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Q: Just 13/f my mom and I used to get along really well but now not at all. Im gothic its what I like and I talk about making out and stuff like that around my friends but not at home im totally different I sit in my room waiting till school the next day or an excuse to leave and sneak to go with my friends places. I love my friends with my life. But my mom hates my friends and me. Everything about them and me. Im gothic and my friends are gothic. But their all I got I love them with my life. And my mom hates everything I wear and how I act and who and what I like. But she has no idea what im going threw. I cry my eyes out without my friends they are the only people in my life that understand me. Around my friends im myself without them im very depressed and very very mad. I cant tell my mom anything she tells everyone everything! So I give up on telling her. I tell only my gothic friends anything and everything. But my main best friend is a guy which I can never ever see as friends. Because my mom found out we both love eachother. Hes the kind of ?preppy?depressed? dork but I love him. Im either with him or my other bffs. Hes the first person to fix my life evey morning. I hate my life when im home in the morning but I love it at school. No mom! But if my mom knew my life shed be so sorry if she had this life but shed kill me if she found out. Im the kind of freaky girl whos never had a boyfriends but a lot of guys love me I turn them down I break to many hearts and im just waiting for my bff to be my bf hes the one I love and he loves me we even talked about what would happen if we would happen to date but both of us said what would happen to our friendship. Hes depressed but wont show it to anyone but me and one other person and my bffs. And everyone is dying so im used to death is that normal? So many people that loved me have been getting killed dieing or suicide. So I cant cry at all I just cant I try. That’s another reason why I have no one else they die. Im gothic I get yelled at and have to change it every time I listen to music I like or dress how I like. Even for any black. im going to explode and I get violent. im so messed up confused and depressed. Every time she says all that’s wrong with my friends I get extremely mad and yell. She hates them but their all I got. And my best friend that’s a guy I cant see either because she found out we liked each other. Our moms are even very close friends. But we convinced our parents we didn’t like each other anymore (but we do) were just hoping about getting in a relationship once this all levels out. But pretty much if you didn’t no it you’d think we were dating. We hug we laugh we kissed we are the closest ever. We have never been sexual together were not even dating and I don’t think I will till im like 15. but we sure talk perverted. but im the kind of freaky girl who always ends up in trouble for everything. But all I want is for my mom to leave me alone about everything. I cannot get a therapist. But what should I do to change her thoughts about my friends, clothes, personality, guys, grades, jewelry, music I can even go on and on about what all she hates about me. also my life is explained by the band Evanescence listen to It youll under stand my life.
A I wana change my mom hating everything about me.
B whats so bad about being gothic we have our own ways of fun and people hate us because when we go gothic but we go gothic because people hate us so leave us alone.
C is it bad not being able to be myself without my friends.
D im depressed at home then at school it all changes. How do I change that.
E is it bad that we wait for eachother and I turn down other guys.
F I hate his mom so does he also. How do I help his life.
G whats wrong I cant cry. To many people die so im used to death?
H how do I get her to like my friends.
I how do I make it so I can see my bff again (the guy)
J is it bad for us to be to … lovey together
K is it bad to think and act perverted I do now my friends are
~please help me~
Alright first of all i know you probably hear this alot from several other different people but hear it goes... what you just wrote it sounds exactly like i was when i was younger. When i was younger i was into the suicide game, and the whole my friends are my life, and i would die for them. I to was also an outcast and people called me a freak on a regular basis, because i was different. But that really didnt bother me, after awhile i started getting more and more friends, but these "friends" i had wernt really my friends i found that out when i got to highschool. Everyone that said they had my back really didnt, in middle school they were because we were a striving force that no one would mess with, we ruled the school.
Anyways what i am trying to get at is i did alot of stupid things and did things just to get someone to look at me, i to have had many and to many friends die from suicide and i myself have tried anything and everything to try to die. I didnt care what my family thought of me and i didnt care what i did i had no remorse for anything i did. To answer a few of your questions: Your mom doesnt hate you, me being a mom myself she could never hate you, and never will hate you no matter what you do your mom will always love you, she is just worried and doesnt no how to express how she feels. B: nothing is wrong with being yourself but "goth" is a religion and not many people knwo about it and they are confused they see you with black makeup and your whole get up and it scares them so they want to try to pick on someone who is different dont let it bother you because they are just mindless sheep who follow the crowed keep being yourself. C: YES it is VERY bad not to be able to be yourself without your friends because that just means your scared of who yuo are and arnt comfertable in your own skin, dont care what people think of you just say if you dont like me fuck off im me and damn proud of it. D: you say your depressed at home and not at school, your depressed at home because probably you get bored easy and your mom doesnt understand that your going through a big change in your life and she wants to hold on to her little girl. She cant except the fact that it is how it is and your going to change, but youll grow out of the gothic slit your wrist stage everyone goes through a faze in your life when you think your alone and noone cares about you. The rebellious stage its called. E: no its not bad that your turn down other guys that just means you really like this guy and you want him to ask you but he is scared it will ruin your friendship, i had this guy named scott and i was in "love" with him i thought but me and him dating after being so good of friends yeah not to good i dont even talk to him no more.
F: The only way you can help his life is by being there for him, helping him through tough times, and pick him up when he falls. You cant change someone elses life although we would liek to try, all you can do really is stand back and watch. Try to help him if hes hurting but other than that there is nothing you can do but try to understand both sides, where his mom and your mom are coming from. G: As for your crying, not being able to yes that can be bad. Everyone needs to show emotion and let anger out and through crying you do that. For the longest time i wasnt able to cry than i met my husband and he helped me, he taught me that it was ok to cry. Just because you have experienced death so much doesnt mean your used to it. No one will ever be "used to" death, i used to think crying is a form of wekaness but i later found out not crying shows you that your weak.
H: Having your mom like your friends, shes never going to like all your friends expecially now because she thinks your friends are changing you and she is probably right. I know you dont want to hear it like that but rather you know it or not they do. You say that you had a good relationship with your mom back when but ever since this stage in your life your pulling away. Dont do that, it will make her want to hold on and it will make you feel like shes crushing you, keep your mom in formed and tell her to try to listen to your story to. Your mom is just worried about you and she doesnt want you getting hurt. I: As for the guy situation i dont know what to tell you, i took the wrong way and i snuck behind my parents back seeing him. But that only got me in more trouble than someone needs to be in. When i was younger i was in jail, the psych ward, and in cop cars every single night and im not trying to be a bad ass or exagerate.
J: Its never bad for someone to be lovey dovey together just dont let your feelings get in the way of a friendship. That really can mess up the friendship and you will get hurt, you can be lovey together just remember love isnt a word to just throw around lightly. Make sure you know what love is before you say it. K: For the perverted part lol no way im perverted to with my friends. Im perverted with my mom to but its all in fun, talking about things are fun and games, but actually doing them at a young age is something different. Pervertedness is funny and fun, it make life interesting with your friends.
Id like to say i have all the answers but i really dont. I just have life experiences and i hope you take all of this to your mind and actually listen to it. I hope iv helped you, and keep writing i like that you asked me thanks alot. No one is going to know all the answers in life, but id liek to say dont end up in the road that i went down, its not good at all, its rough and bumpy. Very hard to get your life back afterwards.

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Hey, my name is Kelley, a little bit about my life: Im 24 i have a 4 year old daughter, when i was younger i got into alot of trouble because i felt unwanted and picked on alot in school. As i grew up i got into several bad abusive relationships. Now that i have gotten out of my old life im crawling up from the ashes and making a new life. Im a great listener and i love giving advice, if youd like to give me a shot id try my hardest to give the best advice i can give. The reason some people dont like me is because i tell it how it is i dont sugar code anything and im very opinionated. Id love to listen to your problems and help out that best i can.

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