Question Posted Sunday September 25 2005, 10:35 am
Hi im 14 and my brother just turned 18.Usually he has been coming home a half hour late and all he gets is a lecture but if i come home 10 mintues late i get grounded for a week.how can i tell my parents how i feel.ive tried telling them but they say oo come on hes 4 years older.it makes me feel like they like him better.just recently he had his bday and i was a little jealous.i dont know what to do because i feel like my family doesnt love me.i always want to leave but they say no and if he says it they say sure.i dont feel loved and i want to die i need help.
Curemysadness answered Sunday September 25 2005, 11:48 am: Well you are young, and if your parents tell you a certain time to be home and get that mad if you are just 10 minutes late, maybe you should leave the place at which you were a few minutes EARLIER so you will get home on time. I know it seems unfair, but there isn't much you can do about it to change your parents' minds. You could try talking to them, and mentioning how late your brother usually is. Tell them that just b/c he is older doesn't mean he can bend their rules. Especially if you can't.(I'm not sure what you mean by feeling like your family doesn't love you) but if you mean that your parents/family don't pay attention to you..talk to them about that as well! Make sure you talk to them at a time where they are not busy, b/c then they are less likely to ignore what you are saying, and actually sit down and talk with you. Don't yell or have an attitude towards them b/c that will only make things worse and more complicated. If you need any more advice you can IM me on AIM. My s/n is BrittanyMichx39. Or you could ask me on here. Good luck! [ Curemysadness's advice column | Ask Curemysadness A Question ]
t0xicParadiSe answered Sunday September 25 2005, 11:46 am: Hey hun listen I know this might not be the answer that you want to hear but..
he is 18. he is considered as an adult.
You are 14. Your still a teenager. Your parents worry about you more then him because he is 18 years old.
He is at an age where he could move out, live on his own.
I know you might be jealous at times hey, I would be too, but think of it this way..
what if you had a son who was 18 years old and a daughter of age 14. wouldn't you be more worried about her? wouldn't you just let your son get away with coming home an hour late because hes an adult already? I would.
I'm sure your parents love you guys both the same.
Don't let this get to you.
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*ashlee* answered Sunday September 25 2005, 11:45 am: you saying you want to die is a little dramatic. think about it a little. hes 18. legally an adult. he can buy porn, and cigaretts and order stuff off the tv. plus he can drive and get into bars. your only 14 you havent even finished puberty yet. your still a little kid, thats why your parents dont let you do as much stuff. you cant handle yourself like he can, even if you think you can. your still their little baby and they dont hate you they just worry more about you. do you see how your freaking out about this? it just goes to show that your still not mature enough to be treated the same way he does. [ *ashlee*'s advice column | Ask *ashlee* A Question ]
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