I hate this...(Can you help me)

[OreO]

if u dontmind me asking, why do/did u feel the need to kill yourself? Did you parents have anything to do with it? Well penguin i had a bad year last year too, i was in bad depression, dropped out of highschool, and almost killed my self a couple times.I had many reasons such as school problems, girlfriend problems, friend problems, and my parents were kind of a problem(my dad is like ur dad about weed). My unce has hep C cause he used to shoot up and my dad always says he started on weed and he is worried that im going to go down that same route. But im not, i have selfcontrol and im not interested in other drugs. just lemme tell u this DONT LET YOUR MOMS call the cops, it will be very bad and im curious why are u running from ur parents and not living with em? I was stubborn(not saying u are) and i was one of those kids that wouldnt listen to there parents and would always piss em off...now things have changed a year later me and my parents are on the best of terms we can be on, we are close,my life is back on track, i communicate with em as if they were my friends, its great, The only issue that still hasnt chagned but has gotten a little better is the weed situation BUT i respect the rules and dont do it in there home. But im saying u should try to compromise with ur mom and dad about stuff, unless they are crazy which i dont know. They need to change some what too tho not only u, parents....they really do help A LOT..atleasst my parents doo.


I guess im just saying try to get on the best of terms with ur parents right now ur only 15 soon to be 16 and if u get emancipated...ur gonna have trouble, u cant get a great job at 15-16 atleast in my area. Life is not fun on ur own, u need parental guidance right now ur not 18 yet...but who knows i dont know u and i dont know what ur capable of but think about it...

[DonnieDarko]

I won't judge your situation, cause I don't know the specifics. You seem to be pretty mature for a 15 year old, and if it's been good livin with grandma, I'd try to stay there if I were you. Take as much time as you can living there.

You need to get the skills to be an independent adult, and that means some education (GED, trade school, college) and job skills. Lots of kids with tough childhoods end up having good adult lives. Think it through and make the best decision for you.

[jadeius]

the people that will survive in our information age will be educated, skilled

[Stedric]

Encatuse- that was written by a teenager, lol. I figure Penguin was looking for "realistic" advice like yours, but probably also wanted some feedback from his peers too. And actually, the mentioning of abuse and neglect might actually have prompted a realization: "Oh yeah, I guess some kids are trapped in a family where they get beat, or locked in a closet. Maybe I don't have it so bad then."

Penguin, sit down and think about how your life would be after you get your "freedom" from your parents. THere are plusses and minusses to every situation. Hope you consider them all. I don't know your mom, but I'd be willing to bet she has your best interest in mind more so than "...someone else to stay with for a while" does. Good luck man.

The reason I was defending StonedPenguin wasn't just because I'm a teenager and have some stupid senseless angst towards my parents (which I don't), I just have a close friend (my best friend in fact) who lived the neglectful parents and wouldn't have maintained sainity very long if he hadn't of moved out. He wasn't happy about it and missed home but it was the smartest decision he could make and he is now doing much better. But I suppose you guys are right, this wouldn't always be the wisest course of action.

[NextGen]

That sucks pengy. I dont know what to tell ya :/

[sToNeDpEnGuIn420]

Well ok **UPDATE**
Well right so my mom completely is now acting like she never said that. So we just cleaned up the house and im just gonna wait it out. yup yup Thanks for everyones support

[Darkneon420]

Does your mom have some kinda mental illness?
Mental moms seem to drive their kids crazy! My moms docter about 2 years ago said she was bipolar...then said she doesent...when clearly she is...ya know now that i think about it they both are probiblly bipolar (the doc and my mom that is) Heh...

Well thats cool your mom isent gunna call the cops and shizz...unless she was lying...

[jadeius]

Well, penguin, I'm glad you made a decision...and a mature one at that...it's tough with parents, we all know, and like dark said we all love ya just the same because we know how it is...yeah, parents tend to be a little mental..and that can seep through in the kids, they can tend to take things out on kids when they really shouldn't....that's just because they're human, they're not perfect, something's wrong with everyone...I'm sure there's been times when most people have been ill in here and ended up taking it out on someone they shouldn't... but anyways back to the point...penguin, if it don't kill you, it just makes you stronger...and on the same note, someone once said "Pain is just weakness leaving the body." You're gonna run into little things like this with your mom...but just let her say what she has to say, ignore it as much as you can, don't come back at everything she says, even sometimes when you are right... that just pisses them off more...but that's why I say you haven't seen the worst yet, the PARENTS are your first big challenge, learning to comply to your parents will teach you a lot for when you have to go through something else, you'll especially have learned PATIENCE, which is the big word here... if your mom pisses you off, just leave her alone when she's done, and go talk to your dad about it...sounds like you two can talk really well anyways...and have your own life, as much as you can...if you can't get away with smoking weed, then oh well, it's only the next few years of your life, and you've got a good, what, 60 or 70 years left prolly, whereas you've only lived 15 of them...so be patient, everyone gets what's coming to them... and good luck, I speak for everyone when I say that I'm praying for the best for you... much lurve...