A bit of background info...
I'm a teenager, male, 15 years old, 16 in January. I currently live with my mom, brother, and sister. As of the last year, when my dad moved out (definately not the first time that's happened, he's had recurring problems with alcoholism and addiction to hard drugs; he left me and my mom [back when I was an only child] when I was 2, and came back into our lives when I was about 10), my home life has been nothing but shit. I'm treated like a total criminal, outsider, for every little thing that goes wrong, my fault or not. Since my dad's gone, I'm expected to be the "man of the house". I do more work taking care of the house than my mom, brother, and sister put together (my mom doesn't even have a job, and since my dad doesn't live with us I have no idea how we manage to get food on the table or pay for our house), and I'm expected to juggle that with school work. And she wonders why I'm not doing well in school.

I've recently begun SERIOUSLY thinking about any possible alternatives to living at home. It's caused me nothing but severe depression, and I'm sick of it. I feel like if I don't get out of here, this house, this fucking city, I'm going to blow my fucking brains out. I ask that you guys don't take this the wrong way, like I'm trying to glorify myself, I'm just asking for advice. I'm a very smart kid, I have a tested IQ of about 163. I'm also extremely gifted in music. I picked up a guitar when I was about 14, and pretty much haven't put it down since. Music is my passion, and I couldn't live without it. I've been told by everyone that's heard me play that I'm "destined for greatness" (for lack of a better term). I have a lot of friends, and a steady girlfriend, and I wouldn't trade any of those relationships for ANYTHING. I have a bunch of people (my age) I can talk to, they're the reason I haven't seriously hurt myself in the past.

Well, that's probably more background information than you really needed, but my question is this: What should I do? I can't keep living here, I just can't. I want more than this place can offer me, and I can't wait the 2 years MINIMUM to get out of here. What can I do?
AcidFreak Reviewed by AcidFreak on . What should I do A bit of background info... I'm a teenager, male, 15 years old, 16 in January. I currently live with my mom, brother, and sister. As of the last year, when my dad moved out (definately not the first time that's happened, he's had recurring problems with alcoholism and addiction to hard drugs; he left me and my mom when I was 2, and came back into our lives when I was about 10), my home life has been nothing but shit. I'm treated like a total criminal, outsider, for every little thing that Rating: 5