Advice needed pleaseeeee.?

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im turning 17 in two months and i cant stand to live with my mother anymore. shes so negative all the time. she calls me stupid, and refers to my friends as thugs. she wont let me work but she doesnt ever have any money to give me. she fought me like full out hit scratched and all of that. i live in texas and i heard when your 17 the cops cant do anything about you moving out of your house. my friend said i could live with them. id have a ride to and from school and i'd work across the street. im just unsure it sounds too good to be true that you can just up and leave.

Answer 1

you should go for it but dont be jus living off of yr freind so make sure you keep that job. but i think it sounds g0od. i would do it. good luck

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Answer 2

You can get emancipated, where you're mother no longer has rights over you. It takes a lot to get emancipated, and I don't know the rules in texas anymore (I used to live there...). But I think its okay, especially if you have a good reason to move out.

Answer 3

Ok.. Here's coming from s girl that was in a hurry to get out on my own and get away from my parents.

I'm guessing your either a jr or sr  in hs. My suggestion is to stay at home until you graduate. It's SOOO hard to provide money for yourself by working and be in school full time. I would have stayed in school a lot longer and probably finished with a degree in college if I'd stayed home and stuck it out. Once you move out you will see how much your mom did help you and maybe you will see somethings that you appreciate about her more.  It's so hard. I know. But If you want to seek out someone you trust that is objective it will help you and your mom get along better. (assuming from the full fledged fight you spoke of). This person should be someone that you can talk to that you trust that will not always take your or your mothers side. It's important.. If you really honestly care and love your mom you will want to know when your honestly in the wrong in a situation. Knowing this will help you grow and mature in tense situations. Plus when you do decide to get married and have kids you will be ahead of the average person by being able to seek personal growth. I'll be praying for you and I hope you achieve what's best. feel free to contact me if you need to talk.

Answer 4

go up to your mom and "we've been fighting a lot latly and I think it would be good for me to stay at (friend) house for a week or so, and if it works i'll stay there for longer and if things cool down a bit between us I'll come back home". If she yells at and says no then just leave. And if she starts crying and says ok then hug and leave. And don't back down

Answer 5

get up and leave.

and i thought it was 18?

Answer 6

Look, unless your mother beats you then their is no reason to leave your house. You are not in any physical danger, and you have a roof over your head and cloths on your back. I was a product of an abusive home. And it is never easier when you move out. If you have problems they will follow you where ever you go. You really should try and talk to your mother and tell her that you are unhappy at the living situation and ask her what you can do to make things less stressful. (I know you don't want to hear this but it takes 2 to have an argument) Don't tell your mother all of the things she does wrong, this is hurtful, and any time that someone is hurt they can express this easily by getting angry. No matter how much you think otherwise, your mother loves you and she is only doing what she thinks is best for you. Not all parents are the same, if parents are all expected to be the same then people in general would all be expected to be the same. Just try your best to respect your mother, it is not easy being a parent. There is not an instruction manual that comes along with babies when they are born. People just have to do the best they can in raising their children. Besides lets be honest here i am 17 right now and teenagers are not easy to get along with 24/7. We have our mind set on our way and when we don't get it we try and go somewhere else where we will. Well I think you should stay with your mother, because your friends parents wont love you the way your mother does and the grass is definatley not always greener on the other side. Plus your friends family is probably not the picture perfect group of people that it seems to be. Everyone has flaws, including your mom... so take it from me honestly and stay home. Fighting with your parents is a part of growing up, it wont be this bad forever.