I'm 20. Nobody takes me seriously. Whenever I tell my family about my plans after college they roll their eyes and say that I'm just a kid and that I have no life experience and that I just need to shut up. I feel that I have every right to have dreams like anyone else. They treat me like I'm 6.

i have no dad, and all my siblings have moved out. im 13 but my mom still spoonfeeds me. she doesn't trust me to eat by myself because she thinks i'll spill food on myself or swallow the spoon. and she bathes me cuz shes paranoid ill die in the shower. ive asked her to let me be more independent, but she refused and told me that she wants to spoonfeed me and bathe me because it helps us bond. i'm homeschooled, we don't go to church, and we live in a rather rural area, and the only peoplei can really seek help from is my neighbors or my spanish teacher at my online school, but he lives all the way in pennsylvania and im in kansas. i can't call the cps or police because i dont have a cellphone. and every night, my mom puts a diaper on me and a pacifier in my mouth so i dont have to get up to use the bathroom and i wont talk in my sleep so i can sleep better.

My brother has decided he no longer wants to take his anti-depressants, mainly due to bullying at school. After repeatedly bringing it up to our parent and his doctor, they consistently told him going off of them was a bad idea. So he confided in me last week that "since no one else would help him" he's decided to wean himself off of them and not tell them until he'd been off them for a while to say he told them so. While I disagree with his whole plan, I'm torn because he confided in me about and his mind is made up. He's doing it whether or not anyone approves. He specifically said "it's not like they could force me soml what difference does it make" when I suggested he tell them his plan. I dont want to betray his trust but I'm also skeptical of his plan bc I'm already noticing his depressive behaviors and pattern and it's only been a week. He's been gradually lowering the dose on his own. Seeing as he's only 16, he obviously has no idea what he's doing. But he's going off a couple articles he found online. And all of this is because other kids at school pick on him for being on med. What should I do???

so im a 17 year old asian girl. im taking the sat physics test in a couple weeks, i got 35 out of 75 on my practice test a few days ago, so my mom diapered me. there are some other students in my school who also have received or are currently under the diaper and/or baby treatment punishment. for example, there's this one indian girl on my soccer team who asked for a laptop one year for her birthday gift. her parents refused, and instead put her in diapers. or, you see, theres a chinese girl in my statistics class whose mom and dad follow her to school every day. they speak really loud in chinese and spoonfeed her. she got tired of this, and one day during class she gave her parents the dirty look. so her dad pulled her pants down and spanked her, while her mom went to the local store and bought her diapers and then put her in a diaper and told her to pee and poop in her diaper. and there are african-american and hispanic kids at my high school who have also received the diaper punishment. what is wrong with immigrant parents anyways?

we were eating out yesterday. my brother (who is 11) called me (a 16 year old girl) a retarded banana slug. i was so shocked and offended, i told him to shut up. but then he threw a glass of coke at me, it hit me on the head, and then landed on the people behind us. the coke spilled over those people, and on their clothes as well. my mom was so embarrassed she went over to them and said, "we're so sorry this happened. my kids are being annoying. i will discipline them." so on the way back home, my parents bought me a high chair, a wheelchair, a stroller, a crib, baby food, a bib, pajamas with feet, a playpen, and baby's toys. then my mom bought diapers and a pacifier, and she stripped me naked in the middle of the store and put a diaper on me and a pacifier in my mouth, and made me crawl around, and then my mom took me to great clips to get my head shaved entirely bald, while my dad put a baby's carseat in our van for me to sit on. and now my mom wants to follow me to school and push me on my stroller and then when we got home, my parents locked me in my crib and left me there. then they took my brother out to get him lots of expensive stuff, including an electric guitar, a macbook pro, really expensive clothes, a fancy skateboard, an apple watch, and an electric scooter. wtf, hes the one that called me names and threw a glass at me, and he got rewarded for no reason. i do very well in school, while hes failing all his classes and constantly gets in trouble at school @Pearl. Okay, but who's gonna let me live with them?

my father drunk bourboun 30 litre and male kum 30 litre and drunk we drove into a car and crashed and rapped a driver and then we crashed into a nother car and officer falsely accused my dad of intoxicated (but he is on cuumm) my dad has 12 gauge autolodaer in his rear end

She constantly tells me that I need to get out of my room (I have a shitty job for a 23 year old that pays minimum wage and doesn't always give me 40 or even 30 hours, just bagging groceries, but so far only job that I'm not fired from or isn't just seasonal). But when I went to walk less than 2 miles to get fast food, she went ballistic telling me don't you dare you will get killed, and even drive after me and drove me there, with the excuse that she had to go to the Walmart next door anyway (I know she was going to just stay home if I didn't try to go somewhere). She constantly tries to get me to sit out in the living room or at least leave my door open, but I refuse. I'm trying to do better, but also trying to avoid going back to school due to the inevitable debt (community college isn't free either) and misery in K-12 school. She freaks out anytime I practiced driving her, and $60 a lesson is too much, especially for an instructor who gives me an attitude when I'M PAYING THEM. So I've (AT LEAST for now) given up on driving and just use Uber or Lyft when my mom can't drive me (occasionally I get a driver who shouldn't even be allowed to drive). I asked a recruiter about joining the military because so many people say there are two main paths to success in America, college, or the military. I had to tell the recruiter that I do have OCD and have to take prescription medication, and he told me that I would not be eligible to enlist due to those factors. So I have been working a string of temporary and now "permanent" but extremely low skill and extremely low paying job. I don't seem to click with people in general (even in high school friends seemed to be easier to make) and I am very socially isolated, I don't feel comfortable getting too close to any coworkers at work due to my own insecurities and feeling that they either are above me, or they simply are socially uninterested/introverted themselves. I know I'm going to get trolled for this, but I just really don't understand life and being an adult. Several people have implied, a few even straight out said (one a coworker, the other my uncle, the other my step father) that I'm obviously mentally disabled, apparently I'm still undiagnosed with things?

OK I'm 16 and he's 15 but his parents have really weird rules for him. I understand about being alone in his room and all that because they don't want us to do anything sexual which is not what I'm complaining about. I'm talking about the fact that he has a bedtime 9:30 and the only reason his bedtime is 9:30 is because he has me and they want us to have a little bit of talking time at night. And they will take his phone away for the dumbest of reasons like right now he doesn't have his phone because he said something smart to his dad. they will take it away because his sister did something to him and he reacted. Like once he was up until like 9:40 talking to me on the phone and they took the phone because it was 10 minutes past like that's doing a little too much. And I've seen how both his parents act around me and how his mom texts me I know that for a fact that it's his dad acting like this his mom loves me basically she's not the one with the rules it's his dad. But that's really my only problem is that they have rules that I cannot stand because not only does it affect him it also affects me but they let us go out on dates and let me come over that's not the issue it's the fact that their rules are ridiculous.

Would they be more nurturing to their children compared to those who believe in abortion?

My family is non supporting and non emotional. They always feel like they have an entitlement in my life and what I do esp with my children and household. I pay my bills and take care of my household, but at this point I don't want anything to do with my family eso my mother and grandmother who are controlling, toxic, and negative. They don't support my life and what i do. My family contacts me and I want them out my life esp after how they treated me as a child until now

My daughter wants to come to the beach for a couple days with me and my boyfriend and we are letting her and her friend come along. The other night she started setting ground rules about what she's going to do and I told her no I'm the parent you're going to have to follow our ground rules. She basically wants to wander around the beach with her friend on her own. Out of sight out of mind basically. When I told her it was okay for her to wander with her friend as long as they were within sight she had a big issue with that and said she wants to go where she wants when she wants. It turned into a big thing and she got a really bad attitude instead of just being grateful about going to the beach. It's just too big of a beach and there's just way too many people and creeps and homeless people for me to be ok with that. Am i right?

Anytime I set ground rules for my 14 year old daughter she gets defiant starts arguing with me. If she doesn't like the rules she will argue I and I will explain to her and a very calm manner but there is no reasoning with her. Then she slams doors doesn't talk to me and treats me like crap. I'm very flexible with the rules but there are some rules in place that are just common for a 14 year old. I'm not sure how to deal with her behavior. it is also affecting my relationship with my boyfriend of 6 years. We're serious but she never wants him around, he's a great guy but my daughter it's doing it for selfish reasons. Her brothers are over 18 and don't live with us but when they come to visit she doesn't even want them around. What do I do is this normal?

My son took some time off from work and decided to take a trip to mexico. My wofe called my son and when he answered he said " stop blowing up my ******* phone. You call like six times a day".

My mom who is 48 years old always seems to attack the most sencetive parts of me, and she never fails to make fun of my body and how I look. My mother is also a bigger, taller woman as am I . My mom knows how much it hurts me when she calles me Fat and ugly I just dont under stand why she does it I THOUGHT MY MOTHER. WOULD THINK THAT IM AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL I MEAN AFTER ALL I AM HER FLESH AND BLOOD.

mother is A- father is A+, what will the baby be

So I noticed by chance my sis (elder) actually took random photo of me/sometimes my father and show to a stranger through whatapps. So I saw in the WA, my photo, and the caption was "going for a swim while my sis (me) is chilling". Seems like nothing is wrong but can u imagine your are relaxing at a corner and some one took pictures of you(without your knowledge) and send to a stranger(perhaps her umkown bf)? Also yesterday, we arrived in Penang (overseas) and she captured a picture of me and my dad's back view to the same stranger. Perhaps may be I'm a bit anti social or not enough friends... Are all people like this now? BTW my sis is 31 and I'm 23..... I find it pretty rude to take picture without one's consent. Some more sending to a stranger. And 1 thing I don't understand, why do my sis even need to tell this 'stranger' alevery single detail?

Ever since I could remember, my mom has always been somewhere else. I remember waiting for her to get off the phone to spend time with me. I am an adult now with my own kids. This mother's day we went to visit my mom. My son loves my mom but he has such anxiety around her because he's afraid she'll leave him. During this time my mom made other plans on top of us visiting. Needless to say my son was devastated. I was so upset with her for leaving my son, we didn't speak for days. I thought I could get past it but I blew up instead. I went on to express my feelings towards her never visiting us, but visiting my other siblings. I called her out on leaving us when we visit her, she has the habit of "going out to eat" and talking on the phone for hours while we sit there waiting for her to get off. I kept going pointing out that she always needs someone to tag along with her when she visits. She can't just visit by herself. I guess the big question I had to ask was "why are you so afraid of us, why are you so afraid of being alone?" I hung up shortly after, but I haven't spoke to her in a few days. Was I wrong for letting this all come out in an unhealthily manner? It's hard to talk to my mom about these things. She's not the understanding type. She takes extreme offense to anything I tell her but never takes responsibility for the way she treats others. I feel like I need to back away from her. I've been under her thumb for so long, I just want to breathe.

I just currently turned 16 I live in Illinois, my parents are divorced and my mom is never in the picture my dad is really abusive towards me, he tells me all these ****** up things about me,yells, screams even sometimes hits me for no reason. He's constantly treating me like **** and reminding me how I'm just like my mom and how much he hates me he said he's not going to help me with collage or take care of me as his one of his daughters I'm the oldest I have a little sister he treats my sister really good it's just me that has to go through everything even got homeschooled to look after my sister which I don't mind he's married now but his wife doesn't treat me with respect and I always have to clean after everyone without any help. My dad always tells me that I'm going to turn out a loser that I'm the disappointment of the family. He even said he's going to marry me off and get rid of me in 2 years. I have someone who's willing to take me in to their home and accept me they have witnessed and seen how my dad treats me even my friends seen it. So if I run away would the police hear my story out and let me be able to be my own guardian or would they take me back to my parents house

Hello everyone, I adopted my child when he was 2 years old. He is my husbands bio son and he is now 8. He has been calling me mom ever since. His bio mom came back into his because grandpa decided to sneak it behind our backs and ever since then, he's been referring to her as his real mom and me as his step mom despite me legally being his mother and actually raising him. His bio mom is a deadbeat mom who only basks in his presence and doesn't do anything else with him other than sits on the couch and watches tv. Every time he uses this term, it breaks my heart. I understand he's a child but should I correct him?

I'm in my late teens and my sister is in her early twenties. I feel like ever since I was young she would verbally abuse me and I would take it really seriously and view myself that way. Lately even the smallest things like whenever she yells at gives me so much anxiety and my other siblings join in as well while my parents don't do anything to solve it. I feel like I have no one to tell this to because somehow I would be in the wrong. I get so much anxiety being near her and the things she's had and does call me or say affect me so much to this day like my social anxiety/shyness.i don't what to do or how to solve this because it's so hard for me to be around my family or her What do I do about this I honestly have to go to or talk to about it

I'm her 21 year old sibling who is worried about her safety. So far, the friends she's met in real life are young girls who are good people. But someday, she might not be so lucky anymore. Next time, it might be a pedophile who's waiting for her, or somebody who wants to rob her. Nobody can predict what will happen next. She's able to meet all these people because most of them are within local area (within the same city, or neighbouring suburbs). My parents trust her with lots of independence so she's able to use public transit. And they don't check who her friends are, so she could just easily say they're her schoolmates and they'll believe her.

suppose you give an employment to someone but in return, this employee gives you an attitude and so much trouble. Does he know he can eat, sleep and pay for house rent because we give him an employment? isnt it weird if the employee gives you trouble after what you have done ?

I'm being abused and my parents are already divorced and I can't live with either of them. It's not my parents (well it kinda is but it's not the reason for my problems) it's my 20 year old sister and she won't leave. I seriously want to get out of here because she has almost pushed me to suicide so many times. I have asked my mom if she would get me out of here or talk to her at least and she won't. She doesn't care about my well being. I'm 16 in 3 weeks and I have a decent paying job do I just live on the streets or is there any other option

I will give an unbiased story, straightforward. Situation turned extremely dramatic and I just want to show mother she is in the wrong but maybe I am wrong. Mother and father and son (me) driving to important appointment for home loan. Upon arriving mother gets on phone to talk. Mother tells father she will be out in a minute. Son is annoyed because mother is always on phone and waits so he can close door. Father informs son that mother will be out in minute so son leaves to go inside building. Son and father wait in lobby while mother shows up outside of building and sits on bench outside with phone (distance with window separation is less than 17ft). 4min later the lender comes out to call us in, Father and Son look at mother and assume she sees us so they signal her to come in. They wait and no response so they assume mother will come in once she wraps up phone call. During meeting father and son wait for mother to come in but start the loan process because it is an appointment. Mother never shows up and waits outside and is mad as hell that father and son went in without telling her and kept her outside like trash. Turns out the window shows from inside to outside but not outside to inside. Who is in the wrong, if anyone?

If I killed myself and I explained in a letter why I did it and mentioned abuse. Would my parents get in trouble and have to answer for it or would everything just die with me?

Mom and dad divorced. Later on my mom married a man who had 1 child of his own with his ex girlfriend. When mom married that man, he became my stepdad and his son became my stepbrother. My stepbrother is 7 years older than me.

So my parents and my aunts wants me to play english language songs at my sister's wedding cause her fiance is an american. I only know of vietnamese songs and I want to play my favorite singer's songs. They don't want to do that cause it is not in english. I told them that we are vietnamese and we need to follow our culture traditions and play vietnamese music. They called me selfish because I argued with them and want to play vietnamese music. I am not going to sit and listen to american music or music I don't like. Since they are putting me in charge of making the wedding video dvd I am going to do it my way when I edit it and put in vietnamese songs. My friends says they have no words to say to me saying that I am so selfish that there is no words to explain it. I wished I was getting married first so I can play whatever I want. If my fiancee won't accommodate with me and have a budget wedding at her house in vietnam then I will go out to an marriage broker and find another fiancee since my aunt keeps on failing at setting me up with someone. I can only afford to pay for a wedding within $1,000. That is the maximum I can afford while working at mcdonalds. My friends says my fiancee is gonna leave me after she gets her greencard. How am I selfish for wanting to play my music at my sister's wedding ?? Why do people think that my fiancee is gonna ditch me after she gets her greencard and citizenship ?