Family - January 2007

I'M 18 AND THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN COLLEGE. I DON'[T WORK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT HAVE SUMMER JOBS TO SAVE MONEY. I WANT TO GET MY OWN PLACE BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL BAD BECAUSE I PUT SO MUCH PRESSURE ON MY BOYFRIEND TO DO IT. I GUESS HE'S AS FRIGHTEN AS I AM. HE AND I PLAN TO MOVE OUT AT SOME POINT, BUT NOT SURE WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT. MY PARENTS MOVED OUT WHEN THEY WERE 20 OR SO... IT KINDA FEELS LIKE THEY CAN BE PUSHY AT TIMES BUT I'M JUST A LITTLE FRIGHTEN TO FALL FLAT ON MY FACE AND NOT BE AS PREPARED FOR WHAT MAY COME AHEAD. ANYONE HAVE ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FIRST MOVE OUT? HOW TO PREPARE, ADJUST, ANYTHING?? THANKS

2007-01-09 18:41:08 · 15 answers · asked by root beer float 1

2007-01-09 18:36:51 · 10 answers · asked by sohini 1

I have put up with this abuse ever since I was 9. It started out with slaps, now its with the pulling of the hair and being kicked (I'm now of the age 14). The mental abuse does not phase me much anymore (where as she says I'm useless, fat, stupid B****, or mean to my syblings in such a way she feels that there something wrong with ME! I have become an empty shell overtime. Though my friends (most of them) know what a physco she is (but don't know how bad the abuse is) Inside I am crying to be with my loving father (who I have not heard of in two long years). Sure my step-dad is a good respectful man, but he has not even scratched the surface of what she has been doing. I do not trust anyone (not even my dearest step-sister who is also abused mentally but to the minumum (sp?).) When I look at my younger half-brothers, I gag knowing they are the seed of that...monster. I am too smart to be thinking of cutting myself.Lastly I ask you to please do not pity me, I only ask of help.

2007-01-09 18:29:38 · 19 answers · asked by Jenna E 1

look, my bf has a friend.they help each other to make a home studio, but he gets into our life now............i guess he is giving my bf advice about us, too.............i'm sick of that....everytime he hangs aout with my bf, he doesn't call me or if he does it would br too short...............i get mad at my bf and he says: u always want to argue with me.this makes me feel he doesn't love me and feel he does not pay attention to me............i love my bf and i don't want to lose him.......i don't know what to do??? u think i expect him to do much for me or he doesn't do his duty about me?

2007-01-09 18:28:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know a family near Houston, Texas who is down on thier luck right now and need some help. They have 2 daughters and 1 son. 6, 4 and 3 months old.
They need basics like food, laundry soap, shampoo, diapers and baby formula.
Who can help? I know there has got to be someone who will help this family.

2007-01-09 17:39:27 · 4 answers · asked by AngeIsAmongUs 1

My son's father and I had a 7 year relationship. We have been apart for over 5 years and our son is going to be 9 this month. Then end of our relationship was very unpleasant and court was ugly. Anyhow, I have sole custody and my son's father was given supervised visitation only. Well, it has been almost 5 years and he has not exercised any visitation. In fact there has been no contact with my son or myself (outside of court) in 4 1/2 years. No phone calls, no letters, no e-mail, nothing. Also, there has been no child support in all this time. Is there away to severe his parental right? I'm not sure if that is the right term. I remarried a year ago and my son and I would love my husband to adopt him. We live in Maryland and the ex lives in New York. I was living in Maryland when our custody agreement was made effective.

2007-01-09 17:35:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dad is in very bad health. He is in the hospital as I write this & I need help to figure out what I need to do. My mom let me know when my dad dies that she is going to have him cremated & have no service what so ever. She is bitter & said that if he wants a service he should pay for it before he dies. They have plenty of money to cover it & she will have more once he is gone. (I help them with their finances.) I've never told him about my mom feeling this way. I felt it would be wrong and hurtful. I did however ask him what he would like when the time comes & he said it doesn't matter to him because he will be gone but he pictures a full service. I don't personally need a service to say good bye but I have children, a brother, sisters, nieces, nephews and my grandparents are still living. I feel my mother is being selfish & the rest of the family is counting on me to change her way of thinking. I can't afford to pay for it nor can the rest of my family. What do I do?

2007-01-09 17:35:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son's father and I had a 7 year relationship. We have been apart for over 5 years and our son is going to be 9 this month. Then end of our relationship was very unpleasant and court was ugly. Anyhow, I have sole custody and my son's father was given supervised visitation only. Well, it has been almost 5 years and he has not exercised any visitation. In fact there has been no contact with my son or myself (outside of court) in 4 1/2 years. No phone calls, no letters, no e-mail, nothing. Is there away to severe his parental right? I'm not sure if that is the right term. I remarried a year ago and my son and I would love my husband to adopt him. We live in Maryland and the ex lives in New York. I was living in Maryland when our custody agreement was made effective.

2007-01-09 17:33:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mom is an addict. To alcohol, and pretty much any drug she can get her hands on. Because of this, she has also turned into a compulsive liar. Tonight, I found out that she has stolen an entire bottle of oxycodone from me, that I didn't even know I had because she went and filled several prescriptions for me, after I had my wisdom tooth extraction. I would love SO much to turn her in, and teach her a lesson that she will hopefully never forget. The only thing I am worried about is my younger sister. Children's Aid has been involved with my family and I have been put into countless group homes throughout most of my childhood. I wouldn't wish this upon anyone, and for my sister, to me this is not an option. If I reported to the police that my mom has been stealing my prescriptions, will children's aid be notified? Also...I just finished having it out with her, yelled at her until I could no longer speak...but now that I am calm and collected, what could I say to get through to her?

2007-01-09 17:19:46 · 5 answers · asked by xoxo_sexy_biatch_xoxo 5

dead and their father is in prison. The maternal grandmother is considered a threat we would like to change their first names, what is the opion out there and why? Please be respectful as today was one of the best days of our lives

2007-01-09 17:15:55 · 14 answers · asked by fl_lopez 3

I was just curious since my daughters father has been locked up since last january. Does he still owe for all the months he's been in jail or do they put a hold of some kind on it???

2007-01-09 16:57:50 · 7 answers · asked by single_momma 1

Ok ever since my sister broke up with her BF ( 3 months ago ) and even before that she has always been mean to me. like really mean. and when she makes fun of me, like saying i am fat even though i am not and she thinks i am alwasy on my computer but she is on more that i am. but also she likes screams at me for no reason. like i got home from school and i went in the garage and she called and i could hear the phone and she got all pissed and then i heard her and she yelled @ me and then i called her but she could her the phone but she didnt asnwer so i got picked up 30 min late wat should i do

2007-01-09 16:35:54 · 5 answers · asked by mbjack0407 2

I would like to search the world looking for good fathers. Where are they? I certainly don't have one. Do you?

I would start in my own town, with people I know. "Did you read to your child? Did you kiss their boo boo's? Can you tell me some of their interests, loves, or fears? What makes your child tick?" If I can find ONE father who can successfully answer my questions, and is what I would consider a "good Dad," I would go home happy.

What about all these country singers? They obviously think they're good dads. We'll ask them! "Hey Tim McGraw, do you honestly read fairy tales to your children? When was the last time you checked their room for the boogey man? Who is their best friend?"

Now maybe I'm being a pessimist, but I seriously doubt my hypothetical search would end well. I'm almost certain I would come home exhausted and disgusted. What has happened to our fathers?

2007-01-09 16:35:43 · 18 answers · asked by Support Our Troops! 3

Several members of my family (they have money) forgot about buying for my infant on X-mas. They did remember me my husband and my two older children however. I am not angry at them They didn't have to buy anything for anybody but, It has hurt my feelings that my baby was basically ignored on x-mas. My older kids recieved about 50 gifts or so from family and my baby got about 5. Not that it hurt her feelings but my husband and I were shocked. Should we do somthing to prevent somethinglike this in the future? Also we saw alot of gifts from family members to my older children who are not related to my infant. Does that make a difference. Keep in mind my older children do not see there father (he is an inmate) and they do not know him. His family is close to me and they bought gifts for me and my current husband . I am not sure really how I should react. So far we have not said or done anything. Any ideas?

2007-01-09 16:27:19 · 18 answers · asked by Chrissy #1 4

my ex wifes husbands parents called me and wanted to have my son over for the weekend. i said no because i have only met them twice for about one minute each time.i don't know them . am i wrong for feeling uncomfortable with this?my son has stayed with them but only with his mother present.

2007-01-09 16:22:16 · 14 answers · asked by yellowno2 2

2007-01-09 16:17:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Me and my boyfriend and I have been visting my grandpa , cause he is sick of cancer, and I I'm closed to him since I was a girl, and I want to show him , thanks for all that he done for me , what are nice things to bring him. Thanks. I really want to cheer him up.

2007-01-09 16:10:44 · 20 answers · asked by kitty 6

I have never been drunk before and my dad says I am not allowed untill I turn 16 but he lies a lot. I think he just doesnt want me to do it.

2007-01-09 15:50:23 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have three children ,daughter 15, daughter 12, and a son 9. My wife defends my son 24/7 no matter what the situation. Sometimes, I think he has more clout than I do. Is this normal or am I married to a freakin lunatic?

2007-01-09 15:43:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My step kids mother got remaried and from the beginning have called their stepdad by his first name. Now that their mom is having a baby with stepdad, mom has told the kids that they have to call him dad so they don't confuse the baby when it comes. My stepdaughter age 5 says she knows he's not her real dad and wants to call him dad so she doesn't confuse the baby. But my stepson still wants to call him by his first name. Is it right for their mom to do that to them when they see thier natural father 50% of the time?

2007-01-09 15:41:59 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is always walking around the house nude she said it feels more comfortable and no big deal and that am being a prude but i think now that she is a woman it is weird

2007-01-09 15:40:05 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

The last 4 months my parents are getting divorced after 12 years & 3 kids (i am oldest) It started when my mum walked out for another man who had 2 kids of his own. My dad wasnt dealing with it at first i think he is now, but he wants to move 3 hrs away so we can be with family because were we live now we have no one. I live with my dad full time & my 2 brothers go to my mums 1 week then my dads.

How are some ways i can cheer my dad up?

And is it a good idea to go with him to be closer to family even if it means leaving friends & the life i have now?

sorry its so long.........plz help =]

2007-01-09 15:38:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is not respecting my fathers death and is dateing my brother dose not know and he is suporting her it has only bing a year and i don't want to loss my relationship withmy brother and to make matters wostes she did the same thing when my father die (her first husbend )she is 51 and i don't what to blame my life on her but she realy did a bad job rasing me and i was always number two on new years she ufended me and my fieance and now i am marrying him on the 14th of febuary and i don't know what to do i have not spoken to her sicn the first please help

2007-01-09 15:30:48 · 11 answers · asked by tjr3857 1

My sister-in-law is going to have a baby and I'm trying to figure out what the child will call me. How do you say "aunt" in different languages? I don't want it to just be Aunt ______. I wanted to use something interesting. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

2007-01-09 15:25:45 · 11 answers · asked by juliet03angel281 2

2007-01-09 15:20:48 · 8 answers · asked by kitty ann 1

Several years ago, my brother cheated my parents out of a large sum of money. He said they are old, they don't need good credit. I watched my mom age very quickly and pretty much give up on life when it happened. No one has seen or heard from him since. I have been fighting with myself on whether or not to try harder to find him to let him know that Mom died. I'm not sure he deserves to know, considering what he did. It has been at least 4 years since anyone has seen him. We guess he is still in the Atlanta area. Should I give his name and some details about him to see if anyone knows him? What should I do? I don't want to pay a website to find him. I'm really torn up about this.

2007-01-09 15:04:00 · 19 answers · asked by szurface 2

We are three sisters and two brothers. The problem is my eldest brother, whom we all love a lot. But he is a very difficult person. He expects all of us to toe by whatever decisions he makes saying that he is interested in the unity and well being of the family. This includes disciplining our children when he wont accept anyone else disciplining his, accepting his word over that of our husbands and wives etc. If one of us makes a silly mistake, the others would just correct him/her in their own way and then forget abut it. But my brother wants the rest of us to punish that person by not talking to him/ her and generally by ostracizing him/her until they beg pardon. His wife blindly supports him in whatever he says and at the drop of a hat stops talking to us and prevents her children from mixing with ours, though whenever she has wanted in the past, we had baby sat her children for days. He is very emotional and suspicious. But he is also good at heart. My husband is getting impatient

2007-01-09 14:59:27 · 4 answers · asked by shgo 2

My sister is totally different than I am, a girly girl, and I feel that she is getting more and more distant from me because she feels I am too different than her to understand. Has anyone felt like their sis or bro is changing in a bad way, and they just wont listen to you. Since they think you aren't like them. How can I get her to start to listen to me, and get her to understand I was there once.

2007-01-09 14:51:14 · 9 answers · asked by ?????????? 2

i have a grandson that wants to live with me he is 12 years old and no longer wants to live at home, does he even have any rights at this age?

2007-01-09 14:51:09 · 34 answers · asked by angel s 1

my mom and dad split when i was 4. i have lived with my mom my whole life. my dad is an alcholic, but he's been sober for 2 years now. i have 2 sisters an older and a younger. my older sister can't stand my mom so she is trying to move in with my dad. my sister asked me if i would go with her.
i wouldn't mind living with my dad. i'm like his best friend, but if i do move in with him i would be leaving my little sister behind. and i don't have a problem with my mom, i love her to death. she means so much to me, and it would crush her if i go and stay with my dad.
the best decision would be to stay with my mom because they have money on that side of the family and my dad's side is not as wealthy. i guess its a decision of me being happy whether than whats best for me.
amd it doesn't help at all that my dad has hypotitos C and could pass away at any given moment.

what should i do?

2007-01-09 14:51:02 · 19 answers · asked by taralynXXX 2