Please Help Me

[Courtney93]

Okay so my life has been pure hell for the last month or so. I dont think i can explain it all. But i will do my best. Living with my mom was not that great i had a step dad that did not get along and tried to keep me away from my mom and brother. So i moved with my dad. My dad is an alchoholic that lives with his mom and is not employed. He goes from house to house and drags me along with him. Because of this i failed the ninth grade but luckly fo me if i work hard i can still graduate with me class. I moved with my aunt about a month ago and she is great. I feel like i can open up to her and tell her anything. I am finally happy and my dad is trying to take that all away from me. My aunt hd to file for custody of me and my dad is fighting it. Now its a big mess because dyphus is involved and  they do not care to listen to what i have to say. They are trying to force me to go back to his house. School is around the corner and i am so stressed its not even funny. I really wan to stay with my aunt and my mom agrees because she just wants whats best for me but she lives back n georgia so there is only so much she can do because i live in new jersey. My dad and his family are trying to down grade my character and make it seem like im mentally unstable. All for some food stamps and a lousy income tax write off. Courts and dyphus is no help. If i run away again and get caught i will get locked up becuase ive ran away 3 times. Somebody help who can i call what can i do. Im going crazy. I am raged and mad at everyone that has to do with my dad it feels like everyone is against me. Please help me!

[trekrgirl]

You might ask the court for a guardian at liedium, that is an attorney that represents you and looks out for your interest. I gather your Dad must have custody, anytime there is money or something someone gets (food stamps) as a benefit from someone people get weird.  You should jkeep a jornal with the time and date, include things that you talked about with your Dad, maybe you can use it later to your advantage, also writing can be a good outlet.  It is hard when you are under age to find the right help, keep trying, you could try talking to someone at a shelter or community out reach plce they may have better advise.  Good luck god bless.

[Nursingstudent91]

I know how you feel. I am 18 and grew up with my mom who was an alcoholic as long as i can remember. I had to take care of her everynight. I went through a childhood of embarasment and being ashamed. All i ever dreamed about was getting out of there. All i have to say is its going to be hard but everything will turn out fine as long as you keep as positive as possible. What got me through everything was music and daydreaming about when I'll be free. Stick in there and don't let it tear you apart. And don't run away again.

[margypops]

I am so sorry this is happening to you, you do need someone on your side, How old are you? I am wondering if you have a school consellor or teacher you can tell this to, what about child services , if you put your area and child services in you may gat a phone number comes up. How about you get your Aunt to also speak up for you, heres the thing you need someone on your side speaking for you, also even though your Mom is in another state she can speak up and call child services.So you could have your Mom, your Aunt to help back you up. Dont run away again, try to get the help to do it properly, I would have thought as you are older someone would allow you to say where you want to live. Start with child services see what they can tell you. Good Luck let us know how you get on.