Family: Question: I am asked to my cousin's B-Day on Saturday. Should I go as last time I went I got beat up by my drunk uncle and police were called?

Question: I am asked to my cousin's B-Day on Saturday. Should I go as last time I went I got beat up by my drunk uncle and police were called?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 02:05 PM PDT

I am scared cause of what happened two years ago. My uncle was drunk and beat me up cause I said hi to my cousin's Mom who is his ex-wife. He is in jail now for killing his ex-wife one year after he beat me up. My cousin has lost both her parents now so I want to be nice to her. However, her older brother now beats up people. I fear he will beat me up. What do I do?

Question: My cousin lies a lot. How do I know she is telling the truth when she asks me for money?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:57 PM PDT

Question: MY aunt told me that my Mom is a w.hore. How do I express that this hurt me?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:56 PM PDT

It was my Mom's sister. They are estranged but I talk to her sometimes on Facebook and see her at a reunion every summer. My Mom does not attend the reunion.

Question: My parents hate my Mom's sister (my aunt). So they are demanding I hate her also. I like her though. What do I do?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:44 PM PDT

I;m 14 so that is why I am marking anonymous.

Question: My Mother did not believe me when I had a stillborn, she insists I lied and wasn't pregnant. How do I get her to love me?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:43 PM PDT

My mother insists I am a liar and a bad person cause in my teen years I rebelled. I admit to doing some bad things as a teen and talking back, even being beligerant a few times. However, that was when I was a teen and I was always mad cause I felt my Mom favored my sister and brother over me. We had no Dad in the picture which always hurt. Now I am 31. My Mom has always seen the worst in me since my rebellious teen years. She has gotten part of her family to turn on me while others back me and turn on my Mom. All this hurts. I got pregnant at 19 and had a stillborn who was born two months premature. My mother still insists 12 years later I faked that. How do I get her to believe me and love me (not just about the pregnancy but other stuff as well). The pregnancy is the most extreme example of my Mom's refusal to believe me cause I lied as a teen. When my mother had to send me to outward bound in Missouri for 4 weeks when I was 15 she told me "it is because you are the worst child I have ever known" those words hurt and stick.

Question: How do I get rid of my mom’s boyfriend?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:30 PM PDT

He always makes her cry. He made her so mad that she was banging on the counter yelling at him on the phone. They just had a baby together but it is crazy that no one in this household likes him I have two sister 11 and 1(the baby they had that he does not even like) I adore her but I cannot deal with her dad he has criminal records. He smokes tobacco. He keeps on claiming he is going to marry her. He even called my sister fat which she hates because she is very skinny. I know that I should talk to her and I did and guess what she did. She told him everything I told her. I talked to my grandma about it because she is wise but she did not know what to do she does not even like him and she told my mom that. He is never here is always in Virginia at his moms house causing trouble and hanging out. He is only here for about two months out of two years and he is not even on the lease and the fact that my mom is willing to lie for him is horrible and I know it is horrible to wish death upon people but it just has to be that way what should I do?

Question: What should I do about my daughter pointing out my flaws?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 12:57 PM PDT

If I drink some soda she'll look at me weird and remind me that my doctor told me not to drink soda because of my weight. She'll remind me of how unorganized and dirty the house is, because there's cat puke stains all over the house, even though I'm trying my best. Or when I tell her about the fights with my boyfriend she'll say "You're the one who keeps going to him after so many break ups" sometimes my daughter is a bi*ch and I'm tired of it. She's 15.

Question: I love my stepmother more than my mom and I feel guilty for it but she does for me than my mom does?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 12:15 PM PDT

My stepmother is one of the nicest people ever to me and my brother. She helps me with homework, never calls me names or yells at me, cares about me, buys me nice things, takes me to the movies and is very nice. My mom and dad have never been married. My dad did cheat on my mom with my stepmother but I was not affected by it as I thought I would be. I know they ended up together in a way that's not morally acceptable, but they have been married almost six years. So my mom is even more bitter about that. My mom has a new boyfriend too. Well my mom kicked my brother and I out because her boyfriend doesn't like us. My dad and stepmother welcomed us of course. My mom started calling me horrible names, blaming us for the breakup with my dad, hitting me, telling me that she needs space and being mean. I was really hurt by it. I am a bit sensitive and I do love my mom. When I come back in from school, my stepmother always cooks and asks us how our day was. My mom never cooked much and fed us quick cooked or frozen, unhealthy food. My mom doesn't work and receives public assistance. When she does work, she quits after a few months. My dad still pays her child support but she gives us a small portion to spend for allowance and uses the rest on her loser boyfriend. At a point, she stopped giving us an allowance. My stepmother is a police officer and gave my brother and I much more than my mom does. My dad shares joint custody with my mom, so we split in btwn homes. Am I wrong?

Question: How do I find out if I'm adopted?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 12:10 PM PDT

For years I have always had this underlying suspicion that I am adopted. My main reason for speculating is I look completely different than everyone in my family. All 3 of my brother are the same height as my dad (5'10") and they all have the same red hair and pale facial features. However, I am 6' 4.5" and look nothing like them. I have very strong and dark facial features with bushy black hair and some people say I look like young will smith. Not only do we look nothing alike, but our names don't really match either! My brother's names are Sam, Alex, and Connor, but somehow I ended up with DeShawn. I just don't get it. My mom is also only mean to me. As a child, the only stuffed animals I ever had were gorillas and monkeys meanwhile my brothers always got GI Joes. When I asked for one, my mom colored it with sharpie for some reason and threw it away. Anyways, how can I find out if I am adopted? My mom has constantly said yes when I ask, but I feel like she's just messing with me as usual. Is there any website I can use? I hope my birth parents are funny and rich and not in the ghetto as my mom always "insists". Thank you! Also I go to a separate school than my brothers, but not sure if that's relevant lol

Question: How should I approach this?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 11:25 AM PDT

I'm a collegiate member of a Greek organization and live 4 hours from my university. Naturally, I go home on all university closures, but those are the ONLY times I go home. My sisters always want to plan things over breaks because those are the only times they are all free to do something together, but I don't want to ask them not to do things when I cant participate? my family already gets jealous that my Greek sisters see me more than they do. I'm tired of constantly asking to be excused from events that I wont be in town for, or reminding them that I wont be there. I'm the only person in the chapter who consistently leaves the area for breaks (its a small chapter, less than 20 girls).

Question: How to make someone think you are amazing? How do you make a person look up to you?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:58 AM PDT

Question: My parents don’t understand that I’m exhausted all the time?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:52 AM PDT

So I am a sophomore on college, going full time and currently taking five classes. I have three classes on tuesdays and thursdays so I leave my house at 9 and get home around six and mondays and Wednesdays I have two classes will 9 but come back around three or four. I also work part time Friday-Sunday and I usually work from 1-10. I come home exhausted all the time and they act like they're way more tired than me. They do nothing throughout the day and work 40 hours a week. I always tell them I never truly have a day off yet they always need a favor from me. It's killing me that I'm ready to quit my job because it's seriously taking a physical toll on me. How do I tell them to be more understanding

Question: Hey, I just wanted some tips on tweeting at Ted Cruz from anywhere and anything.?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:22 AM PDT

I've been tweeting at Ted Cruz recently and I wanted to know what some of you have been tweeting at him from and what you have been tweeting. Last week I was bouncing on my bpys dick and spouted a preimim one right off the dome, my boys Alexa picked it up and sent it right to that juzz goblin, my boy popped a nut so hard that I could feel in my stomach, I'm sure I would be pregorant if I was a women. Anyway, just post your top tweets to Ted (or someone else if you like) and say what you tweeted from. I've been tweeting at him from all sorts of things, YouTube comments, Reddit comments and graphing calculator.

Question: Do you think my sister should accept this?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:06 AM PDT

There is a guy who is 41 years old, he was married but divorced 5 years ago and he has a son 9 years old, he wants to talk with my sister, he is searching for a good woman to love her and spend his life with her etc... but I said to my sister no don't meet him because he has a kid 9 years old !! how do you know how he will treat you when his kid grows up in the future? because you are not his real mom, and you are a stepmom ! so it's like she is raising a kid who isn't her son, I am really afraid that he may treat her differently when he sees his father marrying another woman, am I wrong ?

Question: My Parents Watch TV While I Study?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:45 AM PDT

What do i do with them? I tell them that the noise makes it harder for me to concentrate and they tell me they have nothing else to do besides watching (shitty) shows all day. I get so so angry...

Question: My fiancé has cancer and wants to move out of state to be near his family, I don't know how to tell him his family stresses him out?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:43 AM PDT

My fiancé and I live in Provo Utah, my fiancé moved here to get away from him s abusive amd toxic family. His saint of a mother moved to Utah to be near her only sane son after she was bought out from her home by his father. My fiancé and I love each other but his dad said that if he and I move back to Nashville he'll lease us a place to stay and he can get treated at several cancer treatment centers, I could get a job working in either Nashville or a surrounding town but his dad is abusive and his brother is mentally ill, so much to the point to where he had a double amputation for no reason. My fiancé has Chronic leukemia and I'm terrified about his health right now. His mother amd I are trying to convince my fiancé to stay in Utah because it might not be perfect but he'll be in a loving environment opposed to being with his dad and brother? How should I go about this. I want to provide more information in Utah we have the Huntsman cancer research institute, while in Nashville there is St. Thomas and Vanderbilt. I don't know what to do.

Question: MY CRA PPY DIABETIC MOM BLAMES ME FIR EVERYTHING. TODAY SHE DECIDED TO BLAME ME FOR HER F*** CANKER SORE. A FREAKING CANKER SORE?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:40 AM PDT

THAT WAS LAST STRAW AND I SNAPPED AT HER A SS DO YOU BLAME ME?

Question: My sister’s relationship?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:29 AM PDT

So, my sister is older than me and used to mistreat me when we were younger. She's also mentioned to other family members that she felt that I was favored by my mother compared to her. Well, long story short my mom recently passed and we have had a terrible falling out with one another. She told me to not contact her again and also wrote a very long email detailing why my mom and dad disapproved of my past actions though that's not true. Is there any hope in my sister not resenting me so badly?

Question: How do I get rid of my custodial parent?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:07 AM PDT

My custodial parent gives me no type of attention and I've been sick and no one takes me to the hospital i probably have bronchitis and it's getting bad harder to breathe and i feel mucus when I breath air out and in. Yesterday when I coughed i I felt a pounding pain in the back of My head and when i bent down or flipt My head upside down the pain was like gonna explode it pounds and the pain was nothing funny. My uncle (Custodial parent) doesn't take care of us yes never even at the house and he's crazy im not gonna lie. U I don't wanna talk to someone because I'm scared there not gonna do anything (talk to like social workers or welfare services) because then I'll go back right with him and he'll know i I was tryna get rid of him and today I had the craziest dream(in my opinion he is a pedophile) he was molesting me. Woke up thinking bout killing my self cuz that was scary nasty. HELP!!!

Question: Saw my step-dad looking at porn?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:01 AM PDT

I just started to like him, and saw him looking at it.. that's part of the reasons why my mom divorced my dad.. and I already have a half-sister from them and I don't want her to go through what I had to, should I keep quiet or tell my mom?

Question: Visiting a friend with a new baby?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:00 AM PDT

So one of my life long best friends is currently pregnant with her first baby. I am attending college some 1800 miles away. I won't be able to visit her and the baby until after my spring semester is over and the baby is around 6 weeks old. I will be spending my summer at home, but it is still around 300 miles from where she lives currently. I know that people say you really shouldn't spend anymore than an hour at a new parents home because they're tired and don't want a bunch of people around their house. But I'm wondering if it might be appropriate for me to stay longer considering it's at least a 10 hour round trip drive for me to get there. I'm asking here because my friend is so sweet and polite and I know she won't tell me I'm overstaying my welcome. I would of course help her clean or do whatever she needed while there not just want to hold the baby the entire time. I figured I could head there early in the morning, then spend the afternoon with them and maybe cook dinner for her and her husband, and I would either get a hotel room or stay the night at her moms house that lives very close by the day I see them then take her some breakfast in the morning before heading back home.

Question: My mum reckons she has the right to look through my phone?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:56 AM PDT

I'm 23 and I still live with my mum and younger sister. I have a full-time job and an above average wage for my age. Earlier this year, my iPhone 6 died and I saved p for a new phone ever since. I finally had enough money for a new phone - so I bought the new iPhone X. It cost loads, but it was worth it. I also installed a SIM card and my number is different to my old one. Ever since I've been using it, my mum expects me to give my phone to her once every day to see "if I haven't got into trouble". I think this is ridiculous - but she thinks I still need protecting. I think I'm too old to be need a parent's protection. Does she has the right to look through my phone? Am I too old to be need a parent's protection?

Question: Is it normal to feel sad because I don't get along with my sister?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:35 AM PDT

I dont know, it already makes me sad when I see other siblings hanging out and having fun together or simply talking normally to each other. My older sister is always rude when I try to talk to her and she yells at me so often for no reason... and I think we never did anything together, at least I cant remember it.

Question: How to deal with family that hates you?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:32 AM PDT

My dad only cares about my sister. I'm an adult guy, i and my sister are adults and he has always treated her better. I have also talk him about this. Though he claims he doesn't hate me, he act as if he does. My sister also act as if she is better, though sometimes we are able to talk. My dad has let family at a point, he has also threaten me and acts ashamed of me. I also deal with anxiety and depression. He also doesn't apologize, if i was to apologize he wouldn't. He and my sister will do things together, and he just acts as if he doesn't want me as his son.

Question: I feel like my parents don't want me to be independent (YET)?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:27 AM PDT

I know every parent wants their child to grow up and be independent, so they're not staying with their parents forever. However, I don't think my parents want me to be independent yet. Over the summers and on weekends, my parents made me do extra work that won't be useful at all, such as memorizing presidents and reading history books. Also, they made me do math, and I can do all of these in school. I'm sure you all know most of what you learn in school is useless. They could've taught me how to pay bills, skills I need to survive by myself. They say they'll do it, but so far, I've just been staring at books. They also made a big deal about my second semester of senior year. At this point, grades don't matter as long as you don't fail. They said that if I don't get good grades, then they won't send me to driving school. My grades were fine, and they did send me (this was before they went down), but this makes me feel that they're more concerned about grades than my independence. I want to get an apartment this summer and a car (I have a license), but they say I'm not ready for it, pointing out everything that could go wrong. I'll admit I may not be ready for nighttime driving or highways, but I feel I'm at least capable of short drives to make shopping trips. They even said, "if something breaks and you get someone to fix it, what if they come and steal your stuff?" Easy: I'll be in the apartment while they're fixing whatever it is and make sure they don't steal anything. Even if my parents mean well, I won't have confidence no matter how good my grades are, or how good I am at memorizing information. Getting an apartment and driving will be a learning experience. I have looked up some things I need to live on my own, so it's not like I'm not doing anything. I also got a job at my college library, and I don't mind getting another one over the summer. I have enough money, but I know apartments want people with jobs. I'm 18 and old enough to move out, in case you're wondering. I also know people who are far more independent than I am and their grades are bad.

Question: Mom constantly threatens me?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:02 AM PDT

She's always picking on me for no reason especially when she drinks she's said many of time she wants to kill me or she wouldn't care if I died what should I do no one caress about me so there isn't anyone one I can tell

Question: Why does my mom lose her things, then blame me?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:08 AM PDT

Today she barged into my room, a yelling and screaming mess... "Did you steal money from my purse??" "No." Then she turns on my dad, he says no too. "Julie, I'm asking you one more ******* time, did you steal money from my purse." "No. I didn't." I rarely even go in her room, I bet she didn't even have money in the first place. (She's missing 200 dollars apparently!) I'm just so sick of it, she always blames others when something goes wrong. It's even come to a point where her normal speaking voice doesn't exist, only yelling. And no, I didn't steal her ******* money. Oh and this isn't even the first time she tried to pin her missing things on me...ugh

Question: What do I do about this?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 05:26 AM PDT

My parents are divorced and I see my mom every other weekend because she lives across the state. I often wake up crying because I miss my mom. I dont know what to do. Help?

Question: My mom is always a jerk to me please help?!?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 05:12 AM PDT

so.. im 14 and my mom is 48..she has 5 children including me..which.. I TAKE CARE OF?!?! My mom is constantly putting me down and hurting my feelings.. she calls me worthless ugly a disappointment and fat.. I cook all the food I clean all the rooms.. I have to do home school because of all the stress i have at home.. shes taking away my teenage years!!!!! She calls me ugly everyday then after she makes me cry she calls me honey like that will fix everything.. she literally does nothing all day! she sits on the couch and plays candy crush.. sleeps or eats! I dont know how much more I can take.. ive cut before because of her.. until i got a baby bunny named coffee.. I loved and love coffee so much and i couldn't live without her... but yesterday.. she threw coffee outside to die.. she says coffee is to much work and sheds everywhere.. shes only shedding because shes in molting! i hate my mom so much you dont even understand! I do karate soccer and swimming and I am so stressed.. i feel like killing myself.. My baby bunny is dead.. my home sucks.. i have no friends.. and its all because of her!!!!! what do i do?! Ive learned to cook clean and take care of 5 pets.. i miss my baby coffee so much.. Im going to kill myself if this family doesn't change please someone help :( also.. shes hit me before.. slapped me and pulled my hair.. and she loves my brothers and sisters but not me....

Question: Eleven year old nephew unsupervised and caught a ride with a stranger, what should I do??

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:19 AM PDT

My 10-year-old nephew just arrived at my doorstep after getting a ride with a complete stranger to my house. He said he and his mom yelled at him and sent him outside so he decided to come to my place. Im sure there's more the story than that but i dont understand how she let him leave the way he did. He flagged down a passing car and told them where to bring me by saying he was lost. When I called his mom, she didnt even know he was gone (my house is a good 30-40 minutes away from hers). What angered me even more is that she completely overlooked the fact that he got into a car with a stranger and turned into a "if he likes you so much, he can stay at your place" argument so I hung up on her. I think I'm still in shock at the fact that so many things couldve went wrong if he gotten into any other car. The man who dropped him off made sure I took him in a drove off and seemed like an honest person so I'm grateful. I'm so worked up right now my hands are shaking and I'm nearly in tears writing about this while his mother seems bothered. I'll definitely have a word with his father but other than that I dont know what i should do. 11-year-old*

Question: I wanna move away but my elderly parents wont let me?

Posted: 23 Oct 2017 12:20 AM PDT

My parents had me last and all the other kids are moved out. Yet still live in the same city. My dad's in a wheel chair and my mom is bi polar and yells everyday and has fits. Their both 71 and im 28. I just graduated college and ive been taking care of them for years by myself cause my brother and sister steal from them alot, especially their pills. Id like to go out and live my life in another city or state yet my parents dont want me to leave and i cant stand being in my parents basement for my entire life. I know that if i leave my siblings will take over and steal from my parents and possibly do more harm than good. My parents also fight every day and im sick of that too. Does it make me a bad person if I want to have a life?

Question: Why do people say women create life when it's the men who have "seed" and children come from their father's seed?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 11:52 PM PDT

Women are just gestation vessels. The child should belong to the father.

Question: How do you keep from being driven insane by an autistic family member?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 11:15 PM PDT

There is an autistic 21 year old in the family. In addition to autism, his IQ is quite low and he functions at the level of a 4 year old. He is on medication to keep him from being physically violent with the rest of us. Every day, all day long he approaches each family member in turn and makes his "announcements". He says things like "Mr. Jackson was my teacher but then he retired!" or "Buzz and Woody got lost at Pizza Planet" or "I will be a fire-fighter when I grow up!" He has about 7 or 8 different proclamations he is compelled to make and when he makes one, each person has to be addressed individually, even if the other people are in the same room. He also repeats the announcement several times to each person to make sure they heard him. So we hear the same announcement multiple times for each of the 4 family members. After about five minutes he decides to issue another proclamation and the cycle begins again. This continues for hours until he is in bed and even then he sometimes gets up and wakes the rest of the family to hear his announcements. He is very insistent and demands our full attention to every announcement. If we ignore him or ask him to speak quietly, he gets very angry an starts shouting "BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET MAD!" over and over. We try to ignore him and just say "Yes" or "That's nice" each time, but it is like a slow form of torture and it's driving me nuts. What can I do to change this situation?

Question: My son says he wants to wear a dress at our family's Halloween party?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 11:11 PM PDT

I'm gonna let him but I don't know what to do if all the jack@sses in my family start making comments. I really don't want my kid to get upset. He's only 8 and is just being himself. How should I handle my relatives if they start any sh!t?

Question: Boyfriend's family and i don't get along, help?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 10:54 PM PDT

I feel frustrated with this topic. My bf and i have been dating for 4 years and we see a future together. I have always kinda gotten along with his sister and mother they are very close to eachother. I don't want to paint myself as a victim so i will tell you everything. As time went on and our relationships got more serious & we spent more time together and his mother began to feel distant from her son (I'm assuming) she began to look at me mean when her son would hug me or show me love. She also told me to lie to the step dad to protect my bf sister, i ended up getting caught in my lie and the mother covered her daughters *** and threw me under the bus. She started to ignore me and hated when her son went out with me. 2 yrs later my bf is switching to my religion (they are inactive Catholics) the mother Threw a temper tantrum and cried saying that i was nothing to that family and that she as his mother was always going to be there and that i was replaceable. She also insulted my family and my religion and ofcourse cried to get get her way. She called my mom nosey and made fun of her in front of me. She did apologize but it felt so fake and i honestly don't want anything to do with them.I feel horrible and i don't want to isolate him from his family. Family is important but i do not like them anymore. I know they are competing with me so i get so jealous when he spends time with them. I dont like them.. any advice. This is a heavy weight on our relationship.

Question: Caught my brother cutting himself?? How do I address it??? (Urgent)?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 10:53 PM PDT

I just caught my brother deliberately cutting himself with a kitchen knife. He was sitting on the floor in his room and cut just over his ankle. There was no way it was an accident. I was so shocked by what I saw I didnt say anything and neither did he. Know that I realize what he was doing I feel like I need to say something but don't know how to bring it up or what to say. He's seemed fine, doesn't seem unhappy or anything; he's always smiling. I'm really confused right now to be honest but I don't want to bring it up to our parents in case he doesn't want to talk to them about it. Should I though????

Question: Should I go to sister's wedding?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 09:55 PM PDT

My sister wants my 12 year old to be a groomsman. I live 12 hours away and need to budget. She wants a rental suit that is an exact match to the groom's. Fine, but I'd like to know how much this suit is going to cost a few months in advance..it's going to be expensive. She's annoyed I keep asking about the price; they wont know till a month before their wedding. She thinks I'm making things complicated. Should I even go? Feels like I'm bending backwards for a sister who never even calls me.

Question: Is it normal to worry about this?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 09:37 PM PDT

I'm currently a 14 year old girl with a 57 year old mom and a 53 year old Dad. I know that age does not matter when you are in love, but what will I do when they are no longer here? I know I am a bit too young to worry about this and I'm in no rush to start a life, but I really want my parents to be here for when I'm older.... how can I deal with this?

Question: Can child protective services be required to follow up with a 15 year old who put herself in danger?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 09:36 PM PDT

A girl in my neighbourhood was beaten up by a stranger whom she's been harassing online since she was 11. She had enough freedom to post rude comments online at that age, meet up with total strangers, and make harmful decisions. Her parents had no idea but it's been going on for YEARS. Anyways, this person turned out to be an older girl who was angry about her negative posts. It wasn't her fault that she was physically hurt, but she provoked the situation. By meeting up with a stranger alone and without an adult knowing, there was a chance that this would occur. She endangered herself, but her parents should've stepped in years ago so this wouldn't happen. The other girl will likely face consequences for assault as well. It is a sign of parental neglect if they don't know where their 15 year old is going or what their 11 year old is doing on their laptop.

Question: My sister won t let me have any privacy?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 08:47 PM PDT

I m a typical 14 year old girl who pretty often FaceTimes friends. The walls in my house are not sound proof at all. I have a 17 year old sister who always barges into my room and interrupts. She lies to my parents saying I do "inappropriate" things and she claims that I have been staying up till "2 am" on FaceTime. All I ehat to do is talk to my friends. I have absolutely no privacy and the lies my sister has been telling has actually gotten me into trouble because my parents believe her. My parents never take my side even when telling the truth and I have no space anymore even when getting my phone checked and finding nothing. How can I deal with this?

Question: My parents won't let me go back to charter school. HELP!?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 08:46 PM PDT

Last year I went to a charter school. It was absolutely amazing! I had good grades, many friends, friendly teachers... Pretty much one of the best schools I have ever been to. This year, my parents decided to homeschool me because of them pushing vaccinations (we don't believe in them) and they weren't too happy about a few incidents last year. Such as not letting me call home and a car line incident where a teacher screamed her heart out at me because I didn't walk in the middle Lane (even though the car was literally 2nd in line...) I was new so I didn't know much about the school... Now this year, I have little to no friends, I meet people literally once a week (or not at all), my grades have dropped from A's to C's and D's, Distractions, 3 crazy younger siblings, and little to no help from my parents. Every time I try to calmly and maturely talk to my mom about going back, she gets pissed off. What do I do? I really want to do cheerleading this year, go to prom, see my friends again, fix my grades and get credits, and live just like a normal teenager...

Question: What kind of people yell at people for accidents? How do you handle these incidents ?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 08:45 PM PDT

So for the first time I accidentally knocked my dad's pills on the floor . He yelled and told me to get away from his pills . Then he repeated this when I tried to remove my things so he could get them. I know he has stress but so do I. He has knocked them over before himself. Elderly people go crazy and you just have to walk away . That is what I did and that is why he is living alone with no visits from my bothers. Yes, I spelled that right.

Question: What did my Dad just tell me?!?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 07:52 PM PDT

My Dad was talking to me, and he was mumbling, so i couldnt hear him. Please help! He sounded really pissed, and I don't want to ask him what he told me or hell get more pissed. I don't want to get grounded. Just at least tell me what you think he said.

Question: Is it normal that my mom never tells me she loves me?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 07:46 PM PDT

Question: I have a sister that is hard to like. How do I like a family member I don't like such as her?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 07:12 PM PDT

I am 23 and my sister is 31. So we are adults not kids.

Question: How do I get over the shame I feel that my parents are divorced?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 07:11 PM PDT

I feel broken and like I am less then other teens. I know many couples divorce but this couple was (are) my parents. It feels even worse cause my Mom expects me to take her side. I seldom see my Dad for holidays and special times cause my Mom won't let me. She says I owe her the respect. As a result I seldom see my Dad's family. I do see my Dad the first Sunday of each month. He tries to see me more but my Mom always has an excuse. I feel so sad at family holidays. How do I get over the shame I feel?

Question: My aunt is a narcissist. I did not see her this year but am scared I will again one day. Mom says she's dangerous, what do I do if I see her?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:57 PM PDT

I am scared she might see us again one day at something. She is a narcissist and my Mom says narcissists are bad people. Mom would know as she is this aunt's sister. They stopped speaking in 2013 and I've only seen this dangerous aunt once and Dad left fast with me when she walked in so she wouldn't hurt us as we were scared. What do I do if I see her again one day. Also since he is narcissist does that mean her two kids are going to be narcissists and evil like her?

Question: My Mother Acts Ashamed of Her Heritage?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:38 PM PDT

My mother is half Mexican and half Colombian. Her father, who she's never really met, is a full blood Mexican and her mother who was born and raised in Mexico, is a full blood Colombian. Her mother's parents were born in Colombia, but moved to Mexico and had my mother. My mother has always seemed to be ashamed of being Hispanic in general, but overall Mexican. Everyone in our family considers themselves Mexican. My entire family is from Mexico, but some of us have Colombian blood and ancestry. My mom is the only one who actually claims it. I have noticed since I was little that my mom never really "acted" Hispanic. I say that with quotation marks because there is a meaning behind my saying that. Now my mother and her family moved to the United States when she was a teen and she had my older brother and me a few years later. Both of our fathers are white. We have different dads but both are white, and neither she is still with. Nothing is wrong with that, not every relationship works out. But I know that my mom tends to chase after strictly white men. She will admit that too. She does not like black nor Hispanic men. And she doesn't want me to like them either. We live in Georgia now, and her current boyfriend is rich, white, and preppy. She tries to hide the fact that she is Latina.

Question: My stupid and bully-like father makes fun of me and get mad at me for having anxiety problems. How do I get him to see I can't help it?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:30 PM PDT

He is a bully.

Question: My father's wife (my stepmother) treats me better than my mom and I love her more but am I wrong?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:28 PM PDT

My stepmother is one of the nicest people ever to me and my brother. She helps me with homework, never calls me names or yells at me, cares about me, buys me nice things, takes me to the movies and is very nice. My mom and dad have never been married. My dad did cheat on my mom with my stepmother but I was not affected by it as I thought I would be. I know they ended up together in a way that's not morally acceptable, but they have been married almost six years. So my mom is even more bitter about that. My mom has a new boyfriend too. Well my mom kicked my brother and I out because her boyfriend doesn't like us. My dad and stepmother welcomed us of course. My mom started calling me horrible names, blaming us for the breakup with my dad, hitting me, telling me that she needs space and being mean. I was really hurt by it. I am a bit sensitive and I do love my mom. When I come back in from school, my stepmother always cooks and asks us how our day was. My mom never cooked much and fed us quick cooked or frozen, unhealthy food. My mom doesn't work and receives public assistance. When she does work, she quits after a few months. My dad still pays her child support but she gives us a small portion to spend for allowance and uses the rest on her loser boyfriend. At a point, she stopped giving us an allowance. My stepmother is a police officer and gave my brother and I much more than my mom does. My dad shares joint custody with my mom, so we split in btwn homes. Am I wrong??

Question: How to deal with a VERY dysfunctional family? Please read below before answering?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:27 PM PDT

I'm an only child, I have siblings but their all older and living in their own homes. I'm 16. My dad snaps he doesn't drink or anything it's just i don't really know he's always complaining but when he's mad, he's in firing rage. He's materialistic and a workaholic. His phone consistently rings. WHATEVER we do we can never be happy as a family always always something wrong. My parents fight all the time. Don't get me wrong we have great times but at the end of the time it's just all miserable. I can't talk to them or get help it's just simply how they are and who they are I don't know if it'll ever change. I don't think my parents will divorce they've been like this forever and even my mom's tried to leave but there just like peanut butter and jelly stuck to each other. It's not really abusive or hitting. Just mentally depressing and I don't really now it's just very hard. There is no option of sitting down and talking with them, talking to someone about it I truly don't know how I can feel happy anymore or them. It's like happiness in our family happens for a few moments then goes back to fighting, screaming and yelling.

Question: Ali or Skyler?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:27 PM PDT

For names

Question: Please help me?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:26 PM PDT

I honestly dont know what to do. Im having some difficulties in my family, my mom has full custody of me but tonight my mom had threatened to kill me with her own hands. What happened was first she wouldnt let me get food so I went to my aunts to get some, she locked the door when I got back and as she opened it she had tried hitting me with something in her hand. After that she took out the internet and as I was walking down my stairs I told her that I was going to my aunts house but instead she told me to stay upstairs and that if I walk down stairs that she would kill me with her bare hands. Her literal words were "I will kill you with my bare hands, I brought you into this life and I will take you out." My friends know all about this and one of them is letting me stay over for tonight only cause I don't feel safe and shes called the cops on me once (for bad behavior). I don't know if thats aloud though so please help me (keep in mind, Im only 14)

Question: Do you consider someone with a $900k pretax income rich? What lifestyle can that afford?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:08 PM PDT

Question: Really need help on whether I should with my dad so I can get my diploma and learn how to drive?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:02 PM PDT

I already have a job at subway that's less than 0.1 mile away frome me or 500feet away and that's so close. I want to get my GED since I dropped out but the only thing it's exhausting doing all of that without a car and being able to get to places quick. I was thinking of moving with my dad so that he can teach me and my school over there is really close, it's less than a mile away. It would only be temporary as well until I get my ged and learn how to drive, but at the same time I don't want to be alone since only my dad lives by himself. I don't know whether to move or not, what should I do?

Question: My mother drank while she was pregnant w me, is it safe for me to tell my doctor?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 05:57 PM PDT

just for context, im 17 & live in the US so i had recently been told by my dad that my mom drank while she was pregnant with me. i was wondering if it was okay for me to tell my doctor without getting her in trouble. i think it's probably kinda vital to my health that she know this. im just paranoid the doctor will call child protective services or some **** as im still a minor (barely, but technically) and i have a younger brother whos still pretty young. my worst fear is us getting taken away. i couldn't do that to my baby brother or my dad. is it safe for me to tell my doctor? also, would they call my mom & talk to her? shes already embarrassed by her alcoholism that like... she'd probably get really upset if i told my doctor in the first place. thanks!

Question: Tired of having thick skin when it comes to my mom, what to do?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 05:52 PM PDT

For a long time my description of my mom was just "difficult" or "that's just how she is" but I'm at a point where her comments seem pointless to me, and just spiteful. I'm either biting my tongue when I'm with her or on the verge of letting it all out. When I got married I asked her to come dress shopping she laughed, so I went with my husband. Now my daughter is getting baptized, I asked her if I could borrow my sister's gown (she handmade it and it's gorgeous) but she said it was too old, even though my sister wore my communion dress that was 10+ years old. Then I asked if she would make one for my daughter and I would pay for everything, and she was offended "why would I sell my own granddaughter a dress?" So again, my husband and I searched for a dress and we found a beautiful handmade vintage feel dress. I took it to my mom to have it tailored and add some lace but now she's criticizing me for buying such a simple looking dress. Saying my daughter will look plain amongst the other children. How can I approach her or I am being too sensitive?

Question: How to deal with a Neat freak roommate?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 05:45 PM PDT

I live at what my college calls the townhouses. The set up is we have a kitchen and living room down stairs and ups stairs is 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. 4 girls live her two to a room. My problem is the girl i share a room with is a neat freak, im not exactly a slob but im also not tidy. My roommate is always upset that i leave dishes in the sink for a few days or even out to dry for too long. And about how i keep the room messy. But we don't share things and i always keep the mess to my side. What can i do without stressing my self out to keep up with here cleanliness!

Question: What do I do if my mom won't let me block someone on Facebook?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 05:42 PM PDT

There's this boy from my school who I've told to stop texting and calling me since I'm busy, and he keeps flirting with me. The other day we talked 3 hours on the phone until 11:00 at night. Then when I woke up I got 4 missed calls from this guy and they were all from midnight and 7:00 in the morning when I was asleep. And then during the day I got like 20 calls from him and it's annoying. He's also been texting my mom. I told her that I might just block him since he won't stop when I asked him to. She said not to and that I'd be rude for doing so. By the way, I'm 15.

Question: What to do?

Posted: 22 Oct 2017 04:58 PM PDT

Ok i have done some bad things i am not perfect. I feel i am negatively judged, i feel other family also judges me. Im an adult guy, and me my dad doesn't have the best of relationship. We have had somewhat of a better relationship. It seems he is ashamed of me as if i'm some disappointment. My sister has always been treated better. I also haven't been able to keep a job. And i feel my dad and other family negatively judge me for that. I also deal with anxiety and depression. I feel people feel i'm some bad guy. I have done some bad things, but i try and do whatever i an for people. I generally keep to myself, and i feel people want accept me. Also i feel i am blamed for everything. I have also apologize to my dad, and he has never apologize to me. I feel no matter what i do, people feel i'm the bad person.