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Why does my family treat me like this?
I get blammed for everything. It doesn't matter who did it, I could have no part in it, and my mom would come in my room and yell at me for it. I am the youngest of 3 kids. My brother is 27 and my sister is 24. We all live together but not with my dad. Me and my brothers and sisters have different dads. I have my own and they have the same one. We still keep in touch with our dads though. Since they're full blood siblings and I'm half, they always team up on me. They make fun of me for everything. So I just sit in my room and cry and they just make fun of me more. My mom doesn't ask them to do ANYTHING. She tells me to do everything and if I say no, she calls me horrible names like b****, brat, spoiled (which I'm not), ect. I don't ask for any money at all, but if I go out with friends she just hands it to me, then I come home and she's like "I'M NOT GIVING YOU ANY MORE MONEY. DON'T ASK" I cry almost everyday because of my family. They always laugh at me and call me names. I'm really insecure too. I get yelled at constantly and if I say anything back I get told to stfu. What should I do? If this is a way to make me a stronger person, its not working. It's just making my self asteem drop. I can't sit down and talk to her about it either. I tell my dad how I feel and he feels horrible because he can't do anything about it. Please help
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- .Lv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
(Sorry for the length of this) My, my. This is awful and I'm so sorry that you have to deal with this. I know how you feel because my grandmother is very much like your mother and I'm living with her so this is pretty much everyday I have to deal with her.
Anyways, as for why they treat you like that, I can't say for sure but it definitely sounds like they have issues. Your mother is showing extreme favoritism and, well, excuse me for saying so but since you all have different fathers, she may be taking out any frustrations she has against your father on you. Again, I'm sorry if that was offensive but it may be the case with your mother, as well as her having her own issues. Whatever the reason, this is definitely verbal abuse from your mother and your siblings and it's totally unacceptable.
So, what can you do? Well, I don't know how old you are but if you're eighteen or older, try to get a job, save up, and get the heck out of there. If you're under eighteen, try to spend as much time as you can outside of your house (at a friend's house, after-school activities, etc.) so that you can minimize the amount of contact you have with your family. I would say "try to get a therapist" but the way your mother acts, I doubt she would let you see a therapist. So, if it's possible (and you think it won't get read by your family), keep a journal of your feelings and keep a record of what they say/do every day.
Maybe you could move in with your father and just live with him. If that's not possible, then maybe you could try to live with another relative. Do you have an aunt, uncle, cousin, or grandparent (or grandparents) that you could possibly ask to live with? If so, ask them and also tell them WHY you want to live with them, what's going on, and how it's making you feel. Maybe you could also ask one of your relatives to talk to your mother about her behavior and have one of your relatives ask your mother to control your siblings' behavior better.
If you can't speak with any other relatives about this, then try to speak with a teacher that you trust and ask them for advice. Finally, if none of this is possible, you can try to contact the Boys (and Girls) Town Hotline. They can probably help you a lot and help you explore your options better than I can.
You can reach them online: http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/Pages/default.asp...
Or you can call: 1-800-448-3000
If you can't talk to someone online or on the phone, then here are some text lines you can text - 1) Teenlink Houston: Text TEEN to 78247 (This is available 24/7) or 2) Crisis Call Center: Text ANSWER to 839863 (24/7)
Also, here's a link to more information/places to contact if you're interested: http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/hotlines
Hope this helps some.
