Why would a female child be willing to live with her mothers brother (instead of her mother), because that is what he wants? Why would a mother allow that? He is a very good father to her and she is still allowed to see her mother anytime she wants to. Why would the mother follow her brothers advice and not put the biological fathers name in the birth certificate and make sure that he does not know that he has a child? He cannot file a paternity suit against her if he does not know he has a child. Her brother tells her that this is the only way the mother can avoid a child custody dispute with the biological father.

So at younglife which is a Christian group outside of school and last night it was a fun dinner party thing but so later I saw Holden come which is this guy I had a gay crush on and harassed with fake numbers and emails to be my friend for months as recent as Friday so everytime he would block I would keep remaking accounts to message him and I was scared about that but then one of my friends was showing me her Instagram and I saw she was following Holden so I told her to unfollow so she did but then one of her friends saw and said I'm telling Holden you did that and I begged her not to but she did anyway and Holden started telling everyone what I did to him and he wants to tell my parents or something and also this girl named Lindsey said she's been receiving threatening texts that someone knows her address and is saying INAPPROPIATE stuff and I told her it wasn't me I don't even know her number but she went to the school and told them it was me doing it even though I didn't and I'm crying while writing this and I talked to a younglife leader and she said that Holden has told a lot of leaders and about Lindsey I should talk to my parents about her bc she already told the school and I told my mom it wasn't me and we emailed my school counselor about it but today and I'm at my grandmas house rn and my dad texted us some woman came to our house and asked to see my mom and me and my dad told her we're not home

Sorry, Jealousy*

This may sound selfish and a bit extreme, but my new in-laws need to be avoided at all costs. I've known my husband since childhood, but his father was never around much, so I don't know him well. And his mother died of cancer when he was a teenager, I didn't get to know her well either. When that happened, his father abandoned him and he was forced to leave school during senior year and immediately move somewhere else and find a job. Present day, my husband is doing well financially, we're happy, still fairly young, and have plenty of room to grow. My parents are thrilled for us, and love to help us out if and when we need it. His dad and step-mother are showing resentment and hatefulness twords us. His step-mother is a hard core liberal as well. She hates me for being christian and a republication, and she threatened my dad with a knife for disagreeing with her political views. She's violent, angry and she's repeatedly insulted us for our lifestyle. He loves his dad, and doesn't want to break off communication with him. That's the only family he has left that he knows of, besides his sister that lives about a thousand miles away. He makes his son feel less than for doing better than him, and that's not right. I don't like his behavior, and I don't like his wife. Is there anything I can do?

Almost home after weekend. 5 hr train journey. She wants me to video call me whe I go Home. I want to spend time with family out of manners. Now she's making me feel guilty

He works from 5-10 PM 6 days a week. Is also giving him household chores a good idea?

so my dad has had a gambling addiction since before I was born. The man is terrible with money. Never pays his bills. I recently found out through a relative that he told his friend that he was in the hospital for a heart attack...which was a lie...he told my aunt that my sister was in the hospital and needed money....that was a lie.... he then cried to my grandma that I needed money for school...i dont...im an adult and I take care of myself. My dad is nothing but a lying loser with terrible spending habits. Should I tell these people about his lies? do I mind my own business and live my own life? He has no shame. He will beg on his hands and knees for money. There has been multiple times where he's taken the last 20 dollars out of my pocket, and doesn't care

I have a sister and a brother. When all 3 of us graduated from high school, mom and dad told us they would pay for any addition schooling we wanted. I chose to go to college. My sister chose to go to beauty school which mom and dad paid for and my brother chose not to get any additional schooling and immediately get a job. It is now 10 years later and at family gatherings we have this disagreement. My brother and sister want mom and dad to give them an equal amount of money they spent paying my way to college. Mom and dad refuse. They say they gave us a choice and we have to live with the choice we made. My brother and sister's latest argument is that I should give them the amount of money mom and dad spent on my college education because I am now very successful and I can afford it. I am not inclined to do that. Do my brother and sister have a valid argument?

A couple people I always have to deal with over the holidays look at me as being pretty much retarded because while they have masters (of arts) degrees, I only have 6 months trade school education. The jokes, put downs and rude comments are getting pretty old, especially when I earn more then both of them combined.

I work full-time and take care of my dad. My brother and sister Don't help me with my dad. At first I thought I was burned out. I am afraid to go the doctor. I can sleep 8 hours and still feel tired. I have to drunk and coffee and energy drinks to stay wake at work and I lost my appetite. When I do eat I get an upset stomach.

My daughter is 12 and my wife will still shower or get dressed in front of her. I find it a bit inappropriate, but neither she or my wife mind.

The older I get the more difficult I find it to have meaningful conversations with my mum, My mum moved to the uk however, has maintained the mind set of her country of origin for example she's will say things like women should stay with husbands that beat wives for the sake of kids she doesn't understand this destroys them . Anyway I love her but I don't think I will ever change her mind set so what do I do ? I feel like when I'm ready to settle and find a partner it will be a huge issue, for my whole family whoever I will find they won't be happy but it would be nice to have an understanding mum . Do I just not have deep conversations with her I'm confused

My sister has been laying in bed for the past 6 months living off of her online business salary. She isnt really maintaining it and she isn't eating. She just lays there with her eyes open staring at the ceiling. My parents secluded her from all family events because she defended one of our overweight family members. Then they spread a bunch of lies about her and tried to make sides from the family. Everyone is too busy to visit her and she isn't allowed to leave the house from her bf. She is just laying there. Ive never seen someone smile be the saddest smile I've ever seen and this month she went from 120 to 96lb 5.7ft. Idk what to do. Our parents tried to put her in a mental hospital for schizophrenia and telling everyone she is crazy. But The doctors said she wasn't crazy and sent her home after that under suicide watch and since then she lost alot of weight. Idk what to, I keep visiting her but everytime I see her she is weaker and weaker. What's wrong with her? She used to be the happiest kindest person I knew.

I was 148 pounds and mom just started screaming and insulting at me until I lost the weight. After i lost the weight she just ignores me

So I'm thinking about moving to Mexico by myself. I'm a 20 year old Mexican American guy. I'm currently in college, but I'm thinking about just going to a university in Mexico. And I also have my own property there. I got the land through the governor. Maybe it'll be useful. Anyways, I'm not too happy how I'm living currently. Living with my parents, working a full time job that I hate and being in an expensive school. That's why Mexico might be a good option. Plus, it's so much cheaper. And businesses are really easy to start over there. I can a start a business overnight over there. Less bills too. I'll finally be able to afford a house by myself in a much faster pace than in the states. Basically a head start to being independently successful. However, I have my family in the United States, and don't know anyone in Mexico. I'm a United States citizen.

I think all men are selfish..i hate all of them well because of my dad he didnt care about me he abused me and left me with my mom taking care of me with my selfish stepmom so...yeah. Should i not hate men because of that or no?

So I'm a 16 year old girl and my best friend chase is a 16 year old guy. We have a totally platonic relationship I see him as my brother and he sees me as his sister cuz we've been best friends since we were 4 and hung out every day since then. We hang out every day after school and walk to my house, we usually go up to my room cuz my step mom watches my nephews during the day and we don't like watching constant reruns of Mickey Mouse. My older brother who I don't know to well because I was a year old when he moved out. He just moved back in cuz he's struggling money wise, he walked past my room and flipped out on chase cuz I was asleep on my bed and he was watching tv laying on the bed next to me cuz that's what we do every day we get home I take a half hour nap and he watches tv or plays call of duty. My dad knows how we see each other as brother and sister and doesn't have a problem with anything but it made me wonder. Is it weird that we lay on the bed next to each other and I take a nap?

So... my friends sister and her mom argue. she had her phone taken away for a while, and recently got back. before, during, and after, they argue the same. Only, here's the difference: mom says it "warps her mind" to the point where she gets crazy and angry, even though mom usually starts the fight by poking/intagonizing (might not be right word). Every time now, she threatens the again take it away because it warps her mind. Is mom just a tad too anti-phone or is my sister too emotion-driven? (again, maybe not best choice of words)

Last night. My brother, and her were going to hangout at 6 PM. 10 PM came around and she didnt show up. My brother and all her friends were trying to get a hold of her, but she wasnt answering. My brother found out that she was at her x boyfriends house. I heard my brother, and her discussing it in the living room. She said she didnt cheat on him, and he asked if shes ever thought about cheating. She said yes. Anyway. Last night when my brother found out that she was at her x s, he begged me no matter what, to not let him get back together with her. Anyway. Anyway, they ar now cuddling in the living room. I assume they already got back together. Should I tell him not to get back together with her still? Rhey got in a bug fight 3 times, and she stressed him out really bad, and they got back together everytime. Should I try to get him to leave her no matter how much he wants to get back with her?

My mother is currently in hospice dealing with liver cancer, and she doesn't have much longer to live. My father and I have been visiting her every day (she has no other relatives/friends that live anywhere close), and I want to spend as much time as I can before she passes. But... seeing her condition worsen more and more each day is just destroying me. I'm not sure how much longer I can keep going back, but I also believe that's very selfish of me to think, and I should be with her until the end. How do I cope with seeing my mom deteriorate like this?

My mom has failed 12 urine drug tests with cps for over a period of 11 months. She tested positive for morphine every single time but her hair follicle test came back negative the first time. The judge at court said she tested positive for morphine in the urine again and methadone in the hair follicle test. My mom lost custody of my sisters. Yesterday at court my mom tested positive for cocaine, methadone, benzodiazepines and a-oh-alprazolam. My mom continues to say that My dad set her up and that she's not a drug addict. My siblings don't believe my mom is using even though police officers and child protective services told them she is. My dad has 3 years sober now. He told me that he used with my mom also. I have had the police at my house almost every day this week. My brother is trying to destroy my and my dads lives because he doesn't believe my mom is using. He made a Facebook page exposing my dad and friending everyone my dad knows. Am I crazy or is she just lying to me? I don't know what to believe anymore.

Today a friend called me when i was in taxi for give me his mother Phone number. Then he asked me if i could write his mother Phone number. perhaps he thought i was driving and that why he asked me if i could write his mother Phone number? Why he told me that?

in her restaurant she makes me clean all of her tables, for years it's been like this. i am now 16. i moved here about 3 years ago, ever since she force me to clean all of her tables. whenever i'm near or far away she tells me to do something she could do herself such as: put this in the fridge, throw this away, put this in the microwave and give it to her when its done, watch her baby while she calls her friend...yeah every. single. damn. time. TODAY i confronted her about how she is being lazy and should do her own dirty work instead of bugging me every 10 seconds and how my mom feels bad for and helps me clean her tables every now and then especially at busy times. You know what she said? "you are being ungrateful what is wrong with helping me out we are sisters" etc -_- i'm pretty sure i did her favors more than she did.

I'm 15 (a girl) and I really feel like I don't have a connection emotionally to my parents. I have no previous trauma, they haven't done anything wrong (they have been great parents), and I don't hate them, I just don't feel anything towards them. When I was younger I used to love them a lot, and I would love it when they hung out/talked/hugged me. Now, them even showing a little affection makes me EXTREMELY, and I mean extremely, uncomfortable. It makes me wanna run and hide. It isn't like this with anyone else, just them. I love hugs and all that from friends. I feel like a really bad person for saying this, I was debating even writing it, but I feel like I should just say everything while I'm here. I feel like if they were to die, I wouldn't even cry. That sounds so horrible written down, but it's true. Is this normal for teenagers? Do I just have a problem personally? What do you think? Advice?

I don't really like planes, haven't been on one in awhile. I also don't like driving long distance. I'm 24 years old in college and I'm just not a really social person. I don't live near the coast in my state but if I did I would go to the beach alot. In the future, maybe I'd like to get a boat or something I don't know. So it's not I wouldn't do anything at all. I'm just not big on traveling especially, out of the state.

For the last 2 months she has been in and out of hospitals, and she would go from being in good shape to seemingly dying (where the doctor said that), back to good again all in a few days and that´s happened a couple times in a month. I know it´s gonna happen sooner or later, but it could be soon considering this, I haven´t lost anyone significant for a while, so yeah.. thanks in advance.

Starting to realize when u get older people start judging you and how well off you are. They ask you do you have ur life figured out?. I'm 20 now and I am so lost in life. And I'm so shy and insecure. I really need to man up but keep getting depressed. When I was little I always thought the time I will be 20 I would be the man. But instead I worry about what others think. I kinda still think like that. Like I think or hope the time I'm 25 I will be in a much better place.

My mom never protected me as a kid. One day when I was a toddler she picked me up from day care and I was crying uncontrollable, someone did something terrible to me and she never reported it or confronted the school, I was molested my one of my dads friends sons and I told her and she said tht wasn't nothing, I've been molested again by a friends dad and she never did anything. She did put me in counseling and put me on meds but tht didn't last long because I became sick and I didn't feel comfortable talking to a therapist because I was embarrassed about my sexual abuse so I guess she just stopped trying After that. My mom has let my brother beat me up and my sister do ****** up **** to me, and when I try to confront her about all tht I've been thru with her she puts me through a guilt trip and even one time she even threatened to give me up to the state. I'm just really confused and hurt ik she loves me but it's like how can u love someone and put them thru this at the same time... I get so upset tht even if she calls me and I talk to her just about general conversation and as soon as I get off the phone I start crying why is this? I have nobody right now

Thanksgiving used to be a holiday that only my immediate family and I celebrated together and it was something I always looked forward to- it was my favorite part of the year. But I have a very strange extended family on my dad's side. They are very cold and spiteful and they've made my mom suffer through so much emotionally and she's stuck through it all of these years so that we could have a comfortable and steady life with a mother and father both present. But seeing all that they've done through the years, I'm 18 now and I want absolutely nothing to do with them. And I think that at my age, I shouldn't be forced to associate with them if I don't respect them or want anything to do with them. Objectively, I feel like most people would say they're not good people. Thanksgiving is next week though, and my dad wants my family and I to go to my uncles house where all of his family will be. But I don't want to go, and I told him that I don't want to go because I don't want to be around them. He started yelling and shouting at me, saying that I always cause problems when it comes to his family. I do feel kind of guilty about it but the idea of spending a holiday I love with them just really doesn't sit right with me- I'd rather be alone to be honest. Do you think I'm wrong?

What are reasons? What's the main reason? Why do dads claim to protect their daughters from guys at their school? What are they protecting them from?