Look I love my mom but she makes the biggest deal out of simple stuff. I told her I want to get a second ear piercing for my 17th birthday tomorrow (I repeat, IM 17!!!) she was yelling and started acting like I told her something really crazy... She said some things that made me very sad :/ 

nobody likes me im constantly losing friends for no reason. my crush who i see at youth group never freaking talks to me and talks to everyone but me and it makes me cry and sad and he makes me super anxious and i have physical symptoms because of it and i'm sick of it and of him ignoring me and my best friend who is homeschooled now always ignores my messages even when i want to see how she is and claims she's busy when it's a lie i know it and she doesn't care how she makes me feel and one of my online friends tells me she "prefers" not to message right now even though i've apologized so many times and truly felt guilty she doesn't care and doesn't care about me for no reason and doesn't care if i'm suffering and another one of my friends from school keeps blocking me and making fun of me and forcing me to pay her to get unblocked and another one of my friends from school forces me to hang out with her just to make fun of me when i want to be alone and winter break also just ended so now i'm forced to go to school and i'm bullied every day at school and have no friends and people are mean and teachers hit me and beat me and it freaking hurts and they assign so much homework which stresses me out i can't stop crying i just want to bury myself and be forgotton by everyone 

my dad has always been a cholo/gangster type of guy kind of strict on me but not as much of my other brothers   and he raised my 2 older brothers and myself i. i don't have a mom anymore she was killed a 11 years ago :/ and my grandma just died last year from cancer . i am the only girl in my family but my dad let's us have relationships so i've been with my boyfriend since i was 15 and he was 16 and i'm 17 now and he's 18 my family gets along with him my boyfriend calls my dad his father in-law when ever he's around and my brothers call him bro we have always used protection whenever we did stuff bc we don't like taking chances but recently we've been going raw and here i am pregnant 🤰🏻 i went to the doctors with my boyfriend and his mother and his mom is really nice and promised when i tell my dad she will be there but it's honestly really scary with my dad i'm just really having anxiety about this whole thing ..

or have you had the unfortunate experience of being sick for a period and at night you never had a night nurse, someone to comfort you and keep you well? or a nurse, a night nurse? i'm a man who is nearly 42 years old, i have mental health problems and never found any relationships, the only support i have is my elderly parents who have been divorced 26 years...they two live far apart, but they are my only support network....i live in a flat by myself on the 3rd floor of a 4th story block...and i just dread a time when my mum and dad aren't around on earth anymore and i'm plunged in the world on my own? abandoned, deserted. and what if i get sick for a period and through the nights i need a night nurse? but there's no one around?

My sister, and her bf got a puppy about a month ago. When the puppy goes poop in the house, she shows it to him, and taps him on the butt. Sont know how often that happens though. She told me that her older dog was about to snap at the puppy the other day, so she slapped her older dog on the mouth. Not hard, just enough to get its attention. I told her that I dont agree with it. She waved her hands in the air, and said "so are you gonna call animal control on me" I said no, because it's not considered abuse by law" I also said that slapping dogs, can make them hand shy. She said that she doesnt slap them hard enough to make them hand shy. I admired that I might be overreacting, and then I just walked off. I was gonna talk to her again today and tell her this "no matter how soft you slap a dog, you are always taking a risk of making them hand shy. You never know how a dog might take it. It might cause them to bite someone some day. If that happened than I would feel at fault because I dint get on your case enough about it" I was gonna see my counselor in 2 days, and talk to him about it, but I dont want to wait too long. Should I say anything at all anymore? I already showed some concern, and shes too stubborn to believe anything she sees on the internet. I would just feel like a terrible person if iether of the dogs bit someone someday. Oh yeah, the older dog actually do bite the puppy. It also bit my moms puppy 8 years ago. 

My mother is completely psychotic. I've had trouble with my family in the past, and it's taken a toll on my anxiety and depression. She will literally do everything to prove to me she is right and her point is the only way. I was up all night until morning (I suffer insomnia and can't breathe properly due to the amount of dirty laundry they put in my room) and in the morning I decided enough was enough and I was going to retry to do the laundry. They never let me do the laundry, something always comes up and it's like I always need to tip toe around them or ask permission. My mom comes up to me and I explain to her I can't breathe and she gives me a nasal spray and demands I use it. I explain I suffer from allergies all my life and she should know it has only made symptoms worse. I explain the claustrophobic and dire environment I sleep in doesn't help. She gets upset, starts screaming, and Starts blaming me for what my father fails to do and how I'm a failure and horrible child, then I just go back to my room and try to sleep. She tells me it's not my house and to get the hell out, then she starts cleaning my room and once she was done she told me to go back inside and that I was the reason it was unclean and that it was clean before this. I saw the pile of laundry she separated and literally called her out, this laundry has been there for months,maybe years. There's other stuff too, but what can I do? I'm a university student who dorms

He's even complaining about his sister's kids.

He had made plum tarts and as he had taken them out of the oven he put powdered sugar on the tarts. He put it on mine, his and my sister's until he asked my mom if she wanted powdered sugar in her tart. I don't know if it makes any sense in English but it was basically a sexual joke asking if she wanted a creampie. I'm 16 and my sister is 14 and mom is 38 and he is 39.

My mother talks constantly, and feels the need to explain something 100 times in great detail for hours. If you tell her "Ok I understand" she throws a huge tantrum screaming about how I never listen to anything she says and how dare I interrupt her etc etc. If we try to talk at all about anything she takes LITERALLY everything as either a personal attack, or turns paranoid and thinks it will turn into murder. For example: Every boyfriend I've ever had (not all were bad, just didn't work out) if I told her anything about what they would say or do she would say "You need to break up with them and make sure they have no information about us or where you live before they do something to you" even when my ex once said "I think its cute how much that dad dotes on his kids". My mom said calling a grown man cute is offensive and mans he thinks hes above him and thus... A serial killer. She thinks everyone is toxic and out to get me and if I don't answer my phone when she calls or texts within 5 mins (mind you I am 23, pregnant and living with my fiancee who treats me AMAZING. I'm grown) she starts calling people I know and texting me long paragraphs about how I need to just leave him and come home because she think hes going to kill me, take custody of the baby and take him to mexico where they can raise him to beat women. I have no clue how to talk to her without her freaking out on me, AGAIN, but I need to find a way so she calms down! Help!

im seeing him tonight at 7:30 i'm worried he'll look at me or won't talk to me directly or at all i'm seeing him at youth group 

I always hear about how living with your parents is a bad thing, why is it bad?

I hate her so much.

HI, so i'm feeling really troubled my issue is that I hate having ties to people it really just disgusts me to be attached to people even my family! No ESPECIALLY my family!! its not that they're  particularly troubling me i just don't want any ties to them. i'm still pretty young so my plans was to when i become of age to abandon them and not talk to them again but for now i've been distancing myself i don't even ask my mom & dad for anything because even them providing for me (which is rare) seems like some sort of attachment or bond. but recently my dad took notice of my behavior and confronted me on it & we had talk and then he bursts out crying telling me how he loves me and hows he wants to provide for me & be in my life. me and my dad have never been that close growing up which is why that was a shock for me i also never seen my dad cry in all 17 years of my life. despite all of that instead of feeling very compassionate and touched i left feeling very burdened & honestly still do. i don't want to seem ungrateful and i know that there is people out there that wish they had familial love so i would like to know has anyone else felt like this or similar or could you just help me or give me your opinion on why you think i'm feeling this way THANKS! any and all answers are appreciated.

Hello friends, I am a Thai boy. My mom was very poor when she came to America. She had me in her early teens. She is by profession, an escort. She is a loving mom. I really want to help her so she can rest and not worry anymore.  I sometimes have seen her having sex. Some men give her a lot of pain and speak roughly to her. 😢

She was a beast and while my Christmas was still overall good my mother's was not because of this beast my sister is.

I'm 8 months pregnant and have no support from my family. On top of that my child's father neglects and abuses me in different forms. I'm dealing with a lot right now. I might have to go into a women's shelter with kids because my child's father mistreats me and my parents who are still alive and have space to take me in but won't hurts me. I feel so alone. Everyone claims to love me but won't show it. It's like me against the world. 

I'm in an abusive off and on again relationship with a man who I'm currently pregnant by. My only options is moving in with him or going to a shelter for women with kids and hopefully get transitional housing (which isn't a guarantee and might not happen overnight) OR move in an apartment with my child's father. Both of my parents are still alive and won't take me in but think they have the right to tell me where to go with MY child. Isn't that messed up? 

I stole 100€ from my mom's wallet yesterday and yeah I'm not proud of it. I wanted to buy a new keyboard and I did. My mom found out and told dad and he almost broke my arm for it and punched me multiple times while I told him that I was sorry. I understand that what I did wasn't good but he almost broke my arm and now my arm hurts a lot. I'm 15

I'm a 15 year old and my voice cracks all the time and today was no different. I was telling about my day while eating with my sister and my parents. My sister is a few years older than me and my parents are in their late thirties. Well, my voice cracked really badly and they all just started laughing really hard like it's something really funny. I just acted as if nothing happened and finished fast and left. I'm not sure if they noticed but I'm not very happy with their reaction. What should I tell them?

I feel as if I can never talk to him, like if I say anything he'd be defensive or aggressive with his words. He talks to me like a child and I'm not. He yells at me over small things like one spoon in the sink and cursed at me. He doesn't treat my brother that way, he can have normal convos and he agrees with everything my brother says even when he's wrong. He verbally attacked me one time all because I told my mom he was walking around without a shirt and it wasn't a big deal but he made it into one. He told me that I'm a let down because I got kicked out the military over medical things and the reason my boyfriend left me for someone else is because I have nothing going on for myself even though I'm in school. He called me a sorry motherf*cker. He even brought up my old abuse with my mom's exes saying I let the guy touch me as a child. He's such a horrible person, he excuses getting loud with me because the military MTI's did so he feels he can too. I wish my mom would leave him. Our lives were a lot better before he came. 

Ok so my dad called me in the next room over and said "Here's your new insurance card. you get free health insurance, you should be thanking me." His tone of voice was rather harsh. I felt awkward after he said that to me. I didn't bring it up with my mom yet..I just want to know why he said that to me...  Also please don't give me the lecture of saying "You live there rent free, so keep your mouth shut." I'm 21 and I just graduated back in October (I went to a technical school) and still looking for my first job. I pay for my car, my phone, and I'm doing freelance off to the side so I have income. So I'm not a freeloader or spoiled...I'm honestly trying and I've only been home for a couple months..

Statistically black men are less reliable partners. They tend to have higher crime rates, less employment, lower earning power, less likely to be involved in their children's lives, have a lower life expectancy, and many grew up in single-parent households. I know that there are plenty of decent black men out there but even if my daughter found one, she'd have to deal with the scrutiny and gossip that comes with dating a black man. Even if they break up, most white men wouldn't want a woman that's been with a black man. She would be subject to a host of terrible names like mud shark and coal burner. Is it wrong to want your daughter to avoid dating black men not out of racism but for the sake of her best interest?

Ever since I was younger I've hated my dad cause he's always picked favorite siblings over me, when my sister older sister was in high school he did everything for her bought her multiple cars, her class ring, her graduation things and when it came to me he'd kick me out, cuss me out all the time, we would fight & just never got along and I'm not saying I'm always in the right but he never treated me as good as her I never got a car from him I've always bought my own, never got a class ring (didn't have job in 11th grade) and had to pay for my own graduation things. On top of that he would kick me out & then call the police on me and take me to the station calling me a run away, he called me gay all the time (he hates gay people). I've never really believed what he does and he would tell me that didn't matter my opinions didn't matter only his I couldn't believe in anything he doesn't like. Still until this day he try's to treat me the same way and I hate him, I hate this man so much I something very terrible would happen to him. I know once I leave I'm never talking to him again I want nothing to do with this man ever. Would it be wrong if me to cut him completely out of my life? 

Last night I got 7 long ranting texts from her. We barely talk. Sometimes online, text or at family events but barely. Apparently the guy said he was 17 but hes really 19 and he fled and no one can find him. 4 of the text detailed supposed abuse from my aunt and uncle and she said shes gonna run away if she doesnt live with me because theyre going to kill her or kick her out anyway. Also that her 10 year old brother got angry, copied s hit the dad said and then hit her in the stomach. Shes was on drugs before, idk about now and drives with a fake id too. She lives 6 hours from me and I dont want her living with me or to deal with this as I have my own problems and direct family problems including but not limited to money, health, sisters abusive boyfriend, my own abusive parents, school problems, problems feeding and bathing myself, problems on my iphone, online stalking and harassment, weekly fights with neighbors.

I am a single mom of a 5 year old girl. Well anyway her dad is isnt really helping me raise her. Ive been raising her since day one with the help of my parents. My daughters dad didnt even get her anything for Christmas or even come and see her. In fact he hasnt seen her since July of last year and he bought her school supplies that costed 45 dollars is what he told me. He mite see our daughter 2 times a year if that and he doesnt even live that far from me. I given him 5 years to help me raise her and nothing I cant even get him to spend time with his daughter. What can I do? I understand that he has health problems but that shouldnt stop him from seeing our daughter. I just dont know what else to do? He doesnt even get her school clothes or anything. He hasnt gotten her anything for her birthday or came and seen her on her birthday

He promised a ski trip. Third time he has made this promise. I was a fool and believed him despite him being a deceptive person within the family. He "changed his mind" and the trip is off. I was heartbroken. It was going to be end of this month. He broke the news at Christmas thus hurting me at the holidays. He does not see the hurt he caused and it is impossible to get him to see it cause of his arrogance and deceptive nature. He is only deceptive within the family, even getting after me for being honest too often when people ask me stuff. So how do I forgive him now that Christmas is over so I don't resent him all year? Most of all though how do I not let the hurt and disappointment upset me forever? I really wanted to go not cause of him but cause of who we'd be seeing there. It is the 2nd time he has directly lied. A 3rd time he had valid reason and the trip was just talk, not a promise. This time it was a promise or at least it appeared to be. Any thoughts? Others have commented on how he breaks commitments. My mother notes being sick of his lies. Thus, it is not just my perception. I don;t believe he is evil. I just think he says he will do stuff and then DOES NOT.

Hello, I am 14 and my mother is 32. She had me young, she abandoned me and my sister when we were younger, and left us to our grandfather who hated us because he says she burdened him. We were 5 and 3. Eight years later she turned up and all of a sudden wanted us back from them, sad part is she didn't actually want us back, she want to take us far away from my great grandparents who also helped raise us, we were the only things they loved, we were their joy but they didn't get along with my mother. We moved thousands of miles away, I am now not allowed to see them.  I use to think she was jealous of me because I am smaller in size and younger than she is. She admitted to me before that she hates not getting attention in public and she feels I take it away when we go out basically. She always makes rude remarks about my appearance and just the other day told me to go back with my grandparents she couldn't care any less. My mother always threatens me, to the point where I fear for my life. My sister on the other hand can do no wrong. My dad and sister just sit there when this goes on and acts scared of her. And then they think it's okay for them to target me too. My mother threatened to fight me, or in her words (destroy me) and my sister if she intervened. Then some days she buys me things to try and make up for it just to almost immediately act terrible to me again. I don't even thinks it is jealousy anymore. I think I'm just hated for no reason at all. My great grandparents are too old to take me back, so I can't go back with them ~

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"Us" as in my mother, brother, and I.  I understand he's about to be married and he's happy, but ever since his fiancée has stepped into the picture 3 years ago she's sort of taken over. I've never had any other woman figure except my mother in my household, and I don't mind, but being the outgoing beautiful woman she is has shifted my mothers attention towards her and obviously my brothers obsessed with her.  Him and I are 9 years apart so we were never that close, but I do feel a type of way watching him treat his fiancée like he's never had 2 other women in his life to care for. He's a great man, I love him dearly it's just I'm still his sister? I'm starting to hate his fiancée because she's the reason we don't communicate. I know it 

Sorry this will be long. My mom has only been friends with this lady for almost 3 years. They met through my mom's job which her job requires her to deal with the general public. At first I liked her but about 6 months into the start of their friendship I started getting bad vibes about her. I brushed it off as me being paranoid. However, it was later confirmed I wasn't just paranoid when my mom invited her to one of our family events. My family and I noticed she kept overstepping her boundaries and treats her daughter like crap which has caused my family and I not to like her very much. Eventually she started being flaky/fake towards my mom so my mom has not been close to her like she used to. Also my mom told me and my sister 2 and a half years ago that she was stalking my mom at one point. Even knowing this my mom is still friends with her which is what I don't understand. She has been barely coming around but suddenly she's been trying to more ever since she found out I was pregnant (I'm 40 weeks today). She's asked me twice who was going to be my son's godmom and that she hopes it's her. After the second time I told her my sister is and she's stopped asking since. I dont know if it's because I'm pregnant or what but this woman just doesn't sit right with me. My sister thinks I'm overreacting but my instincts tell me otherwise. I have a feeling she's going to come around more once my son is born. Am I crazy?

Hey guys,  My heart and head are in an intense battle. My mom and my 5 siblings are living with my moms friend. She called me today saying that she has to leave the friends house by midnight, after staying there for 4 months, because the landlord found out. A little back story, my mom got evicted from her house because she wasn't paying rent. So they moved to a shelter and eventually moved in with my moms friend. My mom has a long history of being irresponsible, no drugs, but she does have gambling issues and some mental health issues. My brother moved all the way across country to get a piece of mind from her drama and I moved 3 hours away to get away from it. I am in a bind because I feel like she will ask me if she can come live with me until she gets on her feet. My heart is saying yes because I don't want my siblings to experience homelessness, as I did as a child but at the same time, my moms irresponsibility is so irritating that I am over doing things for her... any advice on what to do? I'm literally crying because I have been working on letting go of worrying about her  and her self created chaos and now is my test to actually not worry and and I'm failing !