Comments on: i’m sick of living at home but i’m scared to leave?

By: Mess Of A Dreamer

Mess Of A Dreamer — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:10:59 +0000

Calm down, sunshine. Take a deep breath. Your siblings need you right now. You’re leaving home in four years, I KNOW you can hold on! (And your family’s poverty, along with your story, will help you get scholarships to get a good education and make sure you’re never in a situation like this again.) Use the time you have at home wisely: work on your homework while you’re sitting, and help your siblings to do the same. Find ways to stretch your money – get clothes at a second-hand store, and mix and match them, or sew them to make a fun, funky, original look. You’ll be okay.

I know that every day seems like the end of the world right now, and that it feels sometimes like you’ll never make it through the day, but you will, I promise. And the next. And the next.
You don’t need to put yourself in a situation where you’ll have to pay for even more than you do now, or where you don’t have proper sanitation. Talk to your mom about this, see if she’ll let you get a job, see what she thinks about you moving in with your dad. There might be things you need to know to make an informed decision.
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By: dovidotse

dovidotse — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:35:59 +0000

will you be complaining at your dads when its winter and he has no heat and had bathtub has not shower. I know its a hard situation but you still need to look at the brighter side of it. you have a roof over your head, you may not have the luxuries adn previliges as some of your friend but you are still only 14 and you may not want to live the way you are living. Unless you are being physically abused, you donthave too much room to complain. get a job as you mentioned. be there to take care of your sisters since your mom cant. your mom is trying to help herself so she can eventually help you and your sisters. not being able to go to school functions is a bummer. but it is NOT the end of the world. your dads situation is jsut as bad as your moms if not worse. can you go back to your grandparents
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By: loveeboni2011

loveeboni2011 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:16:59 +0000

Well, you have to at least be respectful of your mother’s effort to do what is right for you and your family. At least she’s going to her alcholic meetings, and such, many mothers don’t even bother and are still junkies, and still try to raise a family. $40 a month is actually alot kiddo, I didn’t even get that when I was 14 and I had to very successful parents. Don’t rebel against your mom’s efforts to maintain a better life, especially don’t hound her for her NA meetings. That will only pressure her more, and who knows, maybe she will abuse drugs again. All mothers yell at their children, it is just a part of life. You can’t really change your parents economic status of poor vs. rich, just remember that you have to be happy through the thick and thin. Also remind yourself, if you’re tired of being poor, in 4 years, there are many opprutunites in your hands waiting on you to grasp them in order to become economically satisfied with your life. It looks easier said than done, because if you really think about working at 14, then coming home to an unelectric heated house, that is even more misery. Make the best of what you have, and enjoy life while you are at it. All will get better soon. I hope this helps
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By: car05161967

car05161967 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:00:59 +0000

Family counseling
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By: CuriousAboutLife

CuriousAboutLife — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:40:59 +0000

Call social services. They could help you -maybe even get you , your sister and brother into a foster family . where you can actually shower.

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By: Jinna L

Jinna L — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:55:59 +0000

you need to stop wining and just be glad she is going to the meetings and trying to get better and umm your 14 40$ a month what the hell do you need come on please just grow up and stop being like you are just being stuck up about all of it
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