she thinks i need the sleep. she says that if i go to bed too late, i'll be cranky in the mornings, and if i wake up too early, i'll disturb our neighbors, who are probably still sleeping. so now my mom forces me to go to bed at 5:30 pm, and won't let me get out of bed until 11 am. if i get up before 11, she'll put me back into bed. she also makes me wear diapers and a pacifier, and she feeds me baby food and bathes me. im a 17 year old girl, and right now im supposed to be in 11th grade, but i never got any school beyond 7th grade because my mom's best friend died of breast cancer, and now she's traumatized she's a single mom.

I hate my mom. She hates me. I hate my dad. He hates me. I hate my sister. She hates me. I havent even done anything but be a regular teenager. My mom slut shames me even though i never had a real boyfriend. My dad always verbally abuses me. and my sister is always liked more because my family thinks im selfish.

My son (17) has been having a very unfortunate year. He's already lost 3 ver close loved ones, on separate occasions. His best friend was the latest one, sadly killed in a tragic accident. Earlier this year he lost his biological mother (illness) and his girlfriend (broke up and moved away). His grades started slipping early on, and he blamed himself and doctors were concerned he may have survivors guilt. I've been trying to get through to him but he's started shutting me out and brushing everything off as "fine". Now things have escalated from slipping grades to exploring drugs and alcohol and other risky behaviors. He has been cutting himself off and distancing himself from everyone. His older brother who he used to confide in a lot begged us to talk to him because of how he's been acting. He, my husband and I tried to have an intervention but in the end he just explained that he's trying to avoid everyone because he doesnt want to get hurt again. His logic is if he breaks off from the people he loves when we "leave" him (his words) it wont hurt as much. I want to try and connect with him but he is determined to severe ties until he's "...18 and can move away". How can we get through to him while he's being so self destructive. I wont pretend to know how he feels or what he's going through but I want to help him. How can it when he's being so self destructive?????

My mom is extremely selfish, and everytime we fight she always talks about herself. She always talks about herself that she was always a victim, and when we fight she always tries to say everything shes done for us, (im actually homeless so..) she never listens to me. My sister started stabbing me with a fork, and my mom started getting mad at me for "gossiping????" The closest thing to gossip was that i told my friends that she liked anime. She calls me a selfish dog, and that ill be a whore when im older. Im 14.

So i was going to have a sleepover at my friends house last night. My dad calls me while we are eating and says, " get your s💝it and get outside now." so i was very confused and called my mom, "why is dad yelling at me?" i asked her. she said she had no idea and to do what he said. later in the night they blamed me for some of the drama going on and made me sob my eyes out for three hours straight. i took a permitted walk with my best friend around three am to talk to her about it. when i got home, my parents informed me that my weekend was to be spent inside with nothing at all to do except sit on my phone and work around the house. i am really upset today because i got all my work and chores done, and i cleaned up. my boyfriend is hanging out with the inner circle and it's a beautiful day out. i'm really debating on what to tell my dad so that i can go out!! my dad is very strict. so i'm very puzzled.

My niece is 8 years old. She has at least 2 devices that are kept in her room, and even orders her mom not to touch it sometimes. I feel like my sister is being too irresponsible. Too many things could happen, and pedophiles aren't the only concern. I've heard of kids who were victims of identity theft, cyberbullying, credit card scams, or started having body image issues. There's also been cases where the child is the bad guy, because their parents never taught them online etiquette. I understand that my sister was always less responsible compared to the rest of the extended family - even as a kid. However, I do know that if my niece does something wrong herself or becomes a victim to a horrible person, it could affect the entire family.

yes this might seem bratty and materialistic but I promise that's what I'm not trying to do. my current home is sometimes full of roaches and there's mice. they're 2 rooms and me and my 2 sisters have to share one room . which they're older than 18+ there's barely any room and they room is always a complete mess I try to fix up every chance I get but my sisters are hard headed. they for sure have the money for it I mean it's been 20 years already ....

They make fun of me because i never show emotion, but when i do i am written off as irrational and overreacting. They also always take my sisters side for things. My dad is on the board at a homeowners association and i am not old enough to go into the gym. I have lots of energy but i'm not allowed to leave the house to go for runs past certain times. I asked for a punching bag, the while setup under 150 dollars, they said no, and proceeded to by my sister a guitar and a car. they always complain about me on my phone and the computer too much, and when i want to start a hobby that ill get me offline they say no. It's infuriating and i dont know how to talk to them about it. Its actually 98 dollars

I have 3 older brothers. They were watching TV upstairs and one of them ask me "Would you come up and measure to see which one of us has the biggest one". I told them NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS would I do that. They said "Sis, all we want you to do is measure our head to see what size cap we should get". Oh My God, that was not what I thought they wanted me to measure. Should I tell them what I thought they wanted me to measure. I am sure you can figure out what I thought. Will they think it is funny what I thought?

My aunt lied to my mom that my cousin was telling bad lies about me so i dont get married and people think bad about me. My mom insulted my cousin and for 3 hours my cousin was yelling at me that I was lying to make problems. Well we find out that my aunt was lying and when she said she cares about me i said then why u let my cousin yell at me for 3 hours without saying a word? Does my aunt care at all?

My parents told me that CPS might be taking me because of their bad choices and that there's nothing we can do. If I run away before CPS takes me and stay away for a while, what will happen? Since I'm 15 and know how to take care of myself, I'm sure I'll be fine on my own. I dont think it will be such a big deal since I'm a boy, I dont think anyone will bother me much and they probably wont even notice. And what if I decided to come back and stay with them once they stop looking for me?

im a 15 year old boy, and im getting the diaper punishment for failing my final exam in chemistry (i got a 67). so my parents put me in diapers. i have to wear a pacifier all the time, and my parents spoon feed me baby food and bathe me. i must sit in a high chair and wear a bib when i eat. they also ordered a crib for me and hired workers to come over and convert my room into a nursery. im not allowed to walk, and the bathroom is off limits. i have to crawl around at home or have a parent carry me. when we go out, i must either be on a stroller or a wheelchair. if my diaper needs to be changed, im not allowed to ask my parents, i have to cry. they also make me say "gah gah goo goo" i also have to sit in a rear-facing car seat in the car. this is so embarrassing! my siblings are taking pictures of me and posting them on social media, i dont know what to do. i want to call the cops or cps, but my parents have access to my phone calls. should i drown myself in the bathtub? my parents also beat me really hard for failing my test. just a few minutes ago my parents officially decided that i will be treated like a baby forever, i will have the bones and muscles removed from my legs so i won't be able to walk, and i'll have to crawl around. they also said that i will live with them forever, and when they die, my siblings and their kids will take over. my mom says she loves babying me, and wants to continue doing this when we go to heaven (if she'll even go there)

so my younger sister (who is 12) and i (17 year old guy) were playing Monopoly yesterday night. She landed on one of my properties and had to pay me rent. She refused, saying that it's unfair and that I'm being greedy, so she called me "a disgusting, stupid jerk" and all sorts of terrible names. i told her to calm down and just pay up the 50 bucks rent. but she refused, and called my parents up. she told them that i'm being evil and mean to her, and i tried to defend myself, but my parents didnt listen, and they beat me really hard with a chair, a metal rod (they keep just for beating me, not my sister), shaved my head bald, and put me on a diaper. then beat my legs and told me to crawl around, and they went on amazon and buy me a stroller, crib, bib, high chair, carseat, pacifier. this morning i tried to explain to my parents what happened, but they didn't listen to me and yelled at me for not crawling around. my sister filmed this on her phone and my parents didn't do anything about il. this isn't the first time my parents have shown favoritism. my sister is allowed to password-protect all her devices, have social media, and have unlimited internet access, but im nor allowed to. my parents snoop thru all my devices and even my trash. my sister has a boyfriend 3 years older than him and spends like 4 hours a day texting him, and my parents don't care. but if i just talk to a girl, my mom freaks out and screams at me. they also trust her more than me. they let her stay home alone whenever they go out, but they drag me along with them. also, my parents make me go to bed at 8 pm every day, but my sister goes to bed at 1 am but my parents don't care. my sister can move out once she graduates high school, but my parents say they want me to live with them forever and be their baby. neither of us have special needs or disabilities or anything. i work much harder than her, i help out more around the house and i have a 4.0, in addition to several honors and ap classes. my sister, on the other hand, has all C averages. she even has a current 47 average in algebra 1 and my parents think it's okay and they're proud of her and tell her that she's the best in her class at math. but when i got a 4 in ap chem my freshman yr, my dad beat me and i got the baby treatment punishment @Unknown. really, my sister is never babied, im the one thats being treated like a baby. my parents trust my sister with everything and are always proud of her

My mom goes on vacation I started crying so how can I move away to a different state? I know I wont be with them forever but its hard Cause I also have a learning disability

My father used my little brother has a drug dealer to sell his drugs. He became highly addicted after trading them for other, harder drugs. My family now hates me because i've called him out after he overdosed, fatally, on his pills and the drugs he traded for. No one in my family see's my point of view. What am i to do?

It's as if this person has an addiction and is actively using, but I don't know this person to be so addicted that they exclude me from their life. However, they have done this before. I have, in the past, just let it go and they eventually come around to talk like nothing ever happened. But now I'm concerned because of the repetition of this behavior. Ideas, please?!

i'm not saying my life is super terrible. there have been a lot of bad things in the last few years and devastating things but i love my family a lot. but for a long time now i wake up every day and i feel numb. i just do not want to be here. how can i make my friends and family okay with this. i just dont know anymore. i just feel like i cant do it.

For example your half-brother marries your half-sister, even though they themselves are not related.

My mom thought it was a good idea to invite her family from foreign countries to stay at our house....for a month. We don't have any guest rooms, there is only small 3 bedrooms. My sister gave up her room for 1 family (4) because she's going to college. I'm not willing to give up my room (I have reasons) but I'm planning on sharing it. Tbh I don't know how we would organize it! Is it okay if we set up beds downstairs? Would that be rude? I need ideas! ALSO WE AREN'T THE MOST FINANCIALLY STABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

During first years of dating, I rarely spoke up to my now mother in law. It was usually offhanded jokes, comments, and crossing boundaries. I didn t respect myself enough and all of the little things just built up, causing resentment. We had a couple of spats that were never resolved over the past 2 years. Fast forward to now and I want to reconcile with her. The other night she jokingly said that I didn t know what I was doing when I was feeding my child. A couple of days later I told her I felt slighted by what she said but didn t clarify exactly. She thought I was talking about something else and responded with 20 paragraphs that included why do I think so low of her, canceled mother s day plans at her house because it s going to be awkward, doesn t know how we re going to stay with each other on a trip especially when I m going to be hurt by what I think she means, how much she has shown love to me but it doesn t work, and other things. i responded saying I needed to restart this and clarified what she said exactly that bothered me. She responded basically reiterating what she wrote in the last message but ultimately said doesn t remember saying it so she can t apologize for it. As Christians, we are to bring up our issues with brethren and as a family, talk about when someone hurts us and resolve isssues. When I didn t bring up issues before, I resented her and now that I addressed a problem, she responds with that. I feel so damned.

I am a college student. I told my mom I'd come home for my birthday and spend it with her and my brother, she'd really wanted that, but as soon as I mentioned that she said "the five of us could spend time together!!" me, my brother, her, her boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. No she didn't ask me, yes they've been dating for 4 months, but have talked about marriage too. I like him, but I didn't like that. When I declined her offer and said, why don't we hang out, just the three of us, my brother me, and herself, since im only there for a few days, and mom went " WOW you don't like anyone, and don't come home if you don't want to spend it with them too." Now fast forward a week, mom texts me saying we could do something alone but that I need to fix my attitude, and not hate on people..I'm so nice to everyone in her life... but anyways, ignored that and gave her a date for when finals end, and summer classes start (5 days later). The response I got was okay awesome! We can all go to Yosemite, and check out the falls. Once again, I decline and say id rather just relax with you two for my bday and she said "no can do, we are going on a Yosemite trip with your grandparents (grandparents who don't talk to me), your brother, my man, his daughter, and all my friends." I asked her to just choose if she wants me to even come that weekend (SINCE THEY LIVE THERE). Chose them, although I told her how it made me feel neglected, especially since I was visiting. Thoughts?

I'm specifically talking about my dad's side of the family. If someone in the family doesn't have a high paying job, they pretty much dismiss that person from the family; or if someone doesn't get really good grades in school they exclude them also. I haven't talked to my dad, his brothers/sisters, or my grandma in over 5 years. I have kind of a middle class job. Pretty much since I make $60k per year instead of $100k+, they act like they have no interest in talking to me. I remember as a kid my dad pretty much only talked about money, jobs or school. I have an engineering degree. Whenever I didn't do well in an interview my dad would basically call me worthless and would ignore me. Every single person on my dad's side of the family has been divorced. One of them has been divorced 3 times. Also, they don't get along with each other well also. Lots of them don't talk to each other. My dad has 3 brothers and 2 sisters and he just talks to one of his brothers. Also I don't really think he even gets along with the one brother he talks to. Some of them could even not be alive anymore and I just don't know about it.

I woke up in the morning, and this is a big day because I need to play in a basketball tournament. So apparently my underpants are showing and my hair looked like I've walked through Zeus's lighting storage room, but I don't know how I look. My mom stopped me because she think it is funny and tried to take a pic so she can post to Instagram, but I am in a hurry to brush my teeth and I told her, "Mom please move out of the way this is not the time for this." In a polite way. She got angry and hits me with a silent treatment. Tf should I do.

My cousin hates being the oldest child in the family. He complains to everyone he knows about it. Some people tell him that lots of kids are firstborn and they turn out okay. Others will say that nobody gets to choose their birth order, so he might as well get over it soon. He mentions it at least once per 1-2 days. His parents are not planning to adopt a kid who's older than him, and they're not getting rid of his 4 year old brother either. I think it is best for him to stop thinking about it so much, or else he'll keep thinking about the negatives of his life. We've already explained that a person has no control over such things like that. Unless his parents are adopting an older child, he'll always be the oldest and there's not much anyone can do.

I have a 22 year old cousin, who is a guy. I'm a 14 year old girl. We obviously don't have a lot in common, but he's very rude to me. What can I do to become closer with him?

Recently, since I have been dating my boyfriend, I've wished to spend time with him on weekends (since that is the only time we would be able to see each other). My guardian approves of him and has invited him to join us to spend time together in the past, but when I ask to spend time with the boy I am always criticized. My guardian claims I am letting the boy "walk over me" and "dictate my every move" when the boy initiates us spending time together. My guardian also talked about my low self esteem and believes that is the reason I let the boy initiate spending time together, as my agreement to it is letting him "dictate my every move" (as mentioned. Also, every time I ask to spend time with the boy, I am criticized for not being responsible even though I have been improving with responsibility (in some aspects). My guardian then ended our discussion by saying "you don't care about your family although we've given you everything. unless you make a serious effort to cut him out you won't prove you care about us". I'm not sure if this is toxic and would appreciate any help.

Long story short, I was a teenage dad, she left within about a year and a half of our daughter being born, didn't like the responsibility, wanted to be free or whatever. My daughter is 17 now and for a long time we didn't talk much about her mom, I put it as, " Mom wasn't ready to be a parent". Anyway, my daughter's idea is that at some point during this summer, she wants to meet her mom. She wants me to go with her just for moral support, which I understand. One part of me feels like, " I'm going to go, be there for my daughter, try and make this as painless as possible." Another part of me feels like just telling her, " I really have no desire to see your mom. I don't want to be the cause of a potential fight about why she left." Should I go with her or stay back? My parents helped me raise her for the early years. Her mom did not financially support her My daughter found, and reached out to her mom via Facebook. Her mom is on board with this idea.

My parents are extremely controlling, (given they want only what is best for me) but I feel like I cannot properly grow and change under their constant supervision. I have a job(that they don't like(waitress)) and I go to school/ pay for my own schooling car and insurance. Recently we got into an argument and they deleted everything off of my phone.. i know that it is their house and they pay for my phone so it is their right but i don't feel comfortable with it as i am 18 and beginning to want a little more space. I tried discussing putting bills (like my phone and rent) in my name so they might realize i am becoming more like an adult but they were not at all receptive of it. They feel the need to control everything and i think they are scared to let go. i have many friends who have offered to open their houses to me if i needed it for a time to help me out, but i don't want to destroy my family. they recently told me i was lucky that i was even still able to work at my job and they if they wanted they would require me to stop. I don't think that its fair.. am i just being a typical teenager or do i have somewhat of a valid point? another update: I am no angel and i have done things wrong in my life so i get their suspicion but they are endlessly accusing me of doing bad things or second guessing things i am doing when i am not doing anything wrong. all they do is tell me i am not capable of doing anything and remind me all the things i am not doing rather than supporting me and encouraging me to do more.