ballerina04's advice column

okay so i'm 14, and my brother is 12..
my mom ALWAYS sides with him on everything, landing me in trouble. he gets to do things that i never got to do when i was his age and younger. my parents let him go over to his girlfriends house all the time, but they barely trust me at all to hang out with guys, or even with girls, because they think i am "secretly meeting guys". my brother is always in my room going through my things and stealing money, and beating me up. as of a couple seconds ago he punched me in the side so hard it knocked the wind out of me. this sort of stuff happens regularly but my mom doesnt care and insists i bring it on myself, when infact i dont becuase i just try to avoid my brother as much as possible. my brother lies to my parents telling them i'm off sneaking out to hang out with guys and kiss them, when i'm not. he's really ruining my life by beating me up and telling my parents lies so they dont trust me.

i am so tempted to try cutting, because i've heard it really does help, even if you need help. i'm trying to hold out, but i'm using up everything i've got. its 3v1 here, with my mom, brother, and step-dad against me. HELP ME PLEASE!

To start off, please don't cut. Trust me.. it makes you feel even worse about yourself. It ends up hurting you, rather than helping.
You need to sit your parents down and tell them exactly what's happening. Tell them they need to hear you out no matter what. You don't deserve to be treated like how you are currently being treated. Your parents need to learn that you are really not doing anything wrong. If it helps, try talking to a counselor (guidance counselor, anything like that). They will be able to really help you with what you have to say. Good luck! Please feel free to talk to me anytime you need to.

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(Rating: 5) thank you so incredibly much.

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