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Parents Arguing/Fighting?

I HATE, I LOATHE, I DETEST, I CAN'T STAND my parents fighting.

It makes my stomach twist and snap and I feel sick. It feels like it's doing flips and I want to puke or just pass out or get away. I end up crying and want to keep crying and crying, but I'm afraid they'll come in a see me. I stop, because I don't want to have to explain to them why I'm crying. Even though I want to continue I have to stop myself. I try to ignore the screaming by pressing my hands to my ears, by patting at my ears, humming, breathing loudly. Anything so that I can hear only ME. But I know they're screaming. I know they're fighting. I can't cover it up forever. I think about listening to music, to drown out their noise, but I'm afraid that they'll call my name and if I don't answer they'll get mad at me.

Whenever a teacher gets angry and yells at somebody or at the class, even if I haven't been doing anything wrong I feel terrible. I feel like I want to cry, want to hide away. I want to tell them I'm sorry, but for what?

I want them to divorce, but that seems terrible of me... To be the one to break the family up, would my sister be angry with me? I know that they're fighting is not as bad as other families. He's never struck out at her, but it's gotten really bad before.

I used to think it was him that caused everything, not that I really wanted to be against one of my parents and not the other, but recently I see that she's doing it too. It's awful. And then after they fight sometimes they just seem to go right back to normal. That aggrivates me... If they can act normal afterwards WHY IN HELL WERE THEY FIGHTING IN THE FIRST PLACE? Why did I have to hear screaming and a door slamming?

Can't they fight when I'm not around. Even if I have to get it tatooed to my face and arms and legs, I will do my best to NEVER fight in front of my children. At least, never scream. I'll take my partner outside or far away, or I just won't fight at all. I do not want my children to ever, ever, ever have this feeling in them like I do. Because it is AWFUL.

I HATE HATE HATE HATE IT SO FREAKING MUCH HATE IT TO HELL WHEN THEY FIGHT. And over the stupidest things!?!?!? I know my sister and I fight and argue at times, but I don't think it's ever gotten as bad, or has been as frequent. I know when I fight with her it is because they have been fighing. It is because they have taught us how to argue and fight.

And then when my parents fight it affects their mood and how they treat us. (I want to say, "DO NOT DRAG ME IN", but I don't.) It makes me scared. I. loathe. detest. hate. it. It is the worst thing, it is terrible and awful, and makes me so... so... depressed. How do I get it to go away?

I know I've never been physically abused. And that other children and kids have it way worse than I do. I know they don't drag me into their fights or force me to choose a side. But I just feel so emotionally beat up. Like my emotions have been tossed and smashed and slammed and crushed and thrown, and it makes me tired. I feel like I end up getting dragged in anyway. It is the worst feeling in the world. I hate it because I can't stop the feeling. I can't tell when they're going to fight. It just comes out of nowhere.

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  • Bob
    Lv 4
    10 years ago
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    Is there a safe place you can go when they fight? Like the library or a friend's house.

    Their fighting is obviously having an effect on you and your sister. Is your sister older or younger. The only difference age would make is how you approach her. But you might want to talk to her when things are quiet and come to some kind of agreement on what the two of you will do the next time your parents fight. My recommendation is that you go to some place where there is adult supervision of the area. A library seems like the best solution because it's quiet and you can get some homework done while you're there.

    If you have a relationship with your parents where you can talk to one of them or both of them (but separately), tell them that their fighting is causing you to be very anxious and it results in problems at school.

    As a last ditch measure, you could go to the child protective services (or whatever the agency is called where you live) and tell them the story you've told here. I say it's a last resort because you and your sister might be put in foster care for an indefinite time and one or both of your parents could go to jail for child abuse. Yes, the emotional problems they are causing you is child abuse.

    Before you do that, though, consider which adults you could talk to. A teacher or school counselor, a relative, a psychologist. Even a lawyer. Do a search on lawyers in your area and find one who practices family law. I have found that lawyers are fairly generous with their time for a quick question about what to do in a case like this. He or she will be able to tell you what you can do and not break up the family.

    Your story is heartbreaking. You and your sister are suffering because your parents can't get along.

  • 10 years ago

    So what was the question again? Just pray about it things will get better, a family that pray together stays together.

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