Family: Question: I feel unloved by my mother. What do I do?

Question: I feel unloved by my mother. What do I do?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:46 PM PST

I'm 22 and I still live at home but I make my own money and buy all my own things. I'm going to school and the only thing I don't pay for is rent which I know I'm very lucky and I appreciate very much. I say this because I want to get across that I am an adult, not a moody teenager and while I do still live at home I'm not taking advantage of my parents. I can't seem to have a meaningful conversation with my mom without having to hold back tears of anger or sadness. She makes me feel so wrong for having my own opinions and if I try to have a civil argument, even though I'm being nice, she get's super angry at me and will just start ignoring me like a child. Just now she said "I want a soap that isn't soap" and I told her (in a nice/joking way) that it was contradicting to say that and she got angry at me. I tried to explain that I didn't mean anything bad by it and asked her what I did to make her upset so I know not to do it again and she just didn't say anything and kept on looking at her phone. There are so many worse things she does this with, I can't even begin to explain them all. She also goes above and beyond for the people at her work and then comes home and does nothing for her family. It's hard to explain but I don't feel loved by her. It gets more apparent as I get older. Should I just stop trying? Do I grieve my living mother?

Question: How do i get a better relationship with my mom?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:36 PM PST

I may sound honestly disgusting while saying this, but my mom, i really don't like her (her ways. i love my mom, i just can't stand to have a conversation with her.) She is very stressful, she is always assuming, and shes stubborn. She is mad at me for i don't know what, and she took my electronic devices for no reason. I tried to apologize for whatever may be the case, but she just doesn't wanna hear it. She claims because i never called her, when really, the phone i used to have, it sometimes does not notify me of calls, the ringer is usually off, and she ALWAYS call me early in the morning... And, I tried to buy my own phone using 70$ that i earned all by myself thinking i could keep it because it's now titled as "mine", but because i'm living under their roof, and because if they want, they can take everything that i have and sell it because they bought everything i have. The clothes i wear, food i eat, etc. Unfortunately, "my" phone got confiscated my my uncool uncle. He snitched on me. i bought the phone because i wanted to talk to my friends, use social media, and stuff...And what got me in big trouble is that my friend used it, and what i didn't realize was that she has pictures of her boyfriend in my phone. Then they (my family including her) Thought it was MY boyfriend. So from that, i just couldn't stand to talk to my mom. Because i don't like how she raises me up, shes always discouraging me... (Hopefully this is in order and not too confusing.)

Question: Is it possible to live with my grandparents?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:34 PM PST

I don't want to live with either of my parents because quite frankly they aren't very good

Question: What do I do if my mother threatens to choke me when drunk?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:32 PM PST

I am an adult so it is not child abuse or anything

Question: What would you do loyal to default?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:28 PM PST

On my mother's side of the family most of my mother siblings take her side. I have been psyhically abused by her to the point where I you would think I stole from her, hit her cursed and her out, so I carry a lot of hurt. But it pisses me off that most of ger siblings shun me out. They are loyal to default and dont know the whole story. Is this right and what should I do?

Question: What is a good birthday gift for a 19 year-old?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:26 PM PST

He is in college full time, works two jobs, and has an apartment with his girlfriend. He does not play video games, and is mostly into engineering and physics, school and work, and hanging out with his girlfriend. What are some good suggestions that a young man his age would like?

Question: Mom won't let me see Dad at Christmas because they divorced. How do you change ones mind?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:56 PM PST

Question: My brother is enraged sociopath. How do I get him to knock it off and grow the hell up?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:54 PM PST

Question: My sister is a lesbian and pushes it on me. How do I get her to quit it?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:52 PM PST

I don't mind her being lesbian but everything she talks about is in regards to it. If I divert the subject she says I don't accept her homosexuality. Christmas plans are even based on it. How do I get her to stop pushing it on us and just be lesbian if she wants?

Question: How do I reach out to extended family in a way that gets them to include me more?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:47 PM PST

Question: Birthday coincidence. My two sons each share a birthdate with my Mom's two brothers. What are the odds, and how do you figure them?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:23 PM PST

Question: Are there any similarities between adulthood and childhood?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:58 AM PST

ASAP please :)

Question: Am i old enough to make thhis living desision .?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:50 AM PST

d my mam and dad decide when i stay at my dads and i say to them im 15 im old enough but they just say we are making the desicions and then i was wondering if i look into it will someone tell them becuase i am 15 that the choice is up to me ?

Question: Has changing A BABY DIAPER EVER FELT a little nasty?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:49 AM PST

Question: How to make my dad & brother stop smoking?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:35 AM PST

Once, I asked my dad a few years ago, when did he start smoking, he said he started when he was 15. Now he's a 52 year old man and he's a 3-pack-a-day smoker. So he's been smoking for 37 years, I guess. I'm just worried about him getting sick or worse, getting lung cancer. I don't want to lose my dad. Sometimes, I would ask him nicely "Don't you want to quit?" but he would ignore that question. I'm guessing he would want to quit but he doesn't know how? So now my brother starts to smoker when he was 21 and now he's a 27 year old guy. He's not a 3-pack-a-day smoker but everytime I see him smoke I would remind him to not be a heavy smoker and he would say "Don't worry. I won't be.". I'm just worried that eventually he would become a heavy smoker like my dad. I don't want to lose my dad, I wish he knew how I felt about him being a heavy smoker. So, please, can anyone help me?

Question: Is This Fair?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 11:29 AM PST

My sister starting hitting my in the head with her tablet just because I was putting my feet on her side of the couch. I have a habit of doing that because I have really long legs and big feet. My sister is 10 and I am 15. I took her tablet out of her yard and put it under my pillow until she said sorry. Instead of saying sorry like a civil human being she proceeded to bite me and scratch me like a wild animal. I got if the couch and told my mom and I got in trouble for taking her tablet away! Don't I have a right to defend my self because it's not like I hit her that would be wrong! Is this fair?

Question: How to stop being emotionally abusive to my little sister?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:58 AM PST

I was much worse when I was a teen but now im 24 and shes 22 and ive gotten much better but there are still times when i realize i am rude or "condesending" and down right demeaning to her and i dont know why. i love her and she is one of the few good things about my life yet I dont treat her the way I treat other people i love. if i treated my friends the way i treated her they would leave me in a heart beat and honestly, they would give me a kidney. i wouldnt want to be friends with me. EXAMPLE: Today I came home and said to her "Hello Mrs. Jessica.So I heard you were rude to mom today. Dont worry im sure she'll get over it while shes at her meaningless job thinking about how hopeless her life is" like who the *** does that? me! x.x my sister is a good person. and like i said, i love her. but we share a small room with me mom and sis and have been homeless our whole life. and she chose an art degree! WE DONT HAVE THE LUXURY TO TAKE A GAMBLE ON AN ART DEGREE. i know its not her fault we are poor and of course we want her to follow her heart and be happy. but we are struggling. i know making her feel like sht wont change anything. i just dont know what else to do

Question: How is Christmas handled when there is rejection and pain in the family?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:42 AM PST

Due to a divorce

Question: Why do some ppl treat stay at home fathers as losers or pvsy whipped "men"? If their life, arrangements work for that family so be it, right?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:36 AM PST

Why do some try to instill a 1950s "Lucy" where dad works, mom stays home, bakes cookies and has coffee talk with the neigbor stay at home moms? Social comformity run amok? How about do what works and mind your own business?

Question: Should we keep our daughter away from my Father until his living arrangement changes?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:29 AM PST

Last year my 53 year old Father let a girl I grew up with, and her daughter move in with him. I have known Raquel since we were in kindergarten and last year she lost her job at the hospital. My Father who is widowed let Raquel who is my age (29) and her 7 year old daughter Abbie move in with him until she can find a job. Its been over a year now and Raquel hasn't even found a job. I don't think she is trying. And its not like my Father has a lot of money but she seems pretty comfortable living there. He lives in a 2 bedroom mobile home and Abbie has the one room. My Father says he is sleeping on the couch and Raquel sleeps in the main room. I don't think this is true. And they go out together shopping and eating. People in this small town talk, and its a little embarrassing. My husband said the other night we should keep our daughter away until Raquel gets a job and moves out. He feels this is not a good situation to have our daughter around. I don't like the situation at all myself.

Question: What kind of mother does this?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:26 AM PST

A mother is in her 50s and talks bad about everyone. She even wrote nasty names under peoples photos in pictures (ugly, fat, pain in the butt etc) and when she was confronted about it years later she lied and blamed it on her daughter (who didn't do it) and said she did it. This same mother also got into credit card debt while shopping excessively and taking fancy trips with her boyfriend then borrowed thousands from her daughter to pay it off but never repaid her. Mind you at the time her daughter was working and going to college and was struggling to pay bills herself. This same mother also tries to involved her daughter in all of her drama, tells her daughter she has put on weight, mocks her daughters dating choices, and will bad mouth others repeatedly to her daughter and when he daughter mentioned moving away the mother threw a guilt trip and said "but Ill be lonely don't leave me" what kind of mother does this? This same mother also invites people over for xmas then will bad talk them saying they weren't expensive enough gifts or that person was being cheap etc. This is the same mother who has never financially helped her kids and her kids work full time and go to college and struggled to pay bills.

Question: My mother kept me from family as a kid and I missed out on a lot of good times. I make it up now but she gets mad, what do I say to her?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:26 AM PST

Like if two families are having an event at the same time (the part of the family my mother kept me from and the part we saw as kids) I always pick the side we missed out on as kids. This is because I missed them before so don't want to again. To her it seems like favoritism. So how do I get her to see this and accept it? I am an adult but it gets old to be given the angry look if I miss something. My Mom's parents were divorced so I was a teen before I could see my grandfather's side. Her mother's side we saw twice a month and were real close to. So now my grandfather's side of the family is more important to me. I have no Dad (he left her and never wanted to meet me) so her parents different families were like having Mom and Dad's side to a normal kid. Her Dad was an alcoholic so she might have had her reasons but he got help when I was 14 and we got close. My Mom always picked her mother's events over her father's though even after he recovered from alcoholism.

Question: What's it like having a good father?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:25 AM PST

I have pretty severe daddy issues, so even though it's stupid and unfair I don't get it when people are close with their dad or like him. It makes me a bit angry when I hear people talk about loving their dad.

Question: My Dad has been drinking and he is supposed to go to a funeral with me tomorrow for his aunt. Should I leave him if he is hung over?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:17 AM PST

He is an alcoholic so lost his license due to DUI. So I have to drive him tomorrow one hour to this funeral. If he is hung over should I just go alone or will that cause more problems then it is worth. Rebecca----Yes, I asked a similar question. She died November 15th and her funeral is tomorrow.

Question: My mother when she gossips tells me about other people's sex lives I know like her step-brother's. How do I get her to see how wrong this is?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:17 AM PST

She seems to think a 15 year old like me should know all the dirty details of her step-brother's sex life. I am not real close to her step-brother but see him once a year and don't want to know how he and his wife haven't been having sex since he cheated on her 6 years ago. I also don't want to know how he was doing it in his mother's basement with his ex-wife before they married. He is my step-grandfather's son. So how do I get her to stop? She loves talking about it because she hates him so much for leaving his first wife.

Question: Why can't I get plane ticket?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:15 AM PST

So my mom agreed to buy my plane ticket and I've been telling everyone that I'm coming home for Christmas. But my mother told me last minute that someone stole 2,000 dollars from her. Which I don't believe is true? So what should I tell a friend who is waiting to see me?

Question: My Mom is taking it out on me that her father died in July. How do I get her to stop being so mean and stop taking it out on us?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:14 AM PST

It is like she blames us for him getting cancer and dying.

Question: Why can't I buy a plane ticket?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:13 AM PST

Would you take someone back who had a child with the person they cheated with? Kskxkskskkdkdjd

Question: Do you support the LGBTQ community?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:10 AM PST

I don't, primarily because they don't support me, my race, and my culture. They were given special treatment and rights simply because they know how to manipulate the weak minded/willed liberals to gain financially and politically. Check it. I'll invent a new sexual orientation right now. I'm sexually attracted to macaroni and cheese, but not just any kind, only the kind with crab meat in it. Now give me special privileges and money because I put my cock in my macaroni. There, I just made you pay for my food and gave me power by putting my cock into my food. Absolute genius. And if you disagree with me or discriminate you get put in jail, lose your family, and your job. LGBDSMQWTFROTFLMAO is the biggest IRL trolling ever to occur on earth.

Question: Since my parents are divorced everyone at school asks me why. Should I say why or not?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 10:09 AM PST

The reason is my Dad would go off on my Mom like she was a dog and my Mom started drinking and become obsessive with stuff she needed thus further pushing my Dad's rage. I really don't want to explain that to everyone in school (I am 10th grade). So how do I respond? They divorced 3 years ago and since their well known it was in the paper.

Question: Scared of driving?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 09:54 AM PST

Okay so I am 15 years old and my birthday is coming up next month in January. I have drived before around my neighborhood I every time I get in the car my heart starts to beat and I start to panic a little what should I do

Question: At 27 my parents won't let me drive into NYC when I'm staying with them?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 09:39 AM PST

My parents were beyond strict growing up. When I was 23 I wasn't allowed to date drive or stay out past 11. I am married and living away from them but am visiting for Christmas. My husband was deployed and I have to pick him up from the airport in NYC. My parents refuse to let me drive there alone saying it's too dangerous and I'm too inexperienced to do it. I've had my license since I was 16 and interned in NYC for 3 years and drove myself each day. They are trying to be controlling and telling me what I can or can't do again. How do I handle this reasonably with unreasonable people? If I go thy say we can't stay there and it's becoming a huge argument.

Question: Parents don t accept relationship, because we're from the same village and that will affect their respect. What now ?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 09:26 AM PST

Question: Would it be a good decision to quit my job and start a business?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 09:22 AM PST

How do I deal with this? No one else comments on my weight. Ever since I had my kids and am not the same weight as I was in high school (6 years later) she constantly talks about my size & tells people how big I am. Im tired of hearing it. I am working on it & have been in the gym. Every time I attempt to voice to her that I do not like this, I am given a rebuttal. One time I told her that I was beautiful still after he talking about my weight and she said "if that s what you think." I am told that I have a thin skin and am too sensitive. She even went as far as to kick me out of her place during hard times because she didn t want to deal with me telling her I didn t like the weight comments. I just don t understand why she cannot stop. What is the solution? Am I being sensitive?

Question: My dad makes me uncomfortable?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 08:18 AM PST

He has no wife or other children so he babies me all the time and it's annoying. I also think he has slight mental problems. He gets MAD when I don't call him "daddy" & thinks I don't love him & I only loved my mother and stuff. And he always asks for a kiss (on the head) but I don't like being kissed or hugged! He also used have occasions where he's drink and go crazy. Like scream at me cussing & saying **** for no reason or once he even kicked me out of the car at midnight and made me walk home knowing our neighborhood has a high crime rate and sexual predators. He isn't always bad, other times he's extremely kind. He's also really bipolar

Question: *emergency* I didn't wake up for school, I need a good excuse to tell my dad one he finds out I'm still home!?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 08:05 AM PST

I'm in bed right now and my dads asleep not knowing I'm not at school. I usually walk in the morning and he usually goes to work but he stayed home today. What do I say??? I need an excuse on WHY I didn't wake up. (Keep in mind, he's not very understanding so I need something good)

Question: Would somebody let me know what my bloody father's e-mail address is?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 07:35 AM PST

His name, as I know so far, is Christopher C. Yoon, probably living in D.C. or Oregon I guess. Looking for your kind responds. Thanks a lot.

Question: Im a foreign student in college, and every time my parents visit my my roommate does this. What do i do?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 07:19 AM PST

Im a foreign student at college and live on campus. My parents come over and visit me sometimes and then we stay at a hotel. They arrive at the airport, rent a car there and drive to campus, pick me up and then drive too the hotel where we spend the weekend or whenever they come. My roommate has done this thing lately, every time my parents visit me he says that arrangement doesn't make sense and suggest my parents should do it differently. he talks about driving me to the train station, take a train and meet my parents in NYC, stay at a hotel there in stead or something like that. Or drive me to a town closer to NYC, my parents take a train and i meet them there. He make those suggestions every time, so now i have to talk to my parents about it. I kinda like the arrangement we have already, and my parents have made some adjustments but it doesn't seem to be enough for my roommates "approval". Its very exhausting and makes me uncomfortable. Im gonna talk to my parents about it and see if they agree, but I'm only doing it to make my roommate stop. What should i do. It makes em nervous too.

Question: Can I get arrested over text messages?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 07:15 AM PST

So my sister who I don t even talk to and never got along with went into my room last Saturday night and stole and Brand New packers sweatshirt worth $90 without my permission. She gave it to her boyfriend to wear during the game and when I got it back that night, the sweatshirt was soaked, stretched out and had stains on it. Do I freaked out and have been texting my sister and her boyfriend all day. They won t respond to me and now they told my parents there calling the cops because I won t leave them alone. I never ounces threatened to hurt them, the only thing I ve done is call the some names and demand an apology ... Can I really get in trouble for this?

Question: What is it like to have a younger brother whose age is less than several years apart from you?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 06:31 AM PST

I'm only asking this question to older brothers who have younger brothers who are probably like five or six years younger than you. I'm looking for a detailed answer. I'm almost 15 now and I really missed my younger brother since he died when I was four :(

Question: Brother is threatening to kill my dad?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 06:19 AM PST

I'm not there enough to stop my brother and I'm scared and crying. I want to hire someone to beat the crap out of my brother. Help?

Question: What do you think?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 05:58 AM PST

I am 53. I don't believe parents should have to support their kids in a way that helps them for their future. I don't believe in getting my son and daughter a learners permit, a license, or teaching them how to drive. I don't believe in letting them get a job to save up money, because I refuse to teach them how to drive, I refuse to drive them(they cannot walk, as we live on a highway/ intersection and they refuse to walk in the street with cars), I refuse to teach them how to drive, and they can't use public transportation(an hour away) as I refuse to drive them there. They have no one to help them with these things, as I have had them home schooled(they still are) for 11 years. What do you think? I plan on kicking them out with nothing when they(17) both turn 18. I stopped celebrating both of their birthdays when they were 8 years old. I haven't wanted them for 15 years. I also believe in kids having no contact with parents/ family members as soon as you kick them out at 18. At 18, they will be legal adults, and it is retarded for them to still live with you and see you. What do you think? I even think 17 is too old for this! I keep telling my son and daughter I am not their father anymore and when I kick them out with nothing at 18 it is not my fault. My son got upset and I yelled and called him retarded. Was I in the right? I have never actually considered myself their father, so don't know why that bothers my son for.

Question: Is it normal for parents and grandparents for you not to call extremely close friends brothers and sisters?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 05:19 AM PST

I have 6 brothers whom are different race than me, and 1 brother who is the same and 3 sisters.... I call them my siblings because we are like family. They are not close to each other, but they are extremely close to me and my family doesn't like it. These guys would do anything for me. They are there for me even when my family isn't.

Question: With a mother who alienates me from loved ones do I have a just reason to be mad at her?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 04:16 AM PST

Now that I'm an adult she no longer does it but I sometimes get sarcastic grief for seeing the ones she is bitter towards. I always go anyway. As a kid my loved ones were painted with a bad brush by my mother and of the things I was told some were false projections my mother had and other things were none of my business. Only one thing did I need to know. So am I just at being angry at her from time to time (not like I am every day) or is this wrong of me since I am no longer held back?

Question: My mom and I can't have a proper conversation anymore. Help?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 04:00 AM PST

As I am getting older and older, my parents seem to be getting more obsessed with my grades in school. My parents spend a load of money trying to send me to a private school and they expect just as much from me. Recently I've been feeling unmotivated and my grades have just been getting lower and lower and my mother can't seem to keep up a conversation without bringing up something about my grades. I've tried talking to them and they just get more mad so I feel like I've just gotten more distant from them. Is there any way to let my parents understand that it's all right and they really do not need to be worried about my grades?

Question: I stayed home at Thanksgiving to win my Mom's approval and all she did was focus on her boyfriend all weekend, What do I do for Xmas?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 03:52 AM PST

I want her to approve me but I am supposed to go to my Dad's for Christmas and my paternal grandfather is dying so it will be my last chance to see them. My Mom is mad I would leave her and says since my brother's are leaving she is being left all alone. Since she cut ties with her family she keeps saying "everyone abandons me" so I feel bad. My brother's are going to my Dad's and they seldom spend holidays with my Mom and I. I stayed to win my Mom's approval at Thanksgiving but she was on the phone the whole time with friends or with her boyfriend. She spent 20 minutes all of Thanksgiving Day talking to me and that was discussing how abusive her sister is and how her brother is a deadbeat like my Dad. So I decided I am going to my Dad's for Christmas. Now she is mad I am leaving her all alone. So should I just stay home with her or will the same thing happen? My Dad says I can do as I wish and come for New Years instead of if I want. I feel torn but I won't get to see my grandfather again. I can't seem to win my Mom's love. I was hoping Thanksgiving would be us going to movies, having dinner, watching TV, etc and instead my Thanksgiving Dinner was grilled cheese made by her boyfriend's daughter. She wasn't even home the rest of the weekend and my aunt (the one my Mom hates) came to get me for the day Friday. Then I was in trouble for talking to this aunt that is so evil in my Mom's eyes. Saturday was spent alone and brothers returned Saturday Night. I am 19 and a girl

Question: How should I do this? Please help!?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 03:37 AM PST

Wednesday is my friends birthday and I want to call to wish her a happy birthday, although I won't be able to call Wednesday because I will be extremely busy at the doctors offices literally all day! hould I call tomorrow morning? If I do call, what should I say? should I say right when she answers - "HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!" (Or explain why I'm callling like - "Hi Jessica, I know tomorrow's your birthday although I won't be able to call, so I wanted to wish you a HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!"

Question: Why doesn t my mum leave my dad?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 03:00 AM PST

For 20 years my dad abused my mum. Suddenly, when she sends the separation letter to my dad he wants to stay married to my mum. I just don t understand why she doesn t leave and that my dad is just acting to stop himself from being a loner..

Question: Is it normal for parents and grandparents for you not to call extremely close friends brothers and sisters?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 02:52 AM PST

I have 6 brothers whom are different race than me, and 1 brother who is the same and 3 sisters.... I call them my siblings because we are like family. They are not close to each other, but they are extremely close to me and my family doesn't like it. These guys would do anything for me. They are there for me even when my family isn't.

Question: Is it normal for parents and grandparents for you not to call extremely close friends brothers and sisters?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:43 AM PST

I have 6 brothers whom are different race than me, and 1 brother who is the same and 3 sisters.... I call them my siblings because we are like family. They are not close to each other, but they are extremely close to me and my family doesn't like it. These guys would do anything for me. They are there for me even when my family isn't.

Question: Really need help? What should I do/say?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:36 AM PST

Wednesday is my friends birthday and I want to call to wish her a happy birthday, although I won't be able to call Wednesday because I will be extremely busy at the doctors offices literally all day! hould I call tomorrow morning? If I do call, what should I say? should I say right when she answers - "HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!" (Or explain why I'm callling like - "Hi Jessica, I know tomorrow's your birthday although I won't be able to call, so I wanted to wish you a HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!"

Question: Is it normal to not want to read something because all my friends like it?

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:11 AM PST

They've all read this vampire book series, and gave me a copy for Christmas. I took it, read a few pages and convinced myself that it was boring then never read it again. It turned me off when I was on my friend Stacey's Instagram account, and saw a photo of one of the books, captioned 'I'm in love'. After three years they are still fangirling about it. I remember watching the movie just to understand the story. I didn't like the main character. My excuse not to read it was that i didn't like vampires. Why am I like this ?

Question: Why did my son have to be an autistic idiot?

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:42 PM PST

All the kid does is sit in his room all day constantly reflecting on his "negative experiences" and imagining that he has close relationships with people from years ago who barely even knew him(as he told me. it's crazy and I don't understand it). I tell him loudly to shower/clean and he often hides saying it "hurts" his ears. It pisses me off so I punish him differently each time and he doesn't change his behavior. I tried talking to him, and it was like he didn't understand my perspective at all. He thought I was being "mean"(caring parenting skills) and seemed like he was ready to cry(he did once). My youngest girl is three. How am I going to explain to her that her "big" brother is not as smart as her? Look, I don't abuse my children. Nor do I hit them. Why did I have to get an incompetent kid as my son? I've shown him love and yet he all he has done since he met them is obsess over certain people from the past and isolate himself. I'm nearing the ends of my wits. He's an adult, so I'm gonna have to kick him out soon if there's no improvement. He doesn't even want a college education to try to gain a new skill. He looks up information and says he is doing "self-study." Well, guess what? If you're not earning income in an official setting, it isn't self-study. It's honestly like he has videos of the past repeating in his head or something.

Question: What must a child do to earn the right to call their parents mom and dad?

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:00 PM PST

Until then they have to call them mother and father, it is considered more formal. If they don't then there will be consequences.

Question: What do I do?

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:59 PM PST

So I'm moving half way across the country from my dad and sister, and I'' going to be with my mom and brother. I already know I'm going to miss my friends a lot, but at night I can't stop crying and thinking about my sister and my dad. It makes me lose a lot of sleep. What do I do?

Question: Can I live with my mom when she gets out of jail?

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:34 PM PST

My mom is my legal guardian and she has been in jail for the last 4 months. My dad no longer has custody and I m currently living with my aunt. My dad tells me that i can t just go live with my mom because she isn t "safe". But my mom, even through all she s done, has never put me in danger or around anything of that sort. Will I legally able to go home with my mom when she gets out or will I have to wait? (She ll be living with my grandparents until she gets a job and another home for us, if that helps any?)

Question: Which of your Parents is more annoying, Mom or Dad?

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:22 PM PST

For me, it's dad, how about you? ..

Question: I need help?

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:13 PM PST

Question: I don't want to live with with either of my parents!?

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 09:52 PM PST

I'm 14 years old and my parents are divorced. My biological father is really controlling and treats me like a 6 year old. He spoils my half sister and my biological sister (the one he had with my mom) then is extremely rude to me as if I'm less of a human to him. Not to mention he only divorced my mom because she was "too fat" for him. Then on my mom's side I have to deal with my stepdad and the fact that he relies heavily on my mom to make his coffee in the morning and wake him up every day for work. He works nights at a casino and sometimes takes my mother's hard earned money and risks it by gambling around with it, or he "grabs a coffee" and some Chinese food, and a new shirt every once and awhile. They don't accept me as bisexual and are openly racist/transphobic/homophobic plus they are Trump supporters Whenever I need new clothes my stepdad always blows me off as a spoiled brat despite the fact he just bought my half brother a ps4 and my step sister a brand new phone. My step sister who came from my step dad fasely accused my Papa off raping her and he didn't care at all. She could have ruined my papa's life if she took that lie to the authorities. My parents are pressuring me to choose who I want to live with but I can't stand any of them.

Question: Should I pretend that my 15 yr old niece is more talented than she is b/c her parents do?

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 09:29 PM PST

I mean what is the proper way to deal with this in front of her? My sister and her husband treat her as if she's supremely talented. She does have the ability to draw, yes she does. However it seems as though their exaggerated compliments may be hurting her self image (ironically). They always go on and on about how great her work is & put everyone on the spot (including me). I think they keep trying to pressure me to agree with them. And I am put on the spot. They've got her work hanging on the wall in the dining room, in the kitchen and even over their bed! And they say she's having problems with her self confidence regarding her ability. I believe she knows that she's good at it, though is smart enough to realize she's not Monet....HOWEVER I am not saying that eventually she will improve~as most people do improve a lot over years of practice. Well, if you were in my shoes, would you go along and pretend she's an incredible artist, and exaggerate? I always always say I like her work. But keep getting this nagging feeling that they are looking at me to jump up my compliments to a level I don't feel that she's realistically reached yet. For Christmas though, I'm buying her some art supplies to show my support.