does for me i just dont know what to do i don't want to seem selfish but my mom has won a 80 thousand dollar law sue 9 months ago and she can defiently afford to get me something better then a old beat up car from the 80s i just dont want kids to make fun of me help Btw not a troll or anything this is a serious question

Although I m a virgin my mom calls me a whore if I talk about guys I like.They tell me they know better necause they are experienced.My dad goes out with his friends and my mum yells at me.And hits me.Why are they so mean to their daughter?

I'm a stay at home mom of 3 little girls and my children's father has two older daughters that are older than our kids. I have a 4 year old 2 year old and 1 year old. Dad is always upset with my every single day it never fails it is something he is mad at me about. He calls me all sorts of things nasty lazy pathetic the B word you name it. I'm not a bad person at all I can admit that I don't do things to his expectations but he doesn't practice what he preaches as well. It's really hard and I feel like I'm doing my best but it is never good enough at all. Our house is always a mess and I agree I am not the best cleaner or cooker. He doesn't let me just do things on my own he likes to take control of every little thing. Then his other baby mothers harass him like crazy. Then one of his older daughter is with us just about every single day while her mother does what she wants he doesn't speak up to her but I get it all man. I'm told how much of a sorry mother I am and things like that while he picks up the pieces that I lack. He is soooo tired of me and I just wish we can get it together for our sake and the children but how can we when every single day it's something. We have no family assistance what so ever it's just us two. My life has been this way for the past 6 years!!

This is my fault and I accept responsibility for it. She is obsessed with TV. At first, we were using it as a learning experience. Now, I want to limit my daughters TV time but she is so obsessed, I feel she will take it as punishment. She watches it just for noise. She will have cooking shows on and shows she doesn't even care about. When she comes home, she rushes through homework just so she can get the TV on as fast as possible. If I am talking, she will walk out of a room saying her "show is on" and she can't talk. She is punished for this. Late sometimes, she is watching useless TV like infomercials and if I tell her to turn it off, she whines and manipulates me with phrases like "I do well in school, I had a rough day." So, I turn it off myself and for the rest of the night she will follow me around the house saying "Im bored, it's all your fault Im bored, you took away my TV" until I punish her more. Then, I feel guilty. I have tried books, she actually has over ten new books she hasn't read. I bought her a subscription to Highlights. I bought her new colored paper, new crayons, fun scissors, paints, an art kit. I do not sit in front of the TV myself. I actually got rid of our cable so her shows are limited to 10 local channels. I plan on limiting it today. I just can't stand the retaliation which will include her telling me Im a bad mom, whining, and stomping her feet. She is preteen. Help? Highlights magazine states right on their website it is for 5-12 year old children and she likes them. Way better than sitting and watching curious george (which she does).

Some people don't care what I do, some wish me well, and some people wish me ill. They want me to fail for some reason and get satisfaction and joy from seeing me fail or suffering. Why is that?

I'm nineteen. I dated a white guy for two years and a half. After the first year I asked to meet his parents but he would always make up silly excuses as to why they couldn't visit or I couldn't meet them. On Christmas eve last year they flew out from new york and decided to make a surprise visit. I was thrilled that I was finally getting to meet his parents but they weren't. For one, he is a guy who comes from a lot of money so his parents thought I was the housekeeper when they first came. When I told them I was his girlfriend they were furious. I had just thought my boyfriend called them over to surprise me or something but that wasn't the case because let me tell you, he looked terrified when he first saw them. The whole time they were there they were ridiculously rude, and made racist remarks to every little thing I said. The thing is, I'm not even full black. My dad is Mexican and My mother is white and black. In front of me, they threatened to cut him off financially if he didn't stop seeing me because they wouldn't have their money "abused." like this. First off, I didn't even know the man had money until his parents said something. He lived in an small one bedroom apartment. Even if I did know he had money before, I have money myself so there is no reason for me to be using him for his money. I left him a week later because I wasn't going to let myself be disrespected by his parents like that. But it still bothers how some parents can be that selfish.

I have been in therapy, diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety, read books, but never gotten over the divorce and guilt. My mother divorced my father because of his drinking and then alienated us from him for 8 years. She says she was being protective but it was due to her anger even if visits needed to be supervised. While the alcoholism and them divorcing didn't bother me long term, it was being alienated that did. I feel I allowed it because as a kid I believed my mother's comments and therefore gossiped with her and told people bad things about my Dad (some things which I later learned weren't true). I also never asked to be able to see him until I was 15. When I asked I was told at first no way can you see him but after a few months of asking my mother let me and it went well and we got close. He lived until I was 27. He even drank much less. So while I forgive my mother for the most part for alienating us (though what she did was wrong) I don't forgive myself. I also get flashbacks at holidays to the guilt I feel for missing 7 years of holidays with my Dad and his entire side of the family. Even though he has died I still fear his side of the family thinks less of me though no one has ever brought it up (I try too hard to impress sometimes though more so when younger). Will this pain ever pass and what words of encouragement are there that might help it pass sooner?

I am scared of my Dad now He smashed a box on a plate and broke it in three places. He usually doesn't behave like this (my Dad) but my brother does usually talk back.

She is 26 with two kids and currently hooking up with someone she likes but she can only see the guy in the morning before he goes to work and after work.. he's a maintenance man.. she babysits my baby for 7 1/2 hours everyday and he gets fed and everything. But I think she's trying to take advantage of me. I dont go in to work until later on in the day and she knows that. So she wants to leave her kids to me for 30 minutes while she sees her boyfriend. I told her no and she didn't want to babysit anymore. I don't have family near me and the babysitters charge way too much.. the daycares are so expensive and I don't want to leave work because I am tired of being at home doing nothing. How can I tell her to stop asking me to watch her kids in the morning? I know she watches mine but I think she wants to take advantage of the situation. I pay her every week.. how is that taking advantage? I work, she doesn't.