So a few years back our household became a single parent household, during that time we really struggled with money and needed lots of help, because of that i've kind of learned to never ask for anything or to talk about money with my mom. But i think we're doing better, again i never mention money since its a really sensitive subject (my mom knows we want money but that she cant/won't provide) but lately i've been getting annoyed. She never buys groceries that me and my sisters actually eat, we aren't too picky but there are things we absolutely cant eat and at times it seems like she does it on purpose, idk if that is because she doesn't want us gaining weght or whatever. And we can't mention it cause she'll get mad and say that we complain too much cause there is food we just dont eat it. She also doesn't give me a single dollar in allowance and doesn't let me work unless its in the summer (where i only get 600) we have lots of issues regarding that but the food issue has gotten really annoying, i sleep hungry almost every day and i really don't think im asking too much when i want to either let her give me money to buy things we eat or let me work or just her buying things for us. how should i go about this issue?

22 rears ago I was raped and had a baby Lia as a result, who I gave up for adoption. I never wanted kids so a few years later I got a sterilization. When people ask if I have kids I say I don't have kids. I forgot about Lia. 22 years later my cousins (who I had no contact with for many years) took a DNA test and Lia found them. My cousins gave Lia my name (despite being adamant I wanted nothing to do with her) which led to her finding me. She sent me about 30 messages asking very personal questions. She wanted to know about my life before giving birth. She came to my work and was pestering me. She wanted to know what medical conditions I have and I told her this is private I don't share this information with anyone except my doctors and I haven't seen a doctor in years. So she contacted my cousins who then asked me this information. I yelled at them that I didn't want contact with them and why did they out me like that. Lia also wanted to know the medical conditions my parents had despite my parents never telling me or anyone in the family this information. My parents don't have contact with me or my cousins as my parents and I and my cousins don't get along. I got along fine with my parents but just haven't contacted them for a couple of years. The last time I spoke to Lia, she was crying saying I am selfish. I asked her if her real mother was nice. She said yes so I asked what did she want from me. I gave her up for a reason. Would she have rather grown up with a selfish

A few years ago I grew suspicious that he was cheating. I found out that he sent some girl d*ck pics (don't ask how I found out) For the past several weeks he just leaves at night and says he'll be back. Never says where he's going. Last night I told him I was going next door to a friends house but really I just got in the back of his car and ducked down really low and waited. Sure enough, he came out 20 minutes later and got in. He then drove to the next neighborhood over and parked in front of my girlfriends house. I watched him get out and walk up to the front door and my girlfriends mom greeted him with a kiss. I heard her say that my gf was out with friends for the night. My gfs dad left her when she was little so her mom has always been lonely. I wasn't that surprised about this whole situation considering I had my suspicions, but as soon as they went in the house I got out of the car and hurried back home. I didn't tell my mom because I don't know how to. My dad doesn't have a job. He basically just sits at home while my mom works 2 jobs to provide for all of us, including my 19 year old sister and her baby. I'm 17 btw. Some days he's in a good mood and other days he's just a complete a$$hole and likes to blame all of his problems on us. I hear him talking to himself all the time talking about how stupid we are. Me and him used to have a good relationship when I was younger but Idk what his problem has been these past few years. Should I tell my mom? Idk what to do.

Im 19 years old female and ever 7th grade she use to buy me clothes and do my hair and makeup and forced me to lose weight. In 12th grade she got me dresses and new clothes. Like she says beauty is very important and even though she is almost 50 she is thin and exercises and wear boots. I dont care actually, but why my mom says it is super important? SHE USE TO SCREAM AT ME WHEN I GAIN WEIGHT!

Okay so I'm curious to know what random people on yahoo answers think about this. So basically last night my grandma moved in and we were unpacking her boxes and I found a birth certificate. Keep in mind I'm biologically an only child. When I was 15 my mother had another kid but with a different father so that makes the other kid my half sibling. Oh and also keep in mind my parents are divorced now. So I find this birth certificate and I thought it was mine at first but the name of the child was a boy name, and I'm a girl - heck it wasn't even my name and that's all the matters. Both of my parents names were on there saying that they were the mother and father of the child. And the birth date was 2000 I was born 2001. So of course I'm think " do I have an older brother who died?" I show this to my grandma and she starts playing dumb and hid the birth certificate so I went upstairs and asked my dad about it and he said I had an older brother and he had brain problems so he died at a year old. Now I'm 16 and I've never heard my parents mention this in my entire life. I'm kind of upset they didn't tell me, should I be upset they didn't tell me? My question to anyone reading this is that do you think my parents did the right thing not telling me? Cause I feel like if parents have another kid right after another one died, they would tell her next kid at a young age right?? Or am I wrong??

So my grandmother died of cancer 3 years ago, right before I graduated high school. Almost exactly a year afterwards, my grandpa got remarried. She immediately just kinda started forcing her way into the family, trying to get myself and my sister to call her "grandma," trying to get my mom to call her "mom" while she was still grieving the loss of her biological mom, and just generally being invasive. Since then, I've hardly been able to talk to my grandpa except for when his new wife isn't home, because she pulls him away to do other things and to spend time with her family. Now she's saying that she and my grandpa are going to come down here for Thanksgiving. Now, while I'm excited to see the majority of my Minnesota family, who I haven't seen in almost 3 years, I'm not exactly thrilled to see her. I just get this uneasy feeling around her. Any encouragement or advice as to how to deal with this situation is appreciated.

They control EVERYTHING about my life. Yes, I'm 14, but they go way over the top. They take away my SCHOOL laptop and phone all the time, even if I have homework or want to contact my friends. They constantly favor my brother; he's rude to me and they don't bat an eye, though if I say the slightest offensive thing to him they get all mad at me and defend him. They are always lecturing me about how I never make time for them, and this may sound mean but I DONT WANT TO BE WITH THEM. I can NEVER enjoy myself around them and it's so extremely frustrating; I cry every day because of it because I want a closer relationship with them more than anything. I'm even crying right now typing this. I see all these other girls my age who are so comfortable around their parents and it makes me regret everything about my life. I just wish it were different. I have no freedom, and no amount of explaining will ever prove this to them. Please help.

My whole life, I have hated my father. I don t just mean that in an angsty teenager way, I mean I absolutely despise him. It is to the point where I hide outside to avoid speaking to him. He is an absolute piece of trash asshole, who treats me and my mom like garbage. If we do anything to contradict, or as he says disrespect him, he goes into a rage. He is always right, and anyone who says otherwiseis punished. The thing is, I ve started hating myself because of this. He is (unfortunately) my biological father, and I look very similar to him. I ve always been terrified of turning out like him, but now I ve started hating myself. Whenever my arm touches me or something, sometimes I have a panic attack, because it feels like it s him touching me. Since he is a part of me, I feel like I can t escape. I m sure this isn t normal, but does anyone knowwhat s going on with me?

Hi, first off hope everyone is having a good day or night! My question is that my parents marriage anniversary is approaching in a couple of days, but I unfortunately lost my dad at 44 to a drunk driver in January of this year. Has been the hardest time for me, my mom and my brother. Now only do I realize how hard occasions like these are. My mom has been an emotional wreck, but now is doing a bit better. I am currently 20, so schooling and dealing with the loss and dealing with my mom has been very tough. I would like to know what can I do for my mom on their anniversary? I know she will be very emotional, as we all will be. Does it make sense to give her something or not? Everything has been very hard lately, just coming home to a house without your dad there, sitting at the dinner table without your dad there, knowing you will never get his support again, it all kills us slowly everyday. But I would still like to know how can I make this easier for my mom? I can console myself somehow, but mom has been very unstable and has not been dealing well with it. Thank you so much in advance

I don't want to but my parents make me wear footy pajamas. I'm 12.

I don't really have anyone to talk to so I figured why not ask on here. When I just turned 19, my boyfriend and I got offered to move down south. We were both living in PA at the time and I was living with my grandma and he was living with his father. My bfs mom lives in Texas and she had an apartment we could stay at until the lease was done and everything was paid for. We both decided to do the move because where we were living had no opportunity for us (it was a super small city). All my family was up north and I knew nobody in TX but his mom and his aunts and uncles who also live here. When we first moved here, I wasn't too depressed. Well the lease ended a month ago so him and I had to get a place on our own. We got a small apartment and ever since I moved into it, I have felt depressed. In the other place, I went through phases, but now I don't even want to get out of bed on my off days. Today I was in bed crying and I don't know why. My boyfriend has adjusted well to the move but that's mainly because half his family is here and he lived here during highschool until he went back up north for college. I also have no friends here. I talk to other girls I work with but never hang out with them outside of work. I've asked them a few times but the hang out never happened. I'm still 19 and I guess I did a lot for my age moving far away from my friends and family so I guess that's what's hurting me the most. What can I do to feel better? Any advice would be appreciated :)

My friend has a huge crush on my brother, but she tells me not to tell him. I think if I told him, he'll go out with her because he's single.

I'm 17 and live with my 15 year old sister and 12 year old brother. My younger brother and I hate our sister. She is gross and has no manners. She turns everything into a big deal and my parents tend to side with her. I'll list some of the things she does. She brushes her teeth in the kitchen while I'm trying to eat. When I ask her to stop, she calls me names and continues on. If I react by arguing, with her, she immediately tells our parents that " there son is being mean." My parents then yell at me without further investigation. Another thing she does is screams at me if she is slightly annoyed or inconvenienced. She studies in the kitchen and sometimes I need to get in there and if I make a slight noise, she begins screaming at me, calls me stupid and says "some people actually care about their grades."then, my parents demand that I " leave my sister alone." I could go on and on for hours but to make a long story short, she is terrible and I'm getting really depressed now a days. My brother feels the same way. We have both decided that we will no longer speak to her once we get out of college or possibly earlier. I would also like to say that I'm not just complaining because she is my sibling and "all siblings are annoying." I honestly believe that she is evil and that not all siblings are "annoying." I have no problems with my younger brother, I love that kid and will always stay in contact with him.

If my great grandmother and third cousin in my dads side has Alzheimer's does that mean I will get it? (Note: my grandpa, great aunt, and my father doesn't have it. I also take after my mom more than I do my dad.)

Why is it that fathers need a letter from the mother to keep the children. Don't fathers have the same rights as mothers? Just because a woman gave birth does not mean she has the monopoly on the children. What if the mother is a dead beat , control freak or abusive but hides it well. We the fathers have to pay money for the children but not allowed to see them because the mother does not get on with her ex partner or just spiteful . Yes there is two sides to the story but I'm a father I can only see my side. Why is the law always on the side of the woman's. Help. Thank you.

My daughter doesn't have the milestones and social skills of a young teen. She hangs out with these young girls who are in 4th or 5th grade. Her interests are of a younger age group. While I don't have to worry about her partying, curfews, social media - I'm still worried that she is mentally a lot younger. She can't make friends with kids her own age because of this. Her peers treat her like a younger child, not like one of them. With her smaller friends, they treat her like she's the same age - not someone older to look up to, because she often behaves the same as them.

Mom has been driving her boyfriends Mazda pickup the past few days. I just found out that he is at Parris Island for a few months, and she has loaned him her Jeep and since his truck is old and she wants him back here when he has leave. Mom has swapped with him before but since my sister Jenny and I ride the bus to school it has not impacted us. We both only had to ride in truck when we had dentist appointments and they swapped. I am not really happy about her swapping with him because I have my learners permit and need practice but will not be able to drive the truck because it is a stick shift. It is also uncomfortable since it has no A/C and even though there are 3 seatbelts there is not much room for 3 people. It will impact us now as we will all 3 have to cram in it this weekend and school is out in a few weeks so me and Jenny will both ride with her every day. I really do not like mom loaning him her Jeep indefinitely and really need to practice driving so I can get my license in September. Mom is clueless and thinks that it is no different than my grandparents swapping their cars. She says he will come back with her Jeep everytime he has leave or we will meet him in Myrtle Beach and that I can practice driving then. Should mom be swapping vehicles until he gets back here? Should I keep trying to get her to take the Jeep back when we meet at Myrtle Beach in a few weeks? Should I let my grandparents know what is going on? I think mom has made a bad decision! I am starting my first summer job in a few weeks and really hope that I can make enough money to be able to buy my own vehicle when I get my license in September and no-longer have to be impacted by decisions like this. Unfortunately I cannot do anything about it this summer as I will be stuck being a passenger in the truck whenever I need to go to work or leave the house.

Look its not like I don't love her or anything its just she's being extremely difficult to not be angry with. Yesterday I had a bunch of homework but I had a soccer game late at night and got home around 10 and she was mad bc I didn't do my homework until that night, but its not like I had time to do it before the game anyway.( I did finish my homework late at night) Now she done took away my Xbox and is yelling at me for having a messy room, bc in the morning I rush to get ready so I don't really have time to clean it up after I make a mess trying to find my clothes and telling me to clean it up, even though I am working on my homework. It doesn't make sense I don't understand why she is being rude, she is never like this... like when she gets mad I say things like "ok" and "i understand" and "if that's what you say" but like not in sassing tone and she gets angry like "oh stop being sassy." I just don't understand what's going on with her.

He has always treated my sister better. Anything that has to do with me he isn't concern. I am a guy 30, not perfect, have faults, made bad decisions. I try and be helpful, and don't go out of my way to offend anybody. No matter what i do, i am blamed. If i talk to him about something he doesn't want to talk about, he yell and blame me. If i defend myself i am the bad person. He act as he is perfect and ashamed of me. If he does talk to me he pretends. What to do?