dad and brother

[Unregistered]

my dad takes advantage of his power and can do practically anything he wants and my mom wont do anything about it. He is blind and deaf in a way he just pretends not to care about anything exept look at me even when im SLEEPING to say i did something wrong
My brother
All he does is pick on people and hasn't gotten introuble
Yesterday he kicked his friend 15 times and got 10 minutes if i did that only 1 time i would get an hour and no electronics for a week he doesnt wash his hands flush the toilet or turn A fan on
Lies about brushing his teeth and nobody cares anymore
He never gets punished because my parents get soft and don't care if he gets punished my parents say no to me and almost all yes to my brother and sister

[ccsmod4]

dad and brother

Hello,
Thanks for contacting the National Runaway Safeline.

It sounds like you are having a very tough time at home.
It takes courage to reach out for someone to listen to your situation. Good for you.
What do you think it might take to get better understanding and communication with your father?
It sounds like you are feeling frustrated that your brother seems to get a pass on his bad behavior while you are being looked at for anything. That’s tough. It’s okay that you are expressing your feelings sometimes doing so can be a relief. It sounds like you would like equal treatment and that’s fair.

So it seems that you went to your mother but she has not acted on your feelings. That’s too bad.
How did that make you feel? Maybe there is someone else like an aunt or uncle etc. That you might feel comfortable talking with about what has been going on. What do you think?

You are welcome to give NRS a call at 1-800-Runaway (786-2929) or visit www.1800Runaway.org (live Chat) to continue talking about your situation. Sometimes support might come from someone just listening. Perhaps we can explore options with you on establishing better communication with your parents.
How does that sound?

NRS is available 24hrs we hope to hear from you.

Take Care,
NRS

[Unregistered]

talk

the only people i can talk to is my friends but nobody listens to me anyway and most friends are just a bad influence
A friend
She has cut her arms stabbed her self and always talks of suicide which scares me so im trying to take care of her without showing my history
I am living 3 lives
Home which is from the first post
Teacher which is like a teachers pet and a life for friends which is all talk

[ccsmod3]

Re: talk

Hello again,

It sounds like you're able to talk to people in your life, but at the same time feel like you're 3 different people/lives. You mentioned the friend you talk to has cut and stabbed herself and always talks of suicide which we imagine is scary. The Suicide Prevention Lifeline has an entire section for how to help someone who is threatening suicide which you mind find useful. http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline...p/someone.aspx Also please know we're here if you'd like to talk more about your own situation as well as your friend's. If you prefer talking online, we hope you give our Live Chat a chance. Good luck!

[Unregistered]

brother

My brother gets away with anything. Kicks me, his friends picks on everyone, threw a Gatorade bottle at my head, etc. Why won’t my parents listen to me or follow what they say?

[ccsmod8]

RE: brother

Hello there –

Thank you for reaching out to us here at the National Runaway Safeline. From your post on our public bulletin board, it seems that you are going through a very hard time right now living at home and seem to be very overwhelmed with everything that has been going on. You definitely don’t have to be treated that way. Especially when you’re at home; a place that is supposed to be a safe and loving place for you. Hopefully we can help you come up with some ideas on what your next step might be.

You have also stated that you feel that your parents don’t seem to understand that the stress that they put on you is becoming a little overwhelming. Have you tried talking to them about what has been going on with you and your feelings? If you don’t feel like that is something you feel comfortable with doing, we can surely try to help you with that communication with you and your family. We offer a service that is basically a Conference Call where your parents, yourself, and us would be on the phone talking about what has been going on. This way there can be a mediator in between keeping things calm and productive. How do you feel about that? Or perhaps sitting everyone down for a “family meeting” to let everyone in the house share their frustrations and obstacles.

If you give us a call on our 24/7 hotline at 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929) we could help you find resources in your area and could potentially help you brainstorm a solution to the issues you are having. We also have an online chat service available every night from 4:30-11:30PM CST that is available through our website (www.1800runaway.org). If you contact us and give us more information about your location and situation we would be more than happy to help you find resources.