http://imgur.com/DXiH1V9

I'm 23 and live in a adult living program. I don't have any friends and my dad doesn't do much with me anymore. He says he is too old to. He will be 65 this month. I know people that are older than he is and more active than him too. My dad tells me that we are gonna do all this stuff and never does it. If he does it he does it without me. I feel so lonley and he doesn't care. I think I'm fat and ugly. I almost weigh 300 pounds. My mom and dog is the only one that is in my life.

So my cousin babysits my 18 month old and is pregnant with her third. She is almost 30 weeks and complains that her doctor doesn't want her to pick up more than 15 pounds so I looked for another babysitter and didn't pay her the last week. I work every single day 4-5 hours and I come really tired (I work as cashier at family dollar) and she wants to go visit her boyfriend who lives about 40 minutes away. She gets angry that I say no even when she says she would pay me for the babysitting. She wants me to take care of them every Tuesday or Wednesday for three hours while she visits with her stupid boyfriend. So earlier she told me she wants to go but doesn't want to take her kids (supposedly because she doesn't want them to be jumping all around and wants alone time with him) and that she hasn't told her boyfriend yet that she's going but she mostly will.. so I didn't answer her and put this on the message: haha good luck with that.. so she answered back and asked if I can watch them that they will be bathed and fed and clean I said no.. so now I don't know how to tell her to just f*** off or leave her boyfriend.

Being abused. Read untill the very end. So I have been told that most definitely being abused. Not physically though so let me explain. Both my parents are mean to me. As in for one they think if I'm upset that it's funny and don't take it seriously. They call me bad word names everyday. I rather say them. They call me a baby for no reason and tell me why don't you cry about it whenever I'm upset. No don't even ask why I seem upset. They call me fat which I'm not but now I feel like perhaps I am. They hit me in a playfull way but it hurts. I'm sensitive on my skin so sometimes it hurts and I tell them this and they think it's funny and say I'm making it up and keep doing it. I'm more of a serious person mostly cause of them they think things are always funny and never can be serious most of the time when it comes to me that is. I know I'm not very good at explaining this but long story short I'm basically bullied by my parents best way to put then putting a long list of things that they tell me everyday. I use to cut cause of them but I stopped. Eventually I told them that I use to cut and they known I did it somehow. They never asked me about it. I told them it was cause of them. They said I'm full of s the bad word. That I'm a drama queen. I have been sucidal. But every time I try I got stopped. Not by my parents though it was always someone else who catches me trying to do it. First of all I have seen a therapist etc more then once and none of them helped. I'm unable to work cause of issues that I have I don't want to say. So I can't move out with no money. The only I can do is try to win the lottery to get out of here but those chances are very low. I'm 21 years old still unable to move out. I have a friend I can talk with. Just recently she agreed if I won a lottery or something that she be my roommate.

For example two cousins have gotten married and we have been the only cousins not asked since we are 2nd rate (little known). We didn't come to family functions as kids at my parents orders much to us kids disappointment but my parents doing, not mine. Now as an adult I miss out. I have set up family activities but few come because few know me. How do I overcome this hurt. Nobody did anything wrong it is just my mother holds these grudges that chase people away from her but as a result I have missed out and suffered. How do I overcome this. It is hard to forgive my mother as she is the origin of this.

I told my mom I wanted a potato for Christmas but she said no!!! D: what do I do?!?!!?!?

I....it's hard to talk about. When I was only 8 years old my dad never touched or raped me, is this normal for everyone?

Hey guys I'm seriously stressed out right now. My mom is staying with me for a little bit and she helped me out a little for the rent this month. The thing is she's not on the lease so her money order has her signature instead of mine and it's due today . I was wondering if it would still work? Or if I need to cash it somehow or something and re-do it. Thanks, seriously feel like ripping my hair out right now. Sincerely, -Caleb

So about 7 years ago, my sisters fiancé passed away. And her and my nephew came to live with my mom brother and I. Unfortunately my mom and sister cannot get along, they always argue and it's definitely taking toll on the both of them. But my sister leaves everywhere a mess, her room looks like a pig sty and the bathroom she leaves dirty towels in the bathtub. Then my sister calls up people and talks about how my mom isn't nice to her. Like what! That's how most of the arguments start, I can't take this arguing anymore. I want to get out but I don't make enough money to do so. I love my mom and I love my sister. I need some advice and I try to stay neutral, but I can see both sides.

Alright, I know this isn't really the type of site to ask about family issues, but It's all I have access to right now. So, my family is....interesting, to say the least. First off, we can (And quite frequently, do) swear at each other, leading to some heated arguments that don't do the best for everyone's mental health. Secondly, I'm (sorta) an only child. I say sorta, because I wasn't until a few weeks ago when my sister moved into a college about 5 hours away. I guess they've been pretty upset by this, since they've been really uptight about grades in school (Even though I am, and have been a Straight-A-Student) and simple little things, like going to lunch or getting my driver's permit. In fact, the reason I'm writing(typing?) this question right now, is because I've just gotten away from a particularly bad argument. I won't list all the details here, but here are the important things from it: It was that it was over something simple (lunch); My Mom had offered to argue my point to my Dad, and ended up attacking me verbally anyways; and my Dad, being the 'Charming' person he is, punched me in the face because he was tired of what I was saying, just before walking off. So, the point of this question: How do I deal with them anymore? Any time I attempt to say anything about how they're acting towards me, they either deny everything, or just yell at me/hit me until I give up. It's not abusive, just enough for a bruise. Please help ASAP - Steven

i need new clothes for school. cuz once youre 16, u get to wear your own clothes instead of unifrom. i dunno if its like that in all schools but it is in my old one and now my new one. i cant wear the same clothes all the time. i only have like 20 tshirts/shirts/sweaters and 7 pants/jeans, 2 coats, 4 jackets, 3 converse, and 4 boots. that might seem like a lot when i list it like that, but its really not. not then you have to go to school 5 times a week. so ive worn ALL my clothes at school now and i cant wear them again this month. i toad my parents that and my dad just made fun of me, saying ''who do i think i am, lady die'' who the heck is lady die. he said i have enough clothes and if i want more then get a job. i cant have a job im busy. i worked on a boat tour for like months and it was making me too tired so i left through a mixture of quitting and being fired. i literally been learning at school all day and studying for a test tomorrow. im too tired for working. my dad has tons of money he could spend on clothes for me but he refuses to do so. he said i will just grow out of them. well yeah, but not for like a year. i just reached 5'10 and i think thats my growth over for the year. i herd you grow over the summer so you can go back to school and friends you havent seen can say wtf. its winter now. he buys my sister clothes all the time and shes growing fatter and he dont say no to her cuz shell grow out of them. its bs i want him arrested for neglect and favortism also neglect that i need to go to get an eyetest for blurry eyes and dizzy and my mom still hasnt got me an appointment. she said theyre engaged everytime she try calling. well call another one dummy

My mother has been a victim of a conman for about 7 years.We live in nice suburbs. They met on a website he had said he was a successful lawyer and they were perfect. he was ok at first then the truth started to come out that his parents were the lawyers and his primary income was slum rental propertys they had given him to live off of. His demeanor started to change as time went on he began to show his true colors, by then he already had grips on my mom manipulating her with her own severe insecurities and he was damn good at it. Turns out he is a raging addict popping hydros all day and shooting heroine when he couldnt afford pills, He even had me fooled i would follow him everwhere as a 12 years old most the hobos and crackheads in his turf knew me as his shadow. I grew up around constant domestic violence, his thug friends, and constant abuse to my family members. He had my mom thinking we were the problem while he tracked her every movement, cost her 2 jobs, abused her and my sweet grandmother, only used my moms money and would routinely call random people in her phone threatening them to stay away from his girl. we would convince her to leave him and he moved out a few times but she would never cut contact. After him being moved out for a couple months she is bringing him around again. This time its the worst he has complete control of her, he tells her shes crazy and feeds her xanax. Im 18 now I need to get my mother back. what do i do???

FAMILY THREAD- DO YOU LOVE ALL your family members. what about biological ones. it can be hard to love them all. but family is indeed kin and blood. why not like them. some have personalities, attitudes, and living conditions that makes relations hard. other times, family may be too religious. well, IF YOU DONT LOVE FAMILY, A GOOD REASON NEEDED AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE ARE SEEING more divided and unstable families these days. families so distant and no love, communication, support, dinners

es, I went through his phone and read his text messages. I got the other woman's number and text her from his phone. She did the same thing. She went through his phone and text me. She got my phone number from him and she has been calling and texting me since. She has embarrassed him public by throwing drinks on him and punching him in the face in front of his friends. She even cut up some of his clothes and left them outside of his apartment building. He told me that he doesn't trust me because I've gone through his phone and for all he knows I've been through his wallet and pockets. I was slightly insulted because all he's done is lie to me and tell me that he was no longer seeing this woman. I went through his phone just to verify that he was still in contact with her and still seeing her. He has stood me up with not calling. Now he's telling me that he is choosing not see me because he can't trust me, but why does he still trust her enough to still see her?

He's so scared! I want him to get checked out now. He's deathly afraid. He's worried for no reason.

My sister has been feeling sad and scared today. I asked her what's going on she didn't say anything. She wants to lay on the couch with me and cuddle all day. How can I help her feel better ?

I am trying to be a good Christian and I understand God wants us to help one another but I just can't anymore. My parents have let my 25 year old crazy jobless cousin stay with us for over a year and I don't see him leaving anytime soon. He doesn't pay rent, he eats all her food, and is just plain entitled. He's also crazy and into drugs and makes me feel uncomfortable. I'm leaving for college (junior year) in the spring and I think I'm gonna tell my parents that I'm not coming home until he is gone. Whether they care or not, is up to them. I just can't live with him anymore. Am I being a bad person? I don't want him homeless but I don't want him in my life. Can anyone help or give some advice?

I am only child of my parents and i am grown in a very open environment. Now i am at 23 and live with my parents. But still I like to be nude at home, this is my personal choice, and also my parents don't have any problem with this, they are just ok with my nudity. Do you think it's normal.believe me it's not sexual at all.

My fiance got weird about this so I'm asking. I will get in or out of the shower if either of my parents or my brother are in the bathroom. I don't walk around the house naked or anything like that, but I also don't care if either mom or dad sees me naked for like 10 seconds. My girlfriend thinks it's just flat wrong and "creepy" (her actual word). Do you think this is creepy or even wrong at all?

I'm 20 and I don't pay rent so it's not like I can just tell my parents to eff off and stop eating my stuff. But I eat literally nothing my parents buy other than occasionally fruit that would go bad if I didn't because I'm the only one who will eat it. I have a job and buy all of my own food because I'm a vegetarian, I eat very limited direct dairy, I eat a lot of meal replacement bars because I have class until 9-10 pm. But for whatever reason I am constantly being asked for MY food that I bought. "Oh, let me try that," or, "I want one of those!" I eat the same things everyday and when I run out of food I am literally out of food because I am not willing to eat the disgusting, fattening garbage my family does. They're like little kids. They eat my food first then eat their's because they know it will still be there when mine is gone. Now my sister is on a diet and my family decided it was okay for her to start eating my food, too. I would be willing to share if it weren't for the fact the only reason I have to buy my own food is because I get told I can eat what they eat or not eat at all like a five year old. Yes, because everyone moves out at 18 now, ESPECIALLY full time students at ivy league universities. I don't pay rent because my parents have a four years of school rule. My 24 year old brother didn't pay rent until two years ago. Welcome to America. And if the logic is to buy my parents' groceries because I don't pay rent then that's flawed as well considering I would be buying them for two siblings who did not, "wipe my butt". My groceries are also more expensive than their's. That's why I'm pissy.

I don't understand. It's not like I'm a loud and obnoxious SJW or anything I literally just said I think gay marriage should be legal, and I see no reason why it shouldn't be. She FLIPPED out! She started going on and on..about how God isn't happy with me for supporting a thing like that, and how I remind her of her sister who lives in LA and is very liberal. I wasn't disrespectful to her at all... I just said that i am my own person and I'm allowed to have my own opinions..and also that I can accept hers but I'd like her to accept mine. But she can't do that. I talked to a few people about it and they think that she's being unfair, but whenever I try to express that to her she flips out again. Anyone who dares to disagree with her is automatically a horrible person. I used to have a therapist because I got a Traumatic Brain Injury, but when she told my mom that she needed to be patient with me (I had to have speech therapy for a while because I had hit my head so hard and couldn't talk right) and when she told my mom that, I couldn't see her anymore. Sorry for rambling I just don't know what to do. I just wish we could agree to disagree but we can't. Advice?

With that said, she gets mad about everything and she acts like a high schooler. I'll start with when I was 13, I started talking to people on chat site (not the best idea,) however I never planned to meet up with anyone (I was also texting in school) and I wasn't getting attention from my parents, because they were always dealing with my older siblings. I got in trouble, got called a whore and a shank for a couple of months and was grounded from December to September the following year. My mom told all her friends what happened. Then her friends start messaging me asking if I'm behaving for my mom and dad. The grounding isn't what got me, it was the gossiping of me to her friends. . I'M IN COLLEGE! Here's what I do on a daily basis: 1. Wake up, let dog's outside 2. Get the living room and kitchen set up for baby's 3. Watch baby's till 4 every day, when the parents get off at 2:05. They get here at 3, but talk my mom's ear off so I'm still watching them. 4. Help my mom with the little things she needs when the babies are here and I can't help her. 5. Get the mail for my mom 6. Feed the babies and my mom 7. Either help or actually do the cooking in my house, also feed the dogs. 8. Do school work intermittently while my mom calls me for help I even go shopping for her when she needs me to. And on the weekends need to make plans with my brother and my boyfriend and my friend so they don't feel like I'm leaving them in the wind. I told my mom Tuesdays and Thursday were the days I needed to do school work, yet I am always doing my school work on Friday (about 10 hours of school work) from 6 am to 2 am, because of how much she calls me. Where in all of that am I supposed to clean the ******* kitchen? She says school work is important, but how am I supposed to do it, when she has me doing all of that? Especially when I said I didn't want to watch my niece and nephew while I was in school. She promised to help me, but she doesn't so my grade are failing. But that's my fault because I don't make the appropriate time for it. There are days where I legitimately feel like packing up my suitcase and leaving. She is ligit mad because I haven't cleaned her kitchen, acted like a 5 year old and slammed her door asking how hard it was to keep a kitchen clean. Also, this past Friday and Saturday I wasn't home, so when I left on Thursday it was clean and when I got back Sunday it was not. Yet its my fault because im a slob. The only way I see out is by either killing myself or running to another state

I will try to keep this short, haven't spoken to dad in a year and a half following a petty argument over a parking space, although it was an underlying problem in a father/son relationship that has been poor at best, (he was very uninterested in me when i was younger but formed a friendship like bond as i got older and started to enjoy the same kind of hobbies and jobs) once i had returned after 2 weeks holiday we just never talked i was a bit apprehensive and I guess he was or just didn't care. skip forward nearly two years no contact other than me telling him that my mother had to go to hospital, in which we both sat in a room not talking until i had enough and went to sit elsewhere. it has affected me in the sense that i treat friendships with my actual mates in a very similar way, i just kind of give up trying to patch things and move on, is this me not dealing with things correctly? or it me thinking ive let bigger things go, this is minute on a scale of things. my questions should i make contact? im doing ok otherwise, how do I? were very similar in our standoff-ish ways and why hasn't he tried, does he even want to know me? any help is much appreciated, ive tried being as open as possible because i feel as though if id have just said , haven't spoke to dad in ages should i? id get answer that were aimed at 15 year kids whos gripe was the fact they got shouted at over homework, not adults who have had rocky almost neglectful relationships.

when she found out we were getting married,she became very pushy on how a wedding should be.When I registered online for our gifts,she printed out copies of the registry and mailed it to us.There were pen marks all over with comments next to each item "you don't need this, plastic mixing bowls are better, comments like " you need step stools etc".I was annoyed and totally ignored her unwanted advice. She became annoyed when her brother bought the mixing bowls that she didn't approve of.She didn't lift a finger in helping/planning the bridal shower. She famously made a comment to someone that she had a son and wasn't required to pay like the brides parents but continues to bully us onus doing what SHE wants.We bought nice furniture.when she came by to see it she didn't say a word.She was upset that we didn't buy second hand furniture because that's all she buys for herself so she wants us to do the same.I bought a nice car for myself and she sulked and said at least mines paid off.How should I deal with her?

He asks if I want to play his skin flute daily. But I don't know what he means!

How else should I handle this? I'm 31 I got laid off in November of last year my mom died in December. Now I don't have a house I'm staying with my oldest uncle for a short while until thanksgiving. Last week my uncle yelled at me for having too much laundry yelled at me today for having too much groceries. Every other day he says drink your orange juice we don't have all day. My aunt and other uncle can't take me in they can be strict a lot of drama goes on in their house. My dad is a good way to have a break from all this. I don't think it was right of my uncle to yell at me since I'm new to his house. What do I do or say if he yells at me again for something else? As I said I can't be here forever it's a retirement home.

I want to move in with my father because my mom is an alcoholic and I don't want to deal with her anymore. My mom has gone to court previously when I was younger, due to my mom being under the influence while she was taking care of me ( I know because she has copies of the court documents). Do mother's still have the upper hand in court? and I want to know what are some things that the court would consider about letting me move to my dad's house (non-custodial parent)?

I hate her attitude, she is so selfish and ony thinks about herself. For example she bought a brand new car when my mom, who is a single mom of three was struggling with paying the bills. And the thing is she lives in the house! ANother thing is she makes you feel so worthless. If you perhaps accidentally eat "her" dinner she will scream and stuff but the things she says makes you feel like a piece of ****. and she is the worst listener. sometimes we go out and whenever i need to talk about something she just cuts me off or worse, she ignores me all together. when i try to complain to my mom all she says is "shes your sister" No! just because shes mysister doesnt justifie her behavior. And i get that answer all the time and i seriuosly cant stand her anymore what do i do? im only 15 so i cant move out. (Im sorry if my enlish is not correct, its not my mother tongue)

i love my bf so much. I lost my father after he had a stroke, and life has been pretty rough. My mom who does care and love me, hasn t made things easy for me. Last night after she had been drinking she told my boyfriend he was manipulative and controlling. She told him he only wants to see me when it s convenient for himself (not true, he works 40 hours a week in another city and tries to see me when possible). I started crying and told her to leave us alone and she looked at him and said that he was making me cry. This was also at night, and in the morning I was going to go to school and he would go to work an hour later. She said he would have to leave when I left, and wouldn t be allowed to use my shower in the morning before he left to work. I told him maybe it was best he didn t sleep over, but instead just left so that way in the morning she wouldn t see him and be rude. She went on and on about how if he was a real boyfriend and man he would stay for his girlfriend. He remained calm the entire time and comforted me but I just cried and cried because I m just so tired of the way my mom treats him. She hates him and for no good reason. She says that he never has me over at his dad s house, but all he does over there is eat, and work on his car and come over to my house or go home. It s not fair that she acts so rude to him when his mom treats me so well and makes me feel so welcomed. My mom criticizes everything we do from what we Do for fun/what we eat . Please help.

Culminated in a restaurant last night. Drunk sister was there, in front of her friends. As with other times, came over and asked my wife for a hug. Outwardly, it looked sweet. But evil sister was whispering awful things to her. She even said aloud that she did not believe that my wife had tongue cancer this summer, which she most certainly suffered through. Evil sister claimed that my wife's statement that she had cadaver skin grafted to her tongue, held down with a big bolster sewn to what was left of her tongue, was false because they don't do skin grafts to tongues and she knows because she's a nurse. True, she was a nurse, but because of her drug and alcohol addiction, she has not been able to work as a nurse for years. This is just one sick example of the things this ***** pulls on my wife. And as the family bully, she has the ear of everyone else, who all refuse to stick up for my wife because they don't want to face the wrath of the evil one. Words were exchanged, ugly scene, we got the hell out of there without eating our meals. Q: How do we deal with this, and it will continue for as long as the evil sister lives until her addiction kills her.

I am a 49 year old. I have never felt fatherly towards my bio children, my wife is always on my side. So, I do not feel that I am in anyway wrong. I have refused to buy my son(17) and daughter(18) anything for their birthdays and Christmas since the day my wife and I brought them home from the hospital. I don't feel that it is right you have to support your children for 18 to 21 years. I don't think children should get food, entertainment, anything unless they earn the money and buy it. My son and daughter are still in high school, yet I have wanted them gone for 15 years each. When I do kick them out, I don't care if they go hungry, and have no place to stay. I want no one helping them. I have had them both home schooled for 10 years. I have never taught them to drive, and I only let them get a job 4 years ago, at 13 and 14 working for their uncle's store. I kept all of the money they made for myself. Because I am their father. What do you think? Nope, I am serious. The money problem will be on them once I kick them out.

It happens to all of us (in my case it happens when my mother holds grudges). How do I recover from the embarrassment of the behavior of a relative (usually in my case my mother)? I love my mother and she is a good person but is a grudge holder.

My brother's birthday is Saturday but he is living with our Dad and I am on my Mom's side in our parents divorce. My brother is bad because he backed our Dad in the divorce who lied to our Mom. I dont talk to my Dad and never will again and so I dont want much to do with my brother for he has backed our Dad which to me makes him almost as bad as our Dad. So am I wrong to not wish him a Happy Birthday on Facebook come Saturday? He lives with my ex-father. I say my Dad in the first party but it is my ex-Dad I am referring to

How can I get her to stop, asking her doesnt work

I know a family of where a mother just gave birth to her 8th kid. The mother is a traditionalist Catholic. The mother herself comes from a big traditionalist Catholic family. She is one out of 10 kids. All of her brothers and sisters ended up having many children also when they got older and married, anywhere from 8 to 10 kids. The grandmother of the family (the mothers mother) now has 63 grandchildren. I've heard many people make negative comments about the mother who just gave birth to her 8th kid, saying that her children are probably neglected emotionally. Why would people say such things? Don't people have the right to believe in what they want. The people who I'm talking about believe that birth control is sinful and thus believe in having the children that God wills for them. They truly do believe that they are doing the will of God. What's so wrong with that?

My mother's mother have her lots of affection (her father was mostly absent) and yet she never gave me any accept a Christmas and birthday card. I saw her once a year. My Dad's parents were also very affectionate and loving. Yet my Dad did not show any. He patted me on the back once and that was it. Closest to a hug was pulling away from a birthday cake on my birthday. Neither parent told me they loved me other then the words "love Mom" on the cards. Yet my Dad's parents always told me they loved me as did my Mom's Mom. I was raised my an aunt and uncle on my Dad's side. When I was in a car wreck my Dad wouldn't even stay in the hospital with me. So my question is what makes parents like this when the received love and affection as kids themselves in my Dad's case from both his parents and in my Mom's case from her Mom. My mother's background is she has drug issues and my Dad has just never been productive and has criminal issues (went to jail for drugs in his early 20's and statutory rape but is drug free for 20 years now).

My immediate family is involved in esoteric blood sacrifices violating my boundaries and they have bought out everyone I knew. I feel it my duty to notify everyone that is associated with us in any familiar way because the abuse is causing illness and others could be in danger. How much might such a thing cost?

My Mom keeps saying my Dad and step-Mom are going to get flooded out in South Carolina and she hopes they get it. She is always insulting them so it might just be a personal thing (last night she said she hopes they drown). But I am scared as I don't want anything bad to happen. My Mom won't let me call them but I emailed them. They live on a place called Hilton Head Island. Are they supposed to be destroyed by a Hurricane? I know they have evacuated to my step-Mom's sisters in the mountains of North Carolina (I live in Illinois). Are they in danger? Will they drown like my mother says? My mother is mad I am worried but I am. I want to call them but she wont let me so I emailed. Does email work when someone evacuates? They are driving to the step-mother's sisters according to my Dad's facebook (I dont know the step-mother well). My Dad is who I am mainly worried about.

For example my Mom's Mom (my grandmother) has a family my Mom my mother is on all good terms with so they have let a great-aunt and her daughter come stay with them through the weekend due to the hurricane (the great-aunt is from Charleston, SC). They happily welcomed her in. Meanwhile when my Mom's Dad's sister (related exact same way) came by when my grandfather was alive one evening my mother rolled her eyes and complained. Both are just as nice but my mother dislikes my grandfather's siblings because they sided with a parent that was not nice to her Dad. So am I right to view this as unfair? She also never wants to see the grandchildren of this grandfather of hers (my great-grandfather) that she viewed as unfair but always sees the grandkids of her other grandfather and those grandkids are just the same as the "bad side". So my question is am I right to view this as unfair or is this totally normal in extended family to select good vs. bad and throw away one set and keep another set? I personally choose to like everyone.

Alright before everyone goes around and starts calling me ungrateful, let me explain a few things. One my grandma refuses to allow me to have any type of technology. I have to be engaged with the family at all times so I have no connection to the outside world. My father and his wife are both pastors at the church. So anything that I would deem fun is completely against what they believe. I m also 22 and I have moved out of my father s house and yet this vacation was sprung on me even though I have a job. So then I got guilted into going because my grandma spent so much money on it even though I have prior priorities and responsibilities that I have to uphold. I m frustrated beyond belief because even though moving out I still feel like they re controlling my life and I absolutely am not looking forward to the family vacation because every single family vacation always turns out bad. Any suggestions?

It happens to all of us (in my case it happens when my mother holds grudges). How do I recover from the embarrassment of the behavior of a relative (usually in my case my mother)? I love my mother and she is a good person but is a grudge holder.

I'm in college. I have a young sister in 5th grade and my mom doesn't care about her. My little sister complains of headaches which is weird for her age she should be playing. My mom lets her sleep whenever she wants even if its 2 AM (Actually, she encourages it by staying up late with her) She allows her play video games all the time. She doesn't give a **** how unhealthy my sister is being for her age. She doesn't even make dinner for her. My mom feeds her paractemol when she complains about her head, I think its very wrong and not something to casually give a child. I feel like my mom just wants to escape her responsibilities. I try to talk calmly to her about this issue and she explodes in anger and shouts at me.

Each morning my dad shout at me and pushes my head to wake me up and it hurts. This morning he said something to me after this and I snapped I hit him it the face because what he said hurts me inside but after I done it hit hit me harder in the face. When I got up and went down stairs he pushes me and swears at me and blames me for thing that happend in the past. We try and get along but we can't. What should I do My dad is quite a violent person he throw a chair and snapped it when my mum and him were arguing and threatened to hit her with the leg of it he doesn't care about me

I'm 17 and I'm a guy, And they always say a million times that they're worried about me, they're way too overprotective of me. Like my dad thinks I'm going to get mugged if I go to school and my mother thinks that if I don't answer the phone that I died and my parents will all 50 times in a row to get me to answer and if don't answer more after they've called 4 times they'll scream at me. I was in the shower the other day and my phone rang 6 times and it was my dad and he yelled at me saying I scared him to death and I told him I was in the shower. I'm sick of them treating me like a baby, help?

He's my sister's dad. He's done drugs in the past, but got clean. He did many horrible things before hand and has traumatized my other sister and I who have a different dad. He belittles my mom who pays all the bills and tells at her. He's about 5'4, 150lbs. I'm 190lbs and 5'11, so I have more reach and weight for him to challenge. I just turned 18 and it's taking everything to not kill him after seeing him break down doors, punch my mom, fight my grandpa, and belittle my grandma who raised his own kids for him. What do you think?

'm 20 years old and hair loss is kind of known in my family but I think it doesn't happen till a lot later in my life like when I'm around 70 Both my parents aren't going bald, although on my mothers side, her father was thinning a lot but still had some hair left when he passed away Update: Can I grow it back? I'm 5'4 and trying to date in college lol Its hard talking to girls at college. I try to talk to them to at least be friends yet I feel like I get treated like something easily disposable. I feel that just because of my physical height (5'4) that girls don't treat me as special as they would other guys and its been making me believe that some things like sexual assault is justified in some cases, or at least i'm not the one thats doing it but I have a lot less sympathy for people who are rape victims (excluding jail)....no wonder why sexual assault still exists in this world.... I won't commit the crime, but if most girls won't like me, then I won't ever help one if they're being assaulted unless proven wrong, you get the point.

I have been sharing a small room with my brother who is 21 and has a 1 year old daughter(he uses his side of the room just to throw sh*t on top of his bed) I'm tired of having to wake up and see his stuff just lay there everyday. I'm 22 and I don't like how my parents are very close minded and old fashioned. I love them a lot but I don't like how they make it seem like I'm the worst person on the planet when they find out I have been smoking weed. I have been smoking for years now and they tell me that it is bad for me and my dad looks down upon me for that. Even though I only smoke about once or twice a week they don't know I'm smoking currently but I hate having to hide stuff from them but this is what it has come down to. I told my parents I have self esteem issues and very bad anxiety in social situations and obviously they can't fix all my problems but I just want to be on my own and be able to do as I please

He's so immature and childish and I'm so puzzled why he can't grow up. We broke up 4 months ago because our relationship was just TOXIC he could not keep his hands off me, we were always arguing, etc. it just wasn't a good relationship for our child so I ended it and moved back with my parents. I can honestly say I lost all love for him. For someone who used to treat me like **** and always used to hit me and I nearly lost my life so many times... I can't stand him. I hate that I had a child for him, I really do but I love my son. He is so slick with EVERYTHING, he tries to flip everything on me. Example: we don't communicate we have 50/50 custody and our parents talk to each other about exchanges and whatnot but lately our parents have been getting into it and I hate to see my dad upset.. especially over those crazy people. My dad felt we needed to be the ones to communicate because this is our child and I understood I don't mind talking to him about our child because it's our responsibility we are both adults both 19 years old. I decided to text him today and tell him we are both adults and need to make arrangements ourselves I been made it clear to him that I'm over him and don't want him when he was texting my phone saying stuff like " I want my family back" and all that nonsense telling me how the guys I talk to don't care about me and never will like he did... just trying to make me feel bad. I wanna know why he tries to flip stuff around and call my dad and tells him

My parents always act like they are better than everybody else. They don't give me what they want and I only got a laptop for my birthday. All they care about is themselves. And the always say how much better my sister is than me.I am so tired of it. Al they do is complain dn now they want to have a foreign exchange Student here. And ist all about her and her ways. It's not fair. Everything is lways about everybody else.

So i wake up around 6 AM to 6.30 AM usually i'm not hungry so therefor i don't eat breakfast but my parents make me sit there until i eat I cant use my iPad or my Phone and I don't want to be forced to eat just because i want to have entertainment during the morning and no one say "Maybe you should talk to them" because i've tried and they just say they know im hungry but really im not.

I'm grateful and appreciative but when my dad is on vacation for a week i don't really miss his presence. i don't feel like crying when he's out on vacation. am i a bad kid? if so,why? :(

I ll be 14 when my little brother enters the world. I feel as though my 8yo brother will be closer to the baby bro than me (after all, I am a girl). I have a sister 11 years older than me, and she s always felt distant. She treated me as if she was my mom. I want my new brother to think of me as a sister, not a mom. Does anyone have a similar situation?