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I am a mixed up mash of feelings.

My parents don’t live with each other. I have lived with both of them one week at a time since 10 years ago. I have started feeling very unhappy living with my dad, so unhappy that I went to talk with someone. That person wants to talk to my dad, and maybe talk him into letting me live with my mom full time. But, my dad pays for my school, in which almost all my friends are. My mom says that she can pay for it, but I found out that it would be her retirement money. Also, he and my stepmom had a child, my sister, that I love more than life its self. It would crush her if I left. I don’t know what to do. I know that I can’t live with him much longer, but it might ruin not just me, but everyone around me if I leave.

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nilpro9 offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 6 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (4 minutes after post)

Is there any way you can express this to your dad? Are there any specific reasons why you are unhappy living with him?

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arts4life2 offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (9 minutes after post)

possipos wrote:
Stop crying you emo *****.

We all have problems. deal with it(preferably by suicide). You’re not unique.

Jerk

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nilpro9 offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 6 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (14 minutes after post)

possipos wrote:
Stop crying you emo *****.

We all have problems. deal with it(preferably by suicide). You’re not unique.

Ignore it, maybe it will go away.

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1 year, 5 months ago (14 minutes after post)

Please ignore that troll he/she is ignorant as you can see by his avatar

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miskat offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (33 minutes after post)

possipos = reported

Hey Arts, well, difficult choice, but if in any way possible i’d discuss it with your father.

If you explain you are no longer comfortable living there and he really has the best intend for you (as a decent father should have) he’d allow you to live with your mother and still pay for school and such.

However, which might even be the better option, he is willing to seek with you for the reason why it doesn’t work out there and together you might be able to work on a solution…

And about your sister. Well, I think you should take care of yourself first. If you are not happy, you ain’t making her happy either. Probably if you leave the house it wouldn’t be like you 2 couldn’t spend time together anymore, would it?

Difficult to give really proper advice here as we don’t know the exact case, but based on your information I think this is the best I can do for now.

Good luck!

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nilpro9 offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 6 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (39 minutes after post)

Yeah I reported his first post here.

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arts4life2 offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 hours, 4 minutes after post)

my dad has anger issues, and selfhelp issues. i think that if i hurt him like this, he will want to get even. i also think that he will blame this not on me, but on my mom. he also might take some of it out, not meanigly, on my sister. she’s five.

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miskat offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 hours, 6 minutes after post)

Arts, may I ask how old you are?

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arts4life2 offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 hours, 9 minutes after post)

15. but, it’s not my age. if it were, i would have trouble with my mom.

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miskat offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 hours, 15 minutes after post)

No, that was not why I asked it.

I asked it to see if you could live on yourself and if you were still in school.

Since you are 15, I take it as no/yes.

It might be smart to speak with a counsellor or a teacher about it at school. As they know you and know the situation better than we do.
As you made clear now, the situation is not the easiest one. It is not only how your family is ‘constructed’, but there are also several emotional issues involved.

I think it is clear that something has to happen. Not only for your benefit, but for that of the entire family.

Please try to contact a pro in your area or via school and perhaps she/he can offer counselling and help seeking for a proper solution.

I can’t give you a better advice than that I am afraid from behind my keyboard…

Wish you all the best though!

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arts4life2 offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 hours, 17 minutes after post)

thanks

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notjitka089 offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (2 months after post)

Since you helped me, I will try to help you, even though it is much after you originally posted this.

As a Mom, I would do anything for my kid, including using my retirment to help her finish at a top notch school. if mom is willing let her, maybe take a part time job to earn your own spending money and start a college savings fund, that would help both you and your mom. I would talk to your step mom about your concerns for your little sister, no way would a normal women allow her own child to be put at risk. (although a normal woman would not let ANY child be put in danger) I am sure she will protect her.

You need stability and sanisty in your life 15 is a tough age with out having to live in a circus.

Remember that you have people to love and care for you, don’t shut mom out..hang in there, once your done with school and start building your own future, you can put some of this behind you..

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angeleyes19620 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 1 week ago (6 months, 1 week after post)

Shame on you possipo, dont ever ever tell someone to kill themselves, whats wrong with you, if you have no compassion for people you should not be on a site like this shame on you, I can only hope god forgives you for your ignorance,

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