I'm 24. I just graduated college and landed my first job and my first decent apartment. My mom is almost 60. I'm her only child. She has always scrambled for cash that I can remember. She said part of that instability is her bipolar disorder. When growing up, I lived mostly with dad, but stayed with mom on some weekends and a few weeks in the summer. My Grammy lived with mom too. We lived in a lot of different places. I remember getting our stuff put on the street a few times. But I have good memories with her too. From what mom told me, she never had a serious relationship (my dad and her were just friends) and gave up on all her dreams to care for family. Now that I'm on my own, mom expects me to move her in. She's expecting that I help care for her, as she did for my Grammy. I've asked my dad to help her, but he said no. He said he's got a family (me, my stepmom and younger sisters) to care for. Dad said he's already done enough for her by letting her slide on child support and she had plenty of time to get her life in order and chose not to. That could be true, but I don't want my mom to be in a bad place. Dad doesn't seem to care. Mom doesn't qualify for state benefits/section 8 bc she makes pretty good money. The problem is she can't get a new place bc her credit is so bad with evictions, garnishments and she won't stick to a budget. I appreciate the care she has given, but I'd like to see if I can live on my own. Has anyone else been here?

All my life, my mom has been really dirty and somewhat of a hoarder. She and along with my older and younger siblings have tons of clothes that they never wear (which they leave literally everywhere), a bunch of boxes from food, way too many dishes, and just way too many things we don't need. But it gets worse. There are holes and stains in and on our walls, pop cans and garbage everywhere from her and my brothers, and just a crap ton of clutter to begin with. Although she's always been dirty, it's never been THIS bad. About 5 years ago, we moved from our 5 bedroom home to this 3 bedroom house on our reservation. Her reason for moving was "she didn't want to pay state taxes". I've asked her if I can clean up the clutter and she freaks out on me, saying that I'm just being selfish. Its not just me wanting to clean though, my oldest brother who is 18 wants to clean too. I'm only 16 and this environment I live in is taking its toll on me, so much so that I never leave my room because I can't stand to see the filth. I have no where else to go because dad died when I was young. What do I do?

I'm a 14yr old girl and my brother is 12. She keeps up with the latest apps and trends. She occasionally checks our social media to make sure everything is good. My mom is okay with everything at the moment so nothing much is discussed. Most of other friends have parents who do this. My brother begged for a phone because every 7th grade kid has one. She took cyberbullying, pedophiles and online nonsense where trolls post fake stories in consideration. My brother eventually got given a phone, but she still considers those possible dangers. She also asks about our daily lives and our friends a lot. She likes knowing what kind of families those people are from, who those people are, and what we do together. She gives us time alone but still wants to keep up.

I am 25 still living with my parents. Before you all tell me to move out, let me just tell you beforehand that rent here is at least 1800 for a one bedroom. I have been working since I was 16 but finally started my career 6 months ago and making money. I pay my own bills and food except for rent for my room since they don't want to charge me rent. I appreciate it a lot. But the issue here is that I bought myself a 2012 Audi Q5 from a used car dealership without telling my dad. My dad is a car genius and a life genius (he thinks so) and told me to never get a German car because they are delicate but I did anyway. Both my parents got so upset with me and because there are some minor issues I found within a week of purchase I took it back to the dealership so they can handle it. They are following up with me by phone daily and told me they want to return the car in the best condition possible. My dad keeps arguing with me with his finger in my face telling me to return that car and find something else. He wants me to get a jeep. He is almost FORCING me to get rid of the Audi but I don't really want to. I have hopes that this is going to be a good car but I know repairs are costly and it is a used car. I am willing to give it the care it needs. I love this car a lot so now I don't know what to do to make my parents stop fighting with me about it. I am very very stressed out about other things and they are making my life even more stressful by fighting everyday

Can sexual experimentation between to consenting siblings..(brother and sister) that are of age, be ok? And protection is used to prevent pregnancy.

I'm recently unemployed and have been asked to pick up my little brother from school everyday and watch him until my moms off work. My mom doesn't have a set schedule so im never sure what time she'll be here. I've done this for about 2 months now Mon-Fri to help them but I've realized that I can't enjoy my "unemployment" break and I can't do anything with my day because I'm responsible for picking him up everyday. And also it feels like I have a kid when I don't. I'm only 22, and I don't know how to talk to my parents about not wanting this responsibility on me right now while I'm looking for a job and wanting to do things with my day like take a class and do volunteer work which I can be adding to my resume. They always make me feel guilty for everything. I'm seeking advice on how to talk to to them about it. It scares me to think of there reaction.

My fiance and are wanted to get our own house but we can t afford it right now since he got diagnosed with diabetes last month and most of our money goes to his medicine. Currently we live with his brother but its a stressful and hostile environment so we want to leave once our lease is up. And we all get along very well with my side of the family, is it okay or weird?

My sister is 25 she's been married twice she's with another guy now she's having a baby and iis married to him. She first married or uncle she was only 19 she had a baby with him. Then 2 years after they were married she left him then she hated 2 of our cousins for a while now she's married to another man I wonder how long this marriage is gonna last she's never with a guy very long. It's usually 2 to 3 years she already has 2 kids with this guy she has a 2 year old now she's having another one also she got that 5 year old she had from our uncle. She just can't stay with a guy for so long. I don't know what her problem is. Even though she's my sister I have to love her I guess our mom and dad don't even care she's doing this they never cared much about her our mom kicked her out when she was only 15 she lived with our aunt for a while that's where she fell in love with our uncle he's actually our aunt's brother. Does it sound like she's a whore or not ?

I have 3 sister. One has 5, one has six and the other 4. I'm 28 with no kids and all my teens and early 20's I helped out with their kids with babysitting and money. But for the past few years I've been trying to make them play their role as a parent. So a lot of their kids fathers aren't in their life but they continue to either get pregnant again by the same guy or a different one. Like for instance my niece ceremony is today for preschool, my sisters car is out. She asked me to go and pick her up from work and drop her back off I told her no and she got upset I just don't want go and I work later and want to rest. They're always wanting me to be too involved like know my work schedule to see when I can babysit or school shop or go to every school function and I'm tired of it. But I feel bad because I love my nieces and nephews so much

We watched a scary movie. But when I woke up, I woke up to my sister in my bed, SMH! I woke her up.and said,"WTH?" She said she's sorry and that she just got scared last night. Every since, she either sleeps with the light on in her room or hallway, or she comes into my room at night and ask to sleep in my room, SMH! I said, no, many times, but she asked over and over and says she'll do my chores, etc., and its hard to say no to a scared person. So I set up a sheet on the ground for her, but I woke up to her in my bed again, SMH! I said "WTH?" again, but she said sorry and that she feels safer closer to me. I felt very bizarre after she said that. I didn't know what to say. Anyways, she's 13, pretty much a woman, she needs to grow up. She used to sometimes sleep with me when she was scared when we were very little, but we are too old now and Im a man now with hormones on my mind, I'm 15. Its that dumb scary movie that scared my sister back to her old ways, SMH! I told my mom and she doesn't care.

I'm hanging out with my friends and she randomly asks if I'm behaving

Ok he's an excellent father . He's the disciplinarian and the teacher and the fun dad. He does spend most of the time with the kids. We have six dogs they only care for him as he spends most of the time with them as well compared to me. He's the main provider and feels as if he entertains everyone including me. He coaches T ball for my oldest as well. He makes sure the kids clean up their romms and bathroom. But he cleans but not as much as I'd like. He works from home so Monday's and Fridays they're with him and the other three days they do to daycare and he goes and visits members from his job. Often driving 2-6 hours round trip. I just want him to clean more and he got pissed off. Yes these days where I go spend time with my friends and he's with the kids all day. He's not a parent that says I need a break from the kids takes it super serious. But is it wrong for me to ask for more help when he already feels he does a lot? I ask him for a lot of favors while he ask me for none and that drives him nuts. He doesn't spend time with a lot of friends due to them being in different places but he does have a few dad friends . Who all feel like they're demanded to do more than mom since we all work at a bank. But I mean cmon. Am I wrong ?

I was married to my niece 6 years ago we had a daughter together we were married for 2 years she's my niece so I still love her but she came to my house crying the other night said she wanted me back. She said her boyfriend dumped her she's really upset she and our daughter have been staying with me this week. E said she really wants us to get back together she wants us to get married again also she thinks she's pregnant again but it's not mine. She also has a son with her boyfriend who dumped her. Should I marry her again ?

We broke up and when I tried going back(6 months ago) he said he wouldn't forgive me for saying something about his mom when he said something to mine first(idiotic).I didn't chase him. We ran into eachother one day i expected him to ignore but he smiled and said hi.Now he keeps looking at me, making eye contact and i caught him looking at me sneakily through the door crack. He's started coming out about the same time as I do and he said hi hesitantly and smiling. Few Sundays ago I was going down the stairs and he was behind me. He was "on the phone" saying he was leaving church and would call back which wasn't necessary since church was already over. I feel like he did it so I'd know he was behind me. We walked next to eachother he smiled and said how are you. We had a few exchanges and I asked him about his sick brother. The following week he didnt show himself inside church(he's a deacon) as I was leaving he was behind me going down the stairs. I turned around just saw a glimpse of him and turned back around didn't say hi. He would look to lock eyes with me and smile when we'd be close now even though throughout church he keeps staring but now he doesn't smile anymore and is acting kind of avoidant. Is he now upset for some reason? If he was just being friendly before why not now?

My 10 year old daughter says some parents have been doing this. Their kids download whatever social app they want, without limits or communication. It seems like trouble to NOT consider these things. My daughter is a straight A student but does not have a phone or social media. These apps are meant for young teens and adults, not elementary school children. She can't open those apps without a phone. My daughter has been begging me to get one for her. There are other age-inappropriate "rewards" that these parents give if their child makes honour roll of that child's choice - sexualized makeup/clothes, acrylics, video games, etc.

They think if they just have kids they can't feed, it's ok because they will receive food stamps, WIC, subsidized housing and all that.

I'm a 16 year old girl and my brother does this a lot. I was never like that when I was his age. He spits out ice on me, makes bathroom jokes and leaves dirty clothes in his room. My brother says all his friends act this way. They also yell, "you're autistic" a lot. Even our mom thinks they're less mature than me and my friends were at his age. He thinks that girls are usually the immature ones because they have more drama and friendship issues - but he and his friends do this stuff all day, thinking it's hilarious.

So this has been going on for as long as i remember. We are the two middle children and most of these questions are about someone trolling. Saddly im not. I never remember me and my sister being friends, and i don't even call her my sister anymore after what shes done. As i said this has been going on forever, she takes my stuff and then lies about it, shes always bullying my siblings and she constantly puts up a fake personality. And ive been ok with this for the longest time, dealing with her **** that i just ignore.She won't admit shes wrong ever, its and endless fight.The only time i step in is when she is hitting a sibling, but if i do she just threatens to "beat my ***" and shes constantly doing this to the point to where i just stopped standing up for them. And i've just stopped caring about anything at this point. But out of everything shes done, i just cannot forget this time. I was raped by my sisters boyfriend and i told my mom and she heard and brung it up with the school. Thankfully they did nothing. The day she got home one of my younger sister told me about this and i was in aww, like how could you do that? What is so wrong with you that you go and tell the ******* school? Not only that but she told me to my face she doesnt believe that i was raped and that i was lying because i hated my sisters boyfriend at that time. And even my mom looked at her like "what the **** is wrong with you?

My sons 2nd bday comes first and then my nephews bday comes about 2wks after. My mom not giving a crap about my sons bday really makes me feel angry, she gets pissed off and gives me an earful when I couldn t make it to my nephews party, but what about my kid? I guess I don t really have a question but want others opinions. My mom rarely sees my kid and were only less than 10 miles apart while my nephew is in the next city over and she visits and watches my nephews every week.