I am sick of everything.

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Hi. I am 15 y/o and I am living with my dad. I already hate him because of other reasons that I been through because of him. I am tired of being yelled at every single day. He always keep calling me bad names and uses bad language. I am from a different country. I am living in US for almost 4 years now. I don't want to go back to my country at all. There us no one that supports me and helping me. Even my mom is on my dads side even tho they divorced. I was thinking and planning about running away I was ready for anything. My dad watches (sorry but truth) teen porn 7/24. Sometimes I think he tries to touch me which considered to be sexual harrasment. I want to go to police and fill a file about how I don't feel safe at home at all. But I am afraid that they won't take me seriously and won't take me away. If they do taks me away where would I go? Would they put me in a foster care? I don't want to go a foster care. Because I am 15 I can't do emancipation either. I have many questions that I want to ask but I can't reach out any chat sites or call anyone because I don't have a cellphone and computer I use my boyfriend phone to write this. Can I do emancipation even I am a foster kid? Would they take me away and not put my dad at jail? I have a job, I can support myself for any financial things and I can cook and look after myself and because my boyfriend is bigger than me (20) he is angry that my dad does these and he said I will help you with anything and his parents will help me too. I have someone that I can count on and money to support myself and somewhere I can stay. Could I stay somewhere I feel safe and know? Would they give permission to do it?

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Re: I am sick of everything.

Hello –

Thank you for reaching out with your questions and concerns. It sounds like you have a lot going on right now and you are dealing with a lot of difficult situations. You mentioned that you live with your dad but it sounds like a really difficult relationship. It’s also very much a concern if you know he is watching child porn and you are concerned he is going to try and touch you inappropriately. You have the right to be somewhere safe and you do have the right to report him. It sounds like you have thought about going to the police but you are worried about what may happen. You could also talk directly with child services in your area to report what is going on. It’s difficult because we cannot say for sure how they would deal with the situation. If they found evidence of your dad having child porn it is very likely that he would have charges pressed against him and may have to do jail time. If child services get involved they may place you in a foster home or find other family that may be able to take you in. In regards to emancipation those laws are usually based on the state you are in but in a lot of cases youth have to be at least 16 to file an emancipation petition.

It’s good to hear that you have support in your boyfriend and that he is there to help you through this. Keep in mind that you can always contact us here if you would like to discuss further options or resources. It sounds like it may be difficult for you to get to a phone or use chat but we do have a 24 hour hotline 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929) or our live chat from 4:30p to 11:30p CST. Our services are confidential and anonymous and we can even help you file a report if that is something you decide you would like to do. If you want to provide your city/state we could also look up some resources for you in your area that may be able to help. Feel free to contact us anytime. Take care and be safe.