[QUOTE="sexy-hippo"][QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"][QUOTE="sexy-hippo"][QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"][QUOTE="sexy-hippo"][QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"][QUOTE="sexy-hippo"][QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"][QUOTE="sexy-hippo"] [QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"]My father's alcohol problems have been getting worse, and my mom won't step up and do something about it. My sister is causing a lot of trouble for my father by essentially acting as a financial drain because she won't spend her money on anything other than new clothes, and my dad still has to put up with paying for everything that my older brother does even though he's 23, and he still lives with us, though mostly because college is very close to us. So this essentially means my father is going to push me to leave him the **** alone once I get out of school and support myself, and he's still pushing me to make eagle scout, so it's starting to annoy the **** out of me. But then again, I guess I should at least be thankful that I'm fortunate enough to be able to whine about it over the internet. So I feel a little guilty about posting this kind of stuff, but then again, this is what you were asking for.Blood-Scribe
Don't worry, things will work out they way they need to, but maybe not the way you want to. If you want to fix these problems, you will probably get in a few arguements. Talk to your parents. Just try to find away to get the hell away after high school. It might help if you go to college. If you need to go into the Marines (after Bush is out of office) and you can get college credits while your there. Sorry, I was talking to a Marine the other night and it sounds promising.
Yeah, I definitely want to get the hell out of here once I'm done, but I feel as though I'm going to be unprepared for it. It just feels like my dad is a timebomb now, he keeps on getting all of this stress from his job (he's a patent attorney, very boring and tedious job). I keep on getting told that I'm the easiest to deal with, that I'm the most well-behaved of the three, even though I'm also seen as the weirdest. My dad keeps on putting this pressure on me do to well on my own and not have to fall back on anything, and that's what drives him to expect more and more out of me, so it starts to build up. It's like we're both feeding off of each other's pressure. I see it every day, one small mistake, and he'll go nuts. I remember when I was cleaning the kitchen after dinner today, he ranted for a few minutes about how I set a regular knife for his place when I was supposed to give him a steak knife instead. Little things like that drive him mad.
I really don't know if he's going to realize that his heavy drinking is just going to get worse for him, but either way, I'm afraid he's just going to break. My only hope is that when that happens, I will be out of here.
I thought I had it bad. Atleast your his favorite. Yeah, just do something with your life and talk to your sister and brother.
Believe me, my sister isn't the most convivial member of the family, I'd rather not discuss this stuff with her. And my brother, well, he's a little preachy. Long story short, he used to do some drugs here and there and as my parents put it, "hung out with the wrong crowd." So now he's a little different, and because he's been taking a bunch of philosophical books to heart, it's like he knows nothing else. I'll admit, he's a pretty smart guy, but sometimes he's a little too presumptuous and pretentious. To be honest, it's actually hard to find someone to talk to about this stuff, so it tends to get bottled up. Then again, I don't see why I would want to bother my friends with my troubles.
Dude, I know how you feel. I can't talk to my friends about things that get me pissed off about my parents, my brother, school, and other stuff like that. You wouldn't happen to be the middle child would you? You should find a hobby and do something that takes your mind off of your problems. See if you can get into something with school.Like I said earlier, it won't hurt to talk to your parents. I know it can be hard if your dad's a bit intemidating, but maybe he'll listen to what you have to say instead of yelling and making you not want to talk to him in a civil manner.
Actually, I'm the youngest, hence I am essentially what my father sees as the last hope for a more successful child. He just wants me to do well, I know that, but I can't stand all the pressure from it. Anyway, I've been sticking to the same hobbies as usual, gaming, listening to Metal, watching anime, stuff like that. But because of stuff that has happened in the past, both with my brother and sister, as well as with myself, it's harder for me to hang out with friends, so that's a problem. Again, long story short, my parents think my friends are a little sketchy, but mostly because of the area that most of them are from. It's really annoying how they tell me to go and do something outside, even though I only have a couple friends that they actually trust, because other than that, they don't really want me hanging out with my other friends, so I have to sneak out or lie to them in one way or another. And I've tried reasoning to my dad before. In fact, I had to do get him to calm down at a motel that we were staying at when we were hunting. He drank half a dozen cups of wine and started to ramble on about random stuff, and he acted upset at one point, and mad at another. So I spent 45 minutes telling him over and over to get some sleep and leave me alone.
One thing. Next ime you go hunting, don't bring booze. You have a sister so I thought she was the middle and was his "Angel." Your dad needs help. Talk with your mother and some of your aunts and uncles and see if they will help to get your dad some help. And atleast you didn't piss a huy off by calling his best friend a bicycle because she's sixteen and has a kid. He didn't tell me she was raped! I feel bad and like an incensitive jerk. You don't even have to ecknowledge the last comment.There's no way my dad would go hunting without a couple six packs first, that's just how it's done in his eyes. He'd just get pissed off if I said anything about that. For the most part, his drinking problems tend to go through the same stages as the cycle of abuse, it just keeps going and going until at some point he stops for awhile and things seem great, and then a couple months later it starts all over again. So I can't really ask for help until the time is right. At this point, his problems are lower than usual, but I know that as soon as school starts again, they'll be back. But I know that if no one else does it, I'm probably going to have to be the one that brings this up to him, my mom doesn't have the will to stop him, and my brother just thinks it'll solve itself. I'm getting tired of this bull****, so when I get the chance, I'll make sure he gets help.
I don't know how I can help know. Sounds like your going to have to play this by ear and do what seems like the right thing to do when the time comes to do it.Well I'm used to improvising, so hopefully it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Hmm...This is a nice quote you guys got goin here.
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