Family: Question: Overprotective parents?

Question: Overprotective parents?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:55 PM PDT

My parents have set up security cameras on every door in my house. They also have a tracking app on my phone as well as on my siblings'. my dad also seems always up in my business, always wanting to know EXACTLY what i am doing, even if i'm just laying down on my bed, he wants to know what app i am using, who i am talking to, what video i'm watching, etc. it's hella annoying. do you guys see this as overprotective or is it just me?

Question: Worried about my brother's poor eating habits..should i be worried. what should I do? (best answer by tomorrow)?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:50 PM PDT

My younger brother who is 16 has recently developed very bad eating habits. He doesn't seem to be really worried about his weight. its just he doesnt really make eating a priority. every morning he has either an orange or an apple, or some other small portion of fruit and a cup of tea with milk. he skips lunch completely and has water. then at home my mom forces him to eat dinner (she doesnt shove it down his throat, she just doesnt let him get any sleep until he eats something) but he usually only eats a toddler's portion. literally a measuring cup amount of food. he has never been the type to eat a lot, since he was a baby but now its gotten worst. he's never stuck with supplements either. he refuses to go to the hospital bc he's had to be force feed through a tube in the past and since then he hasnt ever wanted to go hospital but my dad feels like my mom should force him and if she doesnt he's planning to force him when we go visit him next weekend but i think jesse might get really upset abt it and feel betrayed. i wasnt there when they had to force feed hiim last time but i can tell it really effected him. what should i do?

Question: Child custody question?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:48 PM PDT

I'm taking my daughters farther for custody and hes in a state prison halfway house and he only comes to his home town on holidays. I filled for full custody I'm just wondering how long should I let my daughter be with him during the day he does come up. She's 15 months old and he's only seen her maybe 3 times. So she doesn't know who he is and his family doesn't try to see her so she doesn't know them either. I'm just going to feel awkward letting her go with people she don't know. Please no rude answers I just want to know what some people would do in my situation

Question: My mom took me around her drug addicted friends?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:39 PM PDT

My mom met up with the same crowed she used to hang out with as a teen, when she was addicted to cocaine. She got pregnant with me at 17, and her mother kicked her out, so she moved out of the state, so she could clean herself up and start over. I don't know my dad, but I am guessing it was one of these friends. Anyway, I am 15 and we recently moved back to her hometown. She has been hanging around her still drug addicted friends, and I am almost certian she has been using again. But anyway, she took me to a party with them. Do you see as much of a problem with this as I do, or I am overreacting?

Question: Why are people so ******* stupid?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:08 PM PDT

Question: How can we get my Dad to stop drinking for once, I think he is an alcoholic as he is drunk almost all the time all day?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 04:49 PM PDT

My just says its not alcoholism and tells us to be quiet about it. He has been this way as long back as I can remember and I am 14.

Question: Is it bad that I do everything for my parents?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 04:38 PM PDT

Doesn't sound bad from the outset but it needs an explanation. I'm 16. I love my parents to death, to the point where everything I do is for them, never for myself. I don't want good grades for a better future for myself. I want them to show my parents, so they can be proud. I don't want my driving licence to be able to go wherever I want quickly, I want it once again, to make my parents proud. This kind of applies to everything I do; extra curricular activities, university applications etc. I know every kid wants to make their parents proud but I feel like there's always some motive behind what they do to better themselves. That's just not the case for me. Honestly, I'm quite concerned because I constantly worry about my parents. I don't know how I would cope if they passed away. Everything I do is essentially for them. It's very possible that I'd just give up completely everything if they went, because then I'd have nothing to work for. Everything would just become so pointless. The only reason I'd want money is so that I could spend it on them, so what would be the point if they disappeared? How do I fix this...?

Question: Am i bad family member for this?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 04:03 PM PDT

Longstory short, my wife and i (were both 24) bought our first home and both have full time jobs. I have a job in the police department, shes a nurse. We also had our first girl 3 months ago. Its good being free and being responsible adults. Anyways, back home at my parents, i have 5 siblings. 2 are still in high school, and the other 2 in college. One graduated college last year but he has high functioning autism. Still can communicate with others but gets angry easily. And kind of very self centered too. Anyways, he recently asked me if he can live with me. My wife and i talked about it and we had to say no. Reason one being, hes messy, eats alot and doesnt have much etiquette. Our house is constantly clean and we cant have someone ruining it. When we told him no, i guess his siblings think im the bad guy now for not giving him a place to stay. My parents did not kick him out, but Them or me do think hed be capable of living on his own. Well, anyways, yes im deemed a bad person now because of declinging him. What should i do? Ignore it? Ideas?

Question: Family problems!!?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 04:02 PM PDT

i have a narcissistic father and i don t live with him and haven t for months. i live with my mom. but all of a sudden he asked me to go to easter with him and my brother somewhere. i don t like him because he s the one who got rid of me. how do i say no without being mean?

Question: Should we kick my brother out of the house?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 03:48 PM PDT

Well, my brother is 22 years old and still lives with us. I'm in high school (almost heading to junior) and already know what I want to do in life. He was in college, but decided to drop out cause he rather wanted to "work". He works with my dad, and is usually not on time to work. Usually spends all night playing video games, doesn't pay rent AT ALL! Wasted his money on stuff he doesn't even need. And has anger issues. We are now wondering if we should kick him out of the house or not.

Question: Should I just give up on life?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 03:39 PM PDT

My mom and I were fighting and she said to not ask her for anything for the next year and she doesn t care if she is a bad parent. She grabbed me and shoved me out of the way after I had I hard day at school. Obviously no one cares because they all said I was being a brat when I was talking and my mom is screaming. So if no one cares, why shouldn t I just kill myself now?

Question: Why are they so mean ?!?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 03:14 PM PDT

Ok so I'm on a track team and I go to practice every block day because someone is actually able to pick me and normal days no one can pick me cause my mom and dad work late and my uncle has recently been having trouble seeing so I don't wanna risk getting into an accident so I make my brother pick me up once he comes out from school so I occasijly miss practice on those extra days yay aren't madatory so my brother or uncle don't have to rush to pick me up. 2 of the girls on the team have been giving me **** about it saying I'm not dedicated and shouldn't be on the team if I'm not gonna show up I told them I was having some issues at home and no one is willing to pick me up that late and they said it wasn't an excuse and to walk home which I live far from school so I told them hat wasn't going to happen and they said I was bullshiting them and I told them I didn't care that it wasn't any of their business anyways since I've already talked to coach and she said it was fine so it doesn't affect them at all and one of the bitches said stop giving us sass and I told them to **** off and just don't worry about it was I in the wrong ? Was I being a ***** Should I tell coach ? Why are they so rude ?

Question: I want to run away but don't know where to go and what to do.?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 03:07 PM PDT

I'm 14 and I really want to run away but I don't know how to. My dad left and my siblings all hate me. (Emotional Abuse) My mum neglects me and schools getting to be too stressful. I don't know what to do and I know suicide is worse. I'm being bullied and no one will help. Basically, I'm hated everywhere I go and I can't take it anymore. I need to get away. So, how do you run away? How do you find somewhere to go? How do you get money? What do I do?

Question: Should I be doing all of the housework if me and my dad are both working and paying the rent, read description for details?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:33 PM PDT

Okay so my dad runs his own business. I am his sole employee and we live together in the same house. We both go out and get the work done together and do an equal amount of physical labor to get the work done. But he refuses or to clean or do the dishes. Sometimes he calls it women's work but last time I mentioned it he just said, "I don't do dishes". It's really frustrating me to no end because we are both tired when we get home from working and I don't think it is fair that I have to do all of the housework. He says that because he is the business owner that he shouldn't have to do any of that because he books the jobs. My reasoning is that because we both go and do the exact same thing every day that we should be taking turns with the housework. I do pay my part of rent and he pays his. Opinions? As a response to one of the answers, that is a wise idea but I just can't move out. I do not want to live alone and even though this is irritating me to no end, he is still my dad. But thank you for putting it that way from his perspective. That is exactly how it feels. Like I'm not an equal. I get paid 5% less than he would pay someone else and I make my own food.

Question: If my sister is 16 & in foster care, Can I take custody of her since I'm 19 and have my own place and a job?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:28 PM PDT

Question: I think my dad is a pedophile?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:24 PM PDT

:( whenever we go somewhere he looks at everyones *** and it is obvious so hes a pervert nice :( but if there is a teen he will still be looking at the butt :( i notice details a lot about everything so im the only person in my family who knows :( when we had a honor roll night when i was in 8th grade, a girl (she did a lot of squats that even teachers were surprised) went up and my dad got a ***** :( we went somewhere and my dad looked at my sisters butt when she was a teen :( he cheats on my mom because shes an ugly ***** with bipolar and is abusive. Does this make him a pedophile

Question: If someone..was touched sexually young by someone (Family) no penetration only their fingers what is that called? I know its not rape....?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:17 PM PDT

Question: What is your mother's name?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:04 PM PDT

soso

Question: What do you thlnk my uncIe wants in to achieve in Iife?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 01:58 PM PDT

From what I've seen a lot of men seem to want girlfriends/to get married as soon as possible My uncle, who's almost 40 still Iives with his parents It's not an empty house. We all go there for dinner everyday He was once married to this family friend so she could stay in the country because she went overseas for too long. She thought it was real, but he apparently he could never love her. After four years they finally divorced and she moved back to her siblings house On his days off work He loves to pick up and buy his nieces and Nephews whatever they want. Kept offering to take us to any restaurant Enjoys looking after his brother's son (the baby in the family) He's been in a band with his friends for years. He enjoys drinking alcohol every night, sitting in his room playing his guitar, sometimes singing along. when he comes over to wait for us at our house he'd sit by the keyboard/piano and play whatever he learned off the internet until we decide to come down and leave The other day he patiently waited for my aunt, little cousin and I outside this shop for almost ten minutes because the boy wanted to look at toys

Question: My sister body shames me? And bullies me.?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 01:55 PM PDT

She's 2 years older than me. My parents can't do anything about it because she's unstoppable. She always makes fun of my weight and ruins my confidence. When I weigh less than her. There's always something coming out of her mouth about me. She lies to her friends and say it's the other way around. I'm her human punching bag. Please help me.

Question: Planning to move out at 18. Tips?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:34 PM PDT

I'm 16 almost 17. My and my whole family have a terrible relationship. I live in Ohio and plan to move to South Carolina. I babysit 3 days a week for less then $60. What are some well paying jobs that can help me save up? I don't plan to go to college as of right now. When I graduate high I will be able to work in a hospital since I will be a PCA. I go to a vocational school. Please don't tell to me get a better relationship with my parents it won't happen. They are drunks and will never change. anything thing is greatly appreciated.

Question: My Home Life Is Going Downhill, What Do I Do?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:18 PM PDT

It has come to the point where I would rather be hiding in my room than spending time with my family. My mom started a non profit a few years ago, and it really hasn't taken off too much if you ask me, but it now consumes her life. It's my senior year in high school, and she missed my last winter dance, will be missing my prom, and won't sit down with me to help me finalize my college decision. Whenever I go to talk to her, she's glued to her laptop and Facebook. When I try to talk to her about anything, it's obvious she isn't listening to me. I had stuff in an art show this past week that I told her about a while ago, but she complained that she didn't know about it a few days before. To make things worse, she has put my older sister on a pedestal and basically praises her for every bad decision she makes (and she makes a lot of them). My dad works a lot, so he really isn't home to address the issue. I feel like I don't have a mother anymore. She doesn't act like she really cares. As far as I know, she's completely blind to the situation or thinks that I'm the issue not her. What do I do about this?

Question: I cant figure out the blanks?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:11 PM PDT

"What is a traitor, Brother?" I asked, feeling an angry amusement as I counted on my fingers. "He was a ___and a *****; a ___ and a brother; a ___ and a traitor, as you say; then he was a dead ___ , and alive or dead he was jam-full of contradictions. So full that he attracted half of to come out and stand in the sun in answer to our call. So what is a traitor?"

Question: My brother is a drug addict are my parents enabling him by giving him bail when he is arrested each time?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:08 PM PDT

Question: My dad is a very ignorant person and yet he went to an Ivy League school. How does this happen?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:08 PM PDT

He went to Exeter and Yale and yet he thinks mental illness is a choice if it continues for longer then a few years and happens in adulthood. He is as ignorant as those that think the Holocaust never happened are those that think Sandy Hook was a hoax. Him saying this is like saying cancer is a choice if it happens in adulthood and is not cured. So what causes an educated man for well-to-do family who went to Ivy League schools to be as ignorant as a rock? He is the only person in his family that is like this. Though there are two relatives on my mom's side that are like this.

Question: My mom says my aunt is a narcissist. Are there medications my aunt can take for narcissism?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:39 AM PDT

For example my aunt makes everything about her and she's a drama queen. If her kids don't worship her then she's mean to them. If she doesn't like someone in the whole world has to just like that person. She can be really compassionate but she can also be a bully.

Question: What do I do for Easter since I'm all alone as my mother doesn't want me around the Family because I'm close to my dad?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:36 AM PDT

My mother and siblings all rejected me and this is a homeowner not as painful as Christmas, or Thanksgiving but still family holiday.Family because I'm close to my dad. Not want to visit this week (I think he's in a binging spell). The extended family on my mom side will be at my moms. My dad's family is estranged from him. My mom has rejected night since I would not divorced my dad. I feel so alone on holidays that are family holidays and so hurt what do I do? I have no friends because I have aspergers. Sorry for the pity story I just need to know what to do for Easter so I'm not so depressed.

Question: Mom is overreacting?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:33 AM PDT

Okay, so I am drawing while listening to music. I giggle because I think of a joke I heard a few times. After the third, my mom literally goes into a lecture about taking my Final Exams and threatens that if I fail, my phone, gaming console and laptop are gone. I was just giggling at something, and she yells at me for no reason whatsoever. What should I do?

Question: Would you still want this person in your life......who is:?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:26 AM PDT

Controlling Manipulative Talks about herself all the time and never asks about you Thinks she is more superior and talks down to others Instigates with others and gossips a lot Obsessive Aggressive (in some ways) overall.....NARCISSISTIC! Would you STILL want some one like that in your life? Yes? No? What if its a family member? What if its your own mother that is like that with you and others? My mom is like this and for a long time now, I have wanted her out of my life. Unfortunately for me, right now she is staying with me because she keeps screwing up a lot and I'm really all she has. But I want her out of my place....and out of my life.....but its so hard cause she is my mother. She has physically, mentally, emotionally, verbally and financially abused me.....A LOT. Thank you for your answers!

Question: Is my dad el chapo? they kinda look alike and idk if my dad is a mexican drug lord or not?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 10:53 AM PDT

Question: What happens when a report is made about a foster child who s legal guardians have beaten another sibling?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 10:30 AM PDT

My "father" started beating my mother and brother a few days ago and the police were called. This has only happened one other time. I do not feel safe around him and do not want to be living with him. I m not sure exactly what social services would do. Is there a way I can make sure I am not stuck with him. What happens when a report is made about a foster child who's legal guardian has beaten another sibling?

Question: Hi, my ex and I have joint custody of our 7 year old son.He recently tried commit suicide and worrying about the future and need some advice?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 10:14 AM PDT

We split almost 6 years ago, I have been with my parter for 4 years now and we have a 5 month old. While I was pregnant I was moving into a new home with my partner and my son, my ex (sons father) was not one bit happy with this and brought me to court to see if he could stop this happening and keep my son with him, the judge ruled 50/50 joint custody even though my ex has a past full of drug problems and addiction, has never worked and lives at home with his parents. I never kept my son from them always allowed visitation and always let my son spend weekends with them. Anyway we agreed my son stay with me during school and weekends with his s father. However recently his father tried commit suicide and has been in hospital for almost 2 weeks, the grandparents seem to think they have there sons rights and are questioning me letting my son take a little holiday with my mother, can anyone advise me on what to do

Question: A matter of life or death .. help me please desperate and depressed severely?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:53 AM PDT

i have travelled to ukraine to study..i am from jordan originally. i have been fully abandoned by my family after a an issue between parents that lead to divorce. and now none of them is responding or wanting me back.both now refuse to contact me, education process has been stopped and now iam alone and homeless in foreign country. iam 25 yrs old.I contacted the embassy and they couldn't help at all. what can I do. I managed finding myself a job for 6-7 dollars a day. life is depressive in every aspect and nothing left for me but internet..please help what to do?

Question: Even though our daughter is very ugly?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:51 AM PDT

we still love her but she wants to buy make up and nice clothes, ugly girls like our daughter need to save money because she wont get a decent man. I'm no beauty queen but I used my savings to land a nice guy, why do girls today act so greedy?

Question: Can someone text me from a different number that s already in my contacts?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:40 AM PDT

Disclaimer: I am not a drug addict. So my dad is convinced I m a drug addict. The other day out of nowhere, he tries calling me. I haven t answered a single one of his calls and only the meanest texts that I felt I needed to rebut since I moved out last year around this time. So after a few failed attempted calls from him, I get a call from "Kevin", one of my weed connects. I answer the phone and it s my ******* dad on the other end saying "You re a drug addict, son. You need some help." I just reply with and "Okay," and I hang up the phone. Now my dad isn t at all capable of hacking a phone to make it look like he s calling from a number that he really isn t using, and I don t even know if that s possible if the number (Kevin s phone number) is already in use. The only other thing I could come up with is he somehow met Kevin, took his phone, saw texts in there to me, and kept Kevin s phone just to try and truck me into talking to him. I just checked today and Kevin isn t even my friend on Facebook anymore. Someone please tell me what the hell is going on.

Question: I really need help on how should I react to this, please help me i am kinda in shock!?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:24 AM PDT

My parents are not divorced. I am from a rather decently wealthy family that can support sending children to international schools. Just now in the evening I went to my dad's room to have a talk. As I opened the door I saw my dad and he had no clothes on, but he had himself covered. It was a quick question so I ignored it, but when I opned the door a bit too wide I saw a pleasure toy. after seeing it i kinda rushed out and close the door.

Question: Does my family have the right to be mad at me that I get anxiety when going to the family house that I was molested in for years?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:19 AM PDT

At holidays (Thanksgiving Easter and Christmas) we have to go to the family house that my step grandfather had sex with me in for five years before he went to jail. Once he was jailed on another sex abuse charge I came forward and told people what happened. Before that he had told me it would be a sin to tell on him since he's a parent figure. I was a kid and believed him as I was ages 7 to 12. I now feel guilt ridden I didn't say something as he abused some of the other children during that time and I blame myself for that. So when we are going to this house all those feelings are triggered that I pushed aside at other times of the year. I am in my 20s now and living on my own so I don't have to go but the alternative is be alone for Christmas and alone for Thanksgiving and someone as the rest of the family tells me to "let it go" and my parents fear my grandmother Who has it there and does not discuss or it knowledge what my stepgrandfather dad. It's my mom's mom and both my parents fear her and fear not pleasing her but they're not worried about my feelings. My parents were always very supportive when I first spoke up at age 12 but now that I'm in my 20s when it comes up they ignore me and told me to let it go. So my dad is annoyed that I'm nervous about this Easter weekend. My mom says "when are you going to finally let that go". Am I in the wrong here? I am 27 so it's been 15 years since my step grandfather went to jail for life". He has never even apologized.

Question: My mom's cousin is a trans and one relative refused to go to his wedding. Is this prejudiced?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:10 AM PDT

They said it's not a marriage since it was a former guy now girl marrying a guy

Question: How do I get my parents to stop destroying my life?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:08 AM PDT

Question: Family Help!?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 08:26 AM PDT

I'm the youngest cousin. My mom is overprotective and makes me look like a baby in front of all them. I'm 15! And after that I just act akward! How do I not act akward? Once I walked in on my cousins talking about me and I just want to come of normal. We are getting together fr easter We are getting together fr easter

Question: Me and my mother fight constantly..?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:59 AM PDT

Yesterday, me and my mother fought because she wouldn't let me see my friends as long as she was home. Of course, I got angry, and she called my father for I could stay with him. I hung up the phone, angrily, and she began yelling at me, and I did the same. Then I started banging on the car window and she tried taking my phone away, so I threw myself to the back seat of the car. I snatched her phone because she was trying to text my father again- and we played a game of tug-o-war. Then, I said "You don't let me do freaking anything." And of course, she parked the car, thinking I said something worse. We continued yelling at each other. My mother is ALWAYS calling me names and yelling and saying that I'm going to regret treating her like "SHlT." While, I as well yell at her and when she insults me, I return the favor. I don't know what to do with her, or how to control myself from talking back when she insults me.

Question: How do i tell my 6 year old son his estranged father passed away?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:19 AM PDT

My son hasnt seen his father in over 3 years. Over the years he has asked me where his dad is, and all i could tell him was that i didnt know, because i didnt. He has asked a few times if he was in heaven, and i told him no. I just found out that he passed away last week, and im torn on how/what to tell my son. I dont want to wait too long, but i have no clue how to go about this.

Question: I SOO WANT TO HUG MY SISTER IN LAW AND WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM HER AT SAME TIME????!!?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:00 AM PDT

I love her soooo much as a SISTER, and nothing more. So smallest mistakes from her make my heart bleed. So I want to cut her out of my life, and I want to just go hug her alot. What should I do

Question: At what age would a 5 year age gap between siblings become less of an issue?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:23 AM PDT

Im 23 year old brother, and my sister is a senior in high school. I try to do stuff together with her, which she's fine with if its just me and her, but if she's with her friends i feel like she pushes me away cause she's embarrassed or something. When if ever will she get over this?

Question: My brother tried to have sex with me?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:10 AM PDT

When I was younger may be 9 or 10 my brother tried to have sex with me. It honestly still hunts me till this day I'm now 19 and he's 23, but when I think about it I'm honestly disgusted. I remember I used to play with my brother and he would tell me to come in his room and take my panties off I don't know why but I would do it. He used to hump on me and afterwards I would just put my panties back on. One time he tried to put it in at this point I was beyond scared. I had 2 other brothers but I was scared to tell them or my dad and step mom. I honestly thought he would stop but as I got older he would come in my room and try to touch me while I was sleep. He would also steal my teddy bears and masturbate with them. I was scared to sleep at night because I knew he would come in my room. Right around when I was 12 my brother started staying with my mom I was so relieved. I felt so comfortable that I didn't have to worry about him. I'm older now and my brother has never tried anything with me till this day. I've been alone in the house with him and he hasn't done anything. I haven't brought it up to anyone and tried to put it past me but I still think about from time to time I have no one to vent to about it. I love my brother to death and I don't know if it was just a phase but I have no one to talk to about it

Question: Is it selfish that I don't want my mother to re-marry?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:01 AM PDT

My mother is in quite a serious relationship with her boyfriend. And don't get me wrong, he's a really nice guy. And I am comfortable around him, but the thought of him getting married to my mom just bothers me. One of the things that distances me from him is that he's unable to speak English well. And I don't know about other Eurasian kids, but for me, the people that I'm most comfortable with are almost always able to speak English, except a few. And all my mom's exes were always fluent in English. But that's not exactly the point. Usually, my mom's relationships always end up splitting. But this one in particular was rather longer. And everyday I think about what would happen if they got married. And the thought of it, I don't know. I would prefer if she didn't get married with him. It's not that I don't like him, no. I just feel like it wouldn't be the same if she got re-married. It wouldn't be just the two of us prancing around like a couple of weirdo besties. I know it would be different, I know. And on top of that, I don't need another father figure. As much as I like my mom's boyfriends, I miss my dad. I haven't seen him in 8 years because the divorce was pretty messy. No one can replace him, my dad will always be my dad. And I know it sounds so selfish, but I just want my family to stay the same.

Question: How should I deal with the stress?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:55 AM PDT

I'm 15 yrs old and for the past two or three years now things in my house haven't been stable at all. My father, mother and brothers are always fighting and the aftermath always affects me but they can't see it. I've reached a point where I am emotionally drained and I can't take it anymore. The stress is building up and we have exams to write within the next month. How should I deal with it? I've tried speaking to them but every response I get is "your opinion doesn't count"

Question: (Parents) Would you be mad if this happened to your kid?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:24 AM PDT

When I was playing tag with my niblings, my niece tried to hold on to me so I can get tagged by her brother. As I tried to move her hands off me, my nail scratched her cheek. The scratch is about 1.5-2 inches tall and 1centimeter thick (between the ear and cheek), but my sister is making a big deal about it and telling everyone. She even sent pictures to her dad. Obviously it was an accident but I just don't understand why it's such a big deal. I had scratches every week (Super Tom Boy) and it was a constant routine of going in the house, having my parents clean it and bandage it. Then I was back outside probably getting another scratch. I even had stitches a few times. All my scars are gone now or barely noticeable.

Question: Am I selfish for not wanting to take care of my disabled sister for the rest of my life?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 11:32 PM PDT

I am 21 and my sister is 14. She has downs syndrome. My parents are probably going to die when im about 17, and i will have the responsibility to take care of my sister for the rest of my life. She isn't violent, she does get violent, but its rare. She tends to make alot of messes, and is bratty most of the time, because my parents let her get what she wants. She cant talk very well, and doesnt want to do the things she is suppose to do (knowing she will get in trouble, but gets away with it anyways) sometimes she good and helps out with taking our dishes to the kitchen. She has to constantly be watched, she once hurt herself by dropping a glass cup and tripping onto it. And now thinking about having to take care of her, giving up having a job, and take care of her full time. I want to get her into a housing unit so she can be independent, but my parents dont like that decision. I have three other sisters that can supposedly help me take care of her, when they are thousands of miles away. Is it selfish that i dont want to take care of her?

Question: How likely is it that my niece is being sexually abused by her own father?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 10:55 PM PDT

It would take forever to explain, but basically, I have a 16 year old niece and my mother and I heard from someone we barely even know that she's being sexually abused by her own father. This information is extremely random and I have no idea where it came from. The person who told us refuses to tell us where she heard it, and she says she's not 100 percent sure if it's true or not. My niece is very close to her father. In fact, he's the most important person in her life and he's an extraordinary man. She trusts him more than she trusts anyone. If something's troubling her, he's who she goes to. She and her father get along well and spend a lot of time together. When my niece was 9, her mother's boyfriend molested her, and her father found out about it and literally almost murdered the man. He lost his mind and beat the hell out of him. Someone stopped him before he had the chance, but I truly believe he would've killed his daughter's abuser if he would've been able to. THAT'S the main reason I just can't even begin to imagine HIM sexually assaulting her. How likely do you think it is that this terrible rumor is true? My niece wouldn't still trust her father if he'd done something so awful, would she? She's always alone with him and has no problem with it. She's COMPLETELY comfortable with him. She's actually more comfortable when he's around than when he isn't. I almost refuse to believe the rumor is true. There's actually another man in our town with the same first and last name as my niece's father, and he also has a daughter around my niece's age, so it's highly possible that the woman who told us this horrible rumor heard the name and thought of the wrong man.

Question: My 12 year old daughter is rude and disrespectful - any ideas?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 10:10 PM PDT

Lately, my daughter thinks she should be allowed to do what she wants because her 19 year old brother has those freedoms. We've explained to her a countless number of times that he's an adult, not a tween. She does not understand that and will yell saying it's not "fair". We've taken away her computer time and grounded her for two weeks, no excuses. She will be in high school next year (Vancouver high schools begin in grade 8) and she has inappropriate goals for herself and her friends. An example would be dressing provocatively, or "like a stripper" (in HER own words!). I have no idea where she got the idea from, but we had a serious discussion with her about that. Sure, we might allow a little bit of light makeup and crop tops that don't show too much skin but the idea of her trying to "dress like a stripper" frightens me a LOT as a parent. She is not even a teenager yet, but is wanting to do things that some 20 year old college girls would like. We are trying our best to teach her to be more age-appropriate, act more like a typical 12 year old grade 7 student, and be more understanding. Any ideas?

Question: How can I find my half brothers and sisters?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:59 PM PDT

My father went to prison when I was a baby and got out 18 years later... I have a set of twin sisters about the same age as me that were taken away from there mother... is there any way I can still find them? Also, I have older brothers as well. What is the easiest way to come across their information? It has always bothered me not knowing them. It s a sad situation but I m pretty sure all my "dad" knows is the location they were brought up, first name and a guess if there age. I want to meet them...

Question: Is my dad a alchohlic?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:56 PM PDT

So my dad quit drinking about 6 years ago. He had to stop because he got pancreatitis and almost died. He had to change his hole diet and lost 60 pounds. Well this past year and a half has been hard for him. He lost his job and my step mom left him. And she left as soon as she graduated from nursing school (he paid for her to go). Well he started drinking about 6-7 months ago. And at first it wasn t bad like he had a beer here and there. But the last 2-3 months he s been coming home drunk every night.. He thinks I dont know lol. But I m 19. And its just me and him in this house.. i came home yesterday and he was drunk at 2 in the afternoon. And I notice that he poors it in plastic cups so that means he mixing it with vodka or whatever

Question: Should I be Jealous that my sister wears dresses around our older brother and not around me? Im her brother too?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:55 PM PDT

Question: Who do you agree with: me or my son in law? Description below?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:54 PM PDT

My granddaughter turned 17 years old in January. The other night, she lied to her father (my son in law) and told him she was spending the night with a friend, but in reality she went to have casual sex with a 20 year old man at his apartment. She was planning on spending the night with the man, but he started doing drugs and my granddaughter got uncomfortable so she called her father at around 3 am and asked him to come pick her up. He did, and he asked her a bunch of questions that she answered honestly. (Who is that man? How well do you know him? Where'd you meet him? Were you safe?) My son in law told me and my husband about the situation the next day, and we freaked out, but he didn't seem mad or even upset. He said things like, "she's 17. 17 is the age of consent here. I don't understand why people make such a big deal out of sex. It's a natural part of life. As long as it's safe and consensual, I'm perfectly fine with it. At least she called me when he started doing drugs." He isn't going to punish his daughter for what she did, and he told us that he can't control who she has sex with. He's usually very strict and overprotective over his daughter, so I can't believe he's being so casual about this situation. I think that what my granddaughter did was very wrong and she deserves to be punished. Who do you agree with: me or my son in law?

Question: Retard brother won't shut the **** up?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:48 PM PDT

My 21-year-old autistic brother has recently started doing this thing where he loudly snorts through his nose every thirty seconds or so. He does it so loudly that you can hear him from anywhere in the house. He does it out in public as well. It's ******* disgusting and annoying as hell. My parents don't try to discourage him from doing it. I want to beat the living **** out of him, but he's bigger than me and has retard strength. How do I get that worthless excuse for a human being to shut the **** up???!!! When he's scared, he gets 10x more annoying because then he refuses to shut up about it and goes looking for sympathy, and my mom rewards him for his behavior All of you precious, innocent angels replying obviously never had to grow up with a retard. If you aren't the sibling of one, you have no voice in this. Also, years he went to jail for strangling my other brother and trying to stab him, so don't feel too sorry for him

Question: Is it bratty to not use a phone case my mom got me cause I don't like it? Yes I asked this question before on yahoo but people talking ****?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:44 PM PDT

Like I'm the ****** bratty *** kid but they don't even know **** I always kept up with the stuff I don't like and still keep but I would rather let a phone case be used rather than let it go to waste

Question: How do I prepare an immature 14 year old for high school?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:26 PM PDT

I am a mother of two children and I am concerned about my 14 year old daughter starting high school. She has ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and she is less mature than other kids her age. She lacks social skills and disrupts other students in classes. She also craves for negative attention (teenage drama, making sexual comments, calling other people bad names, etc). She has a 19 year old brother who lives at home. My daughter demands that she has the same freedoms as her brother and she does not understand that her brother is an adult and she is a teenager, no matter how many times we've explained it to her. She will make a fuss when she doesn't get her way (even in public). I'm concerned that she can easily be taken advantage of when she's in high school with older kids. She's the type of person who would seek any attention she can get, and the wrong person may offer the attention she desires. Another thing, she is irresponsible and easily trusts people without thinking much. She's gotten into a lot of trouble in grade school and middle school because of things she may have said or done. We may have to be a little more protective of her than we did with her brother because of her behavioral problems (I know it may seem unfair to her, but we try our best to keep her safe and we are her parents). Any ideas?

Question: I'm not the biological father but am on the birth certificate and want to keep my son. What do I do?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:44 PM PDT

See photo for more details because yahoo wouldn't let me type it out without giving me an error.