My mom hates me and i want to live with my dad

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My mom has had custody of me my whole life I’m 14 about to be 15. Lately my mom has been putting a lot of pressure on me about grades and softball. She took my phone because of bad grades. She thinks I’m not doing good and have no energy because of a boy but its really beacause she stresses me out and is very hard on me. I’m a good kid its just its very hard to deal with her. My dad hasn’t bee around much but i have talked to him a little. I want to go live with him so i can get away from my mom. Would i just runway? Would we have to go to court? What would the best thing for me to do?

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Hi there,
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