Ok so my best friend is curently starting to date her step brother who is going to be 19 in a few months and yea.She had sexual relationships with her step father last year she was 14 and her step father was 44 when they did it...Her mother didn't know about anything till the cops found out and took her away from her mother to go live with her dad for a while ,who's pretty much an asshole but seems more responsible than the mother. She has depression sometimes and stress.She hates her dad cuz he would cuss at her and stuff she showed me a recording of it so now she lives with her mom again and stepfather..plus her two younger siblings.She likes her step brother only cuz he's cute and **** ahend wants to sleep with him too, he drinks like his dad sometimes.The mom and step father knows about them and don't care. I told her not to be with him cuz I don't want to see her get hurt again,she won't listen to me.What do u think.

I'm sick of living under my parents and sister's constant criticism, guilt trips, and tough love. I'm 18 but under extended guardianship until next summer. As soon as that happens, I plan on running away to NYC. I know it's expensive and potentially dangerous. What can I do to prepare?

so, I'm 13 and for as long as I can remember my dad had a drinking problem. There is always a cycle, he does something bad because of drinking, he says he will stop,he does for maybe a few months, then he says he'll just have 1 drink a week, then 1 drink a day, then 2, etc. We have tried to convince him to get help but he just doesn't think he needs to. He has gone to a few AA meetings, but that didn't help at all, he has gotten arrested numerous times because of his drinking problem, but he just won't stop. All my mom does is insult him and feel like **** and for years(and I still fall for it without thinking about it) she gets me to make him feel like a bad father which doesn't help at all, she yells, and she says he's worthless and it never does a thing. Not a DAMN thing. I can't tell people about this because they think I'm joking or just a stupid teen who is trying to hate on his father because if you didn't know he had a drinking problem, he would seem like a nice, average man. Please, can someone guide me or give me reassurance, thank you.

I just got home from picking up my daughter at her friends house. Since it was warm out and I did not go in anyplace and we came straight home I just drove barefoot and did not bring my shoes.

My mom came over yesterday while my son Shane had his friend Lisa over. She was judging me saying I'm stupid and naive for letting Shane and Lisa be in his room alone with the door closed. If she were his girlfriend I wouldn't but they've been best friends like brother and sister since they were 5. Lisa is like my own daughter; and I know they're not attracted to each other that way. Lisa always talks to me about her current crush. Not to mention, whenever I pop in to check on them, they're just sitting on his bed watching a movie or talking. I understand they're teens now but I trust them. My mom thinks I'm nuts.

sometimes when our parents aren't home, my sister demands that we go into the shower to have me urinate on her face and breasts. is this concerning? it just a joke, sorry to deceive everyone

It is so gross.

My putrid, god forsaken cousins have done it BIG time! Those contemptible brats asked me to make them candy, so I did, using a basic sugar syrup/flavoring, only for them to WHINE, MOAN, and NAG at me: Their respectable figure of authority, causing me, a few minutes or so before the candy was done, to become disoriented and FLING the sugar mixture ALL over my LUXURY tiled floor! They were complaining that it was too "cold" in the house, as any typical woman or kid would nag, so I turned back to yell at them, only for me to abruptly whip my arm holding the saucepan of sugar onto the floor, allowing the OOZING, destructive, STICKY contents to spill EVERYWHERE! I have already stepped in it, and my EXPENSIVE socks are now COMPLETELY ruined, needless to say I also have a couple burns. How should I punish them?

would you disown him? kick him out? serious answers only

Hi, so yesterday at 3 my dad had to go to a wake, he went there then came back with my uncle/ his brother. And then thy went to a play about 45 mins away... and said they would be back. My dad didn t come back til 3 the next day. My mom go very mad and started video recording him calling, saying nasty things to him...and then she left and said she was going to be back for a while and then my 9 year old brother said are you going to be back and she said no. I m really worried answers would help

Because my auntie said I am not a teenager, and I am adult. I felt very angry.

My mom and I don t get on... We maybe get on once a week, when we fight sometimes she will lose her temper throw things at me, slap me, pull my hair. She has called me things like ungrateful and a ***** and said that she wishes I was never born. I am 20 years old... And I still get slapped around for simply standing up for myself. I ve tried to explain how I feel and it always turns back to how it s my fault and I caused her to lose her temper... And my step father backs her up. How do I get this to stop? Today I said I would not come back home until I got an apology and if she would promise to never do it again and make me feel like a terrible person... An ungrateful ***** like she d say. All I got was "sorry And when I said what she said was not okay... All I got is " maybe one day when I m gone you ll be happier

Should my mother block my sister's phone number until her period passes because she is deranged and evil. She is deranged when on her period and when having had alcohol. She is out of control. She is not an alcoholic but she is on her period and it is terrifying.

I recently joined marching band. My parents were okay with it at first but now want me to quit because they want me to play soccer with my school instead. That wouldn't be a problem with me if the practices weren't at the same time. I've tried my best to explain to my parents why I can't play with my school on multiple occasions, but they won't listen. My mom said if I don't play with the school she'll make me quit marching band and national soccer. I don't know what to do because both activities mean a lot to me and the thought of giving either up makes me really upset. Also I couldn't lie and say I went to soccer practice instead of marching band practice because the Jr. High my sister goes to practices with my school and she would tell my parents. I just feel totally helpless and don't know what to do.

My Mom says she is protecting us from our grandfather's drinking but all my cousin's get to go and my brothers and I are the only ones not good enough to go. I am 14 and I feel really bad about myself because of this. They say "well you need to get over it since this is how it is going to be" but I can't get over it. She is hurting me instead of protecting me and my cousins must think I am the most unfaithful family member in the world. We'll be the ones remembered as the only ones not to reach out to Grandpa (last name). How do I get over this? I am already dreading this summer as there is a large family gathering 4th of July we have to miss each year. Worst one is Christmas. My parents even go on 4th of July and leave us with my Dad's sister for the weekend. My parents are the ones alienating him due to his drinking but they still get to go, we have to miss the fun with family. How do I get over this hurt? One Day I'll be an adult and can go but my grandfather won't be alive then and I'll be remembered as the one who didn't see him. He is a bad alcoholic but I don't see why I have to be punished because of this. He gets grouchy like a teenager but my other cousins go and they are happy kids. We are missing a wedding in March for an older cousin I just found out which is why it is on my mind today. I will ask later today again when more people are on here. ANY ADVISE?

She tells me to help my mom and to help my cousin (who is a lot older than me) into the car and stuff because they have hard times walking ( I should not describe why on here because it is private). I do do this sometimes not because I want to but because I have a duty. If I don't think about doing it before hand or wait a second too late she is gonna punish me by telling me to help them. Also I am 20 and my Aunt, Mother and Cousin are way older than me.

My little brother is 2 years old and I was watching him at the playground, we were playing around with the little gadgets and I see him wonder off and he hits a little girl who's about 4 or 5, not even a hard hit, almost like he was saying tag you're it, he still mumbles a little so he couldn't really speak. The dad of the little girl walks over and yells "Don't put your hands on her!" my brother started crying and I calmly said "Sir, I don't mean to be rude but he's only 2", the dad scoffed and said back "if we were any older I would've been a lot worse. Maybe your parents should discipline your little rat of a brother", but I noticed behind him, that his daughter pushed down a little boy. Was he right or was I right to be angry? I could've said more but I didn't.

So my dad was emotionally abusive to me and that's one of the reasons why my mom divorced him. She has been divorced a year and already has a new guy. So I don't really have any friends since I'm homeschooled due to issues at school being bullied. So last night she brings the guy over and I have to sit in my room and pretend like I'm not here. She shouldn't bring him over to our house on the first date. He came over at 9:30 left at 4 am I was trying to stay awake the whole time because I don't even know this guy. Now this morning my mom calls my grandma and they think it's ok to laugh at me for some reason, and I got mad and said stop talking about me u b. Not the word just the b then I was supposed to text my grandma and apologize when they were laughing at me. I'm 14 and we have a small family because most of our family doesn't like us or is either dead. It's just me my mom grandma and grandpa. Someone please help? My life just sucks and I don't see a point in living honestly.

Everytime I tell her something I have to say it over and over most of the time like when a I told he I was on a diet she didn't say anything or listened one time she gave me food i couldn't have but got mad when I said no thank you. Today her and my brother might go somewhere with my nephew if I say no she won't respect my decision that I don't want to go I know it because that happens every time I say no but it's rare. She listens to my brother though I don't know why since he usually doesn't respect her.

My mom is single and my cousin is well above 18. when i confronted my mom she looked like she was gonna dye of embarrassment and denied it. When i pressed further she admitted that she found it flattering that he was peeping on her changing (NOT NAKED, she was just changing her blouse and was in her bra) and inside she found it unusually flattering. I started asking details like what were you wearing and how long did it last to which she didn't answer and angrily replied "that is NONE of your business! Im sorry it happened and i swear it will never happen again. He just got very very lucky and seized the moment, and I'm disgusted and ashamed of my actions. PLEASE LET IT GO SWEETHEART." My problem is that i can't let it go and i don't know why! AND WHY AM I FEELING JELOUSY TWOARDS HIM!! HELP!!!

Ever since I went into 4th grade I always got hit by my parents whenever I did something wrong or my attitude was really rude but... like I don t really mind getting beaten up when I do something wrong but they use like a metal stick or something really hard and beat me even in the face, got my eye bruised and choked me before... Is this normal because I personally think they went over the top.

-Being a emotional unstable teenager -Having a sick mother or more like a sick family as in a lot of deases that cannot be cured -ur mom and grandma trying to kill themselves -u being almost killed twice bc of ur own mother -being ur own parent for 10+ yrs -teaching urself -being an adult early in live - being in love with that stupid popular kid, who might like u -having not enough courage to ask him out -never learned how to love -never been good enough for anyone -girls who might hate u bc ur different (don't care tho -the lack of sleeping that comes with all of it All of this, how have I managed to deal with it and not break down?

I love my daughter and I just want the best for her in life, which is why I'm worried about her right now. She's 20 years old and she's currently in college pursuing a degree in social work. I keep telling her that social workers don't get paid well, but she says she wants to help people and the money doesn't matter. I told her that there are other professions out there that help people and pay good like doctors, but she won't listen to me. She's slightly overweight and short, and I keep nagging her to eat healthier and go to the gym but she won't listen to me because her doctor said that she was healthy. This isn't about health though, it's about looking better. Attractive people become more successful and I just want her to be successful. She's so focused on her "inner beauty" that she neglects her outer beauty. She's constantly going on these charity trips to third-world countries. I keep telling her to do something that benefits her, like maybe a language or sports class abroad, because she should be focused on herself, but she's so disobedient and she won't listen. I've seen so many girls her age who are beautiful, skinny, go to top colleges to become doctors, and are going abroad for vacations and school. These people are going to be successful in life and my daughter won't be. I love her and I just want her to be successful for her own good. How can I help her with this?

I have 2 step sisters, my step mother's teenage daughters. They love to tease me. One of them told me she wanted something long, hard, big and round. I said no problem so I got her a cucumber. Another time her sister told me she did not want to sleep alone so I got her a teddy bear. One time they ask me if I wanted to make them happy? I said sure, what would make you happy. They told me 12 inches so I got them a ruler. I am sure a supportive brother aren't I?

She has many bias' about people that impact me negatively. People I like who she sees worst in for no reason except personal egos.

She was not self absorbed, she raised 3 kids alone after a divorce and very little money from our father. She worked so hard to provide a decent place to live, we always had food, clothes, I needed braces really bad she struggled to finally get those. She was hurt in her life. Her mom was an alcoholic and her dad would beat both of them. She pretty much abandoned her family and was always putting us kids first. BUT when I was in high school being bullied, she talked me into quitting, she put me to work at jobs she managed and took my paychecks but we did go out to eat, to the movies, and if I wanted headshots for acting or to take a class I could but still? For years she took my paycheck. As I got older we ventured off to California together, shared all the bills, had one car. But I found I could never drive myself barely, and never make my own decisions. When I wanted to go to college she got so mad. When I wanted to do some exploring on a different type of job, not working with her she got mad. Things got ugly. She started calling me names, giving me the silent treatments, and some of the names were horrible like stupid b i t c h, heavy (when I was just well endowed and suffered with eating disorders and she knew it), s l u t and I wasn't even dating, i had some crushes which is normal. Telling me to shut up all the time. Never took responsibility for her wrong doing. It got to the point I felt angry and trapped because I was not financially independent and it seems like she didn't want me to get there so I'd attempt suicides where I actually almost died. She call me names laughing when I was taking pills laying in bed or the bathtub or peak in on me than days later she'd be all concern and make me get up, only sometimes to have to go to the hospital. I GP said I had bipolar and she still would get me very upset and the cycles continued when she knew she began trying to put all blame on me that I bought clothes every week, she never been the same since I yelled at her one time, and how she spent money to do a few things for me. Don't parents suppose to help their kids some? She never gave my brother the same treatments or took his money and he lived free for years. I am wondering if she had something and passed some of it onto me. Along with all this I've been bullied since childhood and harassed and she knew this. She'd get soooo mad because I went to college, she'd insist we stick with one car but yet I could barely ever use it and she always wanted to drive me and pick me up

So I'm 17 years old and all my dad does is call me a ******* liar, idiot, and lazy. I lied to him one time because I sustained a concussion and made a story up so he wouldn't remove me from football. Ever since I confessed to him it was fake all he does is call me a liar. So in school I'm taking about 3 AP classes right now and have 80s in all of them. He looks at my grades online and always yells my name out saying why do I have low grades. As soon as I tell him that they're hard AP classes and colleges tolerate 80s in those classes he starts yelling at me and spitting saying I'm a ******* liar, lazy *** idiot, and good for nothing. Not only that but ever since my AP classes have been in 80s, my dad has forced me to walk to school and back about a 3 mile walk while it's cold after practice and says that's my punishment then he takes my phoneand keeps trying to find hidden texts which I obviously don't have and when he finds nothing he still accuses me of doing drugs and etc. He even yells at my mom when she asks him to get stuff for the house as in groceries. He bought plane tickets to his home country and my mom said she didn't want to go because he did not consult her about it and he responded by saying if you don't go I'm going to divorce you and leave you with your son with nothing on the streets and start a new family. What do I do? He's been found cheating on my mom before and my mom hasn't divorced him because she wants me to finish school.

I am in my 50s. I never allowed my son and daughter to finish school. I took them out of school in 8th grade, I never allowed them to go to any high school grades. My son and daughter are 17 and 18. I can not get them to move out whatever I do. We live in the south with no public transportation. They refuse to walk on the highway to go 15 miles to the city for a job and walk 15 miles back home. I have never taught them how to drive and I do not want to teach them I do not want to get them driving lessons either. They have no money. I also do not want to get them a bike or bike insurance I do not want to drive them to get a job either. I do not like them eating the food I buy. They refuse to move out they say because I have not taught them anything and because they have no money or transportation they refuse to move out. They also legally cannot sign any leases to rent because I took them off health insurance and they got hurt a few times and had to go to the hospital they're in very bad debt and have very high/ bad credit. What can I do to get them to move out?

No I'm not a freakin troll, its as the title says. I needed a HDMI cable from her room and I thought she wasn't home from school yet, so I let my self in (This is probably my fault) and she must have been changing. She was wearing shorts so I only saw the upper half BUT STILL! I haven't left my room all day to avoid awkward encounters but I'm going to run into her eventually. What can you do in this situation? I cant just walk up and say sorry. I bet she feels even worse than me right now.

She says that heavy metal is a tool from satan. She's wrong. Im 14.

My lil brother is 7 like our cousin Julia. They both get into trouble and each of them get's punished in different ways which my Brother seems bothered or confused by. Our Dad uses his belt which I think Kyle is getting off easy with. Just 5 or 6 whacks standing over his pants. Kyle has seen Julia get actual spankings and he wants to know why he can't "get off easy". He calls them 'little girl spankings" which dummy she IS a little girl! Easy to him is Julia is spanked with the hand across her Father's lap with her dress raised. Kyle complains that our Uncle only pats her bottom but forgets that he does this for a few minutes on her thin nylon underpants. Should he be careful what he wishes for? Is it typical that boys and girls differ on how they are punished?

I lived with my mom and my step dad and saw my biological father every weekend. He hated me it seemed but the visits were brief. My mom and my step dad died in a car crash though about 5 months ago. I'm 16 so I went to live with my dad. I didn't really care because I had just lost my mom and dad, I just wanted to be left alone. My real dad is strict and cold and just. Awful. I work at a pet store making minimum wage, which honestly I like, I love the animals, they make me happy. But he gets so mad and yells at me for it. He says that's not a good job and that it's really gross and that I should try for better things. He also takes a portion of my pay checks for rent. Every morning he yells at me for how I dress and look. My ears are stretched and he has grabbed onto my ear and it felt like it was practically torn off for a good hour or two after. He also threatened to rip my lip ring out and I was too terrified to test that one. He forces me to sit on my hands for like 30 minutes every time I wear something he doesn't like. One time I was wearing pink and he lost his ****, and told me boys shouldn't ever look like girls, blah blah. I used to have long dreadlocks as well and he made me cut them off. I was crying the entire time and he didn't care. I lost my family and now I'm losing my own personality and individuality. I'm scared to be myself. I'm not allowed to see friends, go out, listen to music I like. Look how I want. I'm sad. What can I do..? If anything?

Dear Reader, First of all, thank you for your concern. call me amna. ( it is not my real name as i want to keep my identity secret here ) so ,my mother died in a car accident. i am eldest in my home with 1 sister and 2 brothers in siblings. my age is 26 as of now. - my brother had a friend, and he used to come over to our home sometimes. - He showed interest in me and one day sent a proposal for marriage. ( a common custom of muslim marriages ) - i had never given this thing a thought and told my brother about the proposal. since mother was gone i asked him to approach my father and if my dad agrees i had no issues in marrying him. - he did not ! - dad was informed about this by my sister, since she is the one more attached to dad and so she said it all. - dad called upon the guy and invited him to dinner. - everything went just fine and father said he is OKAY with his personality and if i agree , they can set a date and we can get married. - it was a moment of joy for me and our family. - we started talking and eventually i fell in love with the guy too. (1/2)

So my parents are SUPER anti-weed. Like if ghey find out that i smoke weed no joke-theyd put me to rehab even tho weed isnt addicting!! anyway my bro found my weed stache when i was out with friends last weekend. After school on thursday, (my parents werent home) he went into my room and immediatley pulled out the weed stache and told me that if he wanted my parents to not find out (my bro knows im gay) id have to such his dick. Im 16 and i thought about but i did cuz i know my parents would kill me if they knew i had weed. i feel rly guilty now and feel like a complete piece of garbage for doing that. idk what to do.

I'm a 27 year old female Japanese American originally from Tokyo, Japan. My father is a Japanese businessman and my mother is a Chinese-English waitress. I'm an English teacher working at one of the top international schools in Dubai. During my time there, I met a really handsome, charming and humble Iranian man who is a successful restaurant owner and who is very fluent in English. But my father is totally against this relationship, as he hates Iranians. And most Japanese don't seem fond of Iranians, either, according to some Internet research. I don't know why, but my father tells me he will disown me and cut off all contacts with me if I were to marry and have children with him. I really do love my father and I love my fiancé, but they do not get along and they even got into a physical fight once. It was crazy. Do you think my father is racist? Because I don't think so. I think he very likely has been hurt by an Iranian and he's taking it out on this man.....

I live in northern Virginia but I hate this place so much!! The people in here are extremely rude, they always think it's okay to show off, and they simply show no respect to each other. What I hate the most is the fact that my family is always stubborn when it comes to what I want to do. Even though I have a few extended family living near me, I don't even talk to them at all. I even get sick when I see my cousin. That's how much they disgust me. and what's even more disturbing is that my parents wants me to stay at home while attending college (i'am a senior btw). I feel as if I will not be able to do the things that I love because of the people around me. I always wanted to move to southern virginia or north carolina where I don't have to experience political conflicts since these people in my area gets so fed up when someone disagrees with them. I feel as if I will be extremely happy if I moved out of northern va and settle in the Richmond or Virginia beach area since I don't see much ethnic or political separation compared to other mid Atlantic places.

Me and my sister love to lay in bed and cuddle. Is it normal for brother and sister to cuddle ?

I invited my sister to be my guest at an awards ceremony last night that my job paid for us to go. There was going to be alcohol there and my mom warned her to not get drunk and embarrass me in front of my boss & coworkers. Well she did get drunk and we had to leave early to get her back to the hotel. Luckily I don t think my coworkers noticed but I could tell she was drunk - in fact she puked in a bag in the car ride back to the hotel. I m so mad I can t see straight. She claims she didn t talk to anybody so what is the big deal. Plus she s a mom to three kids and they had to witness their mom drunk. She wants to talk about it and I want nothing to do with her right now. How should I resolve this?

I pay 200 a week in child support in New Jersey. I have twin boys that are 8. There school clothes are always ripped. Sneakers always dirty and smelly. Clothes that don t fit them. Jackets that seem to be bought at a goodwill. I buy them clothes and sneakers because I don t want them walking around in raggity things but it s not fair that I have to pay for child support and worry about there clothes and get there haircuts while mom does nothing to maintain there wardrobe. What should I do in this situation.

Does somebody was in situation when you trust to your mother something deeply personal and your mother starts to criticize it or tells that it's just stupid? I feel really bitter and uncomfortable about that. Kind of angry on myself that mothers opinion is so important for me that I got bitter. She even don't understand why I got angry. That's crazy! Even when I told really accurate what happened. I got just more critics on my address. I can't get out with feeling that I'm little child with my mother even If I feel normal person with others. (I'm older than 25) Does somebody felt the same? How you get away with that? Sure I know that I shouldn't share my deepest things with my mother, but that's so painful today that she laughed at me. :( Somebody hug me! :D And tell how you manage your relationships if it felt the same way.

My Dad is bipolar. He was physically abusive. Thankfully his diabetes made the abuse stop. He defends what he did because his parents were sick. He says he's sorry, but I know that is a lie. I want to remind him how awful he was everyday, but he says he can't fix it, so he doesn't want to talk about it.

Ok so I live with my mum but also go to the hostel in another city for university. With her salary my mum can barely afford to pay the bills, so that means no money for food. That's fine cuz with the money that I have I pay some bills and buy food, I also cook and clean and buy her feminine stuff that I know she needs but can't afford. I'm also trying to sell a piece of land that I inherited to help her pay her debt she has to the bank (my parents got divorced before my father died). She does not appreciate anything that I do and last night she critiqued me that I act like a "country girl" and don't know how to behave. We don't talk anymore and I feel like not giving her my help anymore and just living at the hostel for a period so she can see how much I actually help her. Would this be the right thing to do?

Do I say anything about it this morning? I was surprised he could walk he was drinking so much. He is an alcoholic and drunk regularly. He has been on a drinking binge since our grandfather died 3 weeks ago (his Dad).

My family isn't in good shape right now. My sister hates my dad, and sometimes hates me and my mum. My Dad is... Okay... But when he gets mad (he does often) he takes it out on Mum, and sometimes I defend Mum and then he takes it out on me.. My sister tries to defend me, and she starts a swearing rampage, and that makes Dad get crazy mad and he takes it out on me even though it's not my fault. My Mum is nice... But whenever she says something completely normal, my sister takes offence and throws a tantrum. There are times that my sister could have injured Mum from her rage. For an example, she was distracting Mum while she was driving and even slapped her arm, it could have made her crash, but we were lucky. She also throws stuff sometimes. Like, solid, hard things. They've missed her, but that was also lucky. Not only do I hate it when people throw tantrums at me, I hate it when I have to hear it. Sometimes when my sister is mad at my Mum, she takes it out on me. My Mum is probably the only loving one, and she doesn't want to do anything about these problems because.. 1). Dad will just keep bringing it up constantly and making others mad... 2). My sister is worst. She's kind of emotionally abusive and unstoppable.

Well im 14 also im the youngest. I guess its puberty causing me to be kinda more down beat then i ever had. I love my parents and my siblings as they are of course my family but i been getting good and worst in my grades and my whole family have been nagging me to better and how they and other people are always trying their hardest and that kinda gets me down sometimes even hurts a little. I been kinda distancing me and my family but my brother supports me. But still he can be like them at times I hated every bit of life soon enough i really didnt even care anymore sometimes bearing a fake smile at school and pretending to joke and play games with my friends stop thinking about my family relationship. My family keeps pressuring me to do better only in the field of schoolwork and EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE due to the fact my brother and sister have always done better than me in multiple areas. I guess since i wasnt exactly planned to be a part of the family had a huge surprise to my parents and siblings. Im always behind my brother and sister like a shadow for that reason i try not to care as much and pretend to also be those over friendly people btw IM ASIAN, MALE. either ways i love my family because they believe that I can do whatever I want with my life, but still think they can be a absolute pain and I wish I have never lived. NOT SUICIDE SOMETIMES JUST SAD AND ANGRY

I ll try to make this as short as possible. I m 18 will be 19 in a few days. Well growing up I noticed more and more me and my mom have this awful relationship.. we have been in physical fights from punching, hitting anything like that. We have had the cops called to our house before. Also, growing up iv noticed all my friends are really close to their moms.. They tell their mom everything. I can t tell my mom anything w/o her getting mad. She thinks iv never kissed a boy... lol.. I forgot to mention i don t live with her, when I was little she went to jail on and off for a few months. This happened several times. So I got taken away abd went to live with my dad. I used to see her every other weekend. But now that I can drive it s like, i don t even want to see her because every time I see her we get in the put out of hand fights..and also, she acts like she lives here and can tell me what to do. She lives in a hour abd half away from me abd my dad and she lives in a different state. She always you "you need to discuss this with me and your dad" like she lives with me and can tell me what to do.. I don t know what to do. Its like I don t even like being around her anymore.. I love her, I don t but I don t even like being around her anymore.. i also have a 4 year old brother(her son) I dint even like being around him because he will literally pinch me in the face and she will laugh. She encourages him to do it. She also pays NO ATTENTION to him. I just need help..

I need help on advice, I know that i have to take responsibility for my actions and that is to face consequences like a man which is part of being an adult. However I feel like I"m trapped.. i dont know what to do, its not truly a financial problem as more as i feel like im digging a bigger hole in my life. I finished highschool never went to college. At age 17 I was your typical average teen who made mistakes.. maybe it wasnt the brightest ones but it cost me 2 years probation and a drug class that I never finished. All this just for Marijuana.. i know right im dumb af. I've tried to get jobs and i've made money and spent it all and had a car and got ripped off with it because im dumb. (I basically just gave a person my car) my family act like they care about me and maybe they do its just i feel like they use my situation as an advantage for their benefit. I barley eat, everyone tells me im skinny, i dont like being skinny. I want to be healthy and want to head the right direction. Who knows maybe one day actually have income and get house and a car and maybe even start a family. I know im living in a fairytale. Im on yahooanswers asking random strangers for advice it shows that I hit rock bottom. My lawyer stole more than $1500 from me because he he never did his job. (I have warrants out for my arrest) Everyone always tries to take advantage of me. I know there are good people in the world.. but its hard to believe.

A couple of years ago my mom and dad got divorced and for certain reasons (I won't name them on here) my brother won't talk to my dad. It has been about 2-3 years now and my brother refuses to talk to my dad. Whenever my brother lived with us and my dad would come over to visit, he would make sure that he was out of the house until my dad left. It has been really hard just because it's so sad to think that my dad might not ever be able to talk to his son again. Every day my dad has texted my brother just to see how he is, or what he is doing, but my brother never answers. There has been some progress lately, though. My brother has to go to church and confession (for my grandma, even though he doesn't believe in that stuff) and my family is pretty sure he talked about my dad and that he might feel guilty about it. Is there anything I can do to make my brother just say hi to my dad, or to text him back? Please answer.

Here s a brief history and background leading to my question: 1) I have a friend that I ve known since birth. As kids, he and I played in the woods to fight bad guys in the trees, or in my sandbox to challenge aliens from outer space. We used to play in the puddles from the flood of 93. 2) I used to have a friend who s family moved away with him when I was gone and he never had the chance to say goodbye. 3) I was extremely close to my grandpa. He passed away when I was 12yrs old 4) My parents and I would go on vacation to Florida and my dad and I would go fishing on a canal 5) I used to be active in school and boy scouts - I even went to all of the Homecoming and Prom dances When I turned 18, my parents got divorced and one of them took ALL of my pictures out of spite to the other. I asked each parent separately which of course just lead to each accusing the other. I demanded to get my pictures back because I have NOTHING from my childhood. No evidence of my existence. I have since forgotten the details of my friend who moved away, the sandbox I fought monsters in, the woods where we won many battles. And what hurts more than anything, is I ve forgotten my grandpa. I can t remember what he looked like, the way he smiled, the way he dressed, nothing. I am now 30yrs old and at a loss of how to get my pictures back. I don t think I can take them to court because I have nothing to prove either one of my parents have them. What else can I try?

So I'm writing a book and I want to know if it's too similar to the the 1961 and 1998 films, "The Parent Trap". So it starts in the with a 13-year-old boy named Isaac who lives with his single mother. She receives a call from Isaac's father. She explains that they had a son before him, and that she was later was pregnant with twins. While she was pregnant, their first son accidentally drowned in a swimming pool and they blamed each other, causing them to divorce and each take one of the identical twins with them. Isaac's twin's name is Dylan and their father called because Dylan has cancer and Isaac may be a match for him. So Isaac and his mother fly out to meet his father. His father then requests that Isaac pose as Dylan in a summer camp that he had already signed Dylan up for, but Dylan can't go. Throughout the stay, Isaac's parents continually argue, and even though Isaac does a good job impersonating his brother, he eventually reveals to a fellow camper that is in love with Dylan who he really is so she doesn't fall for the wrong boy. However, his confession is overheard, and Dylan is forever banished from the camp should he make a recovery. Later that day, Isaac's parents argue again and he shames them for hating each other, and they decide to make peace. Isaac goes through with the transplant, and by the end of camp, it is revealed that Dylan recovered. Their parents then decide that they really love each other and that it was a mistake to divorce, and remarry.

I respect my dad. We both love each other. But we both never have said "I love you" or even hugged since I was a little kid.

My father had a stroke 3 years ago. He was in a coma for about 2 months. During that time I was put in charge if deciding his next procedures..and yes to pull the plug or not. I waited for my dad to wake up again day after day. One day he did and so began the long road to recovery. 3 years later I am beyond thankful that he is here but when I look at old pictures of him, I cry. When I think of him before the stroke I still break down. I even speak of him in past tense and realize I almost sound like a daughter talking about her dad who passed away. I love my dad with all my heart but can't seem to understand my feelings. Am I mourning my old dad?

He is only three years older than me, but much bigger and he always beats me up, oftentimes for no reason. I think he enjoys it. He says I give him "mouth" and not to talk back to him and do what he says, and most times that's when he hits me, and it hurts. And he makes me do things I shouldn't be doing, like clean his room, or run his feet after football practice, and if I don't, I'm being "disrespectful" and I get hit. I don't know who to tell that would actually help me

I'm 26 female and I feel very old I have a one year old and I can barely keep up with him. I also have to pee a lot and my legs ache Is this old age starting? :( I wish I were young again