Well ill put it in simple terms. My step dad is a jerk who me and my brother hate because he is abusive and just a total Duche. My parents don't buy me anything although there filthy rich and spend money on themselves. This school year im wearing all hand me downs from last year with 6 shirts. And I feel like my parents hate me and don't buy me anything for a reason. I need help
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Families? adviceman49 answered Friday October 10 2014, 12:43 pm: What type of abuse are you talking about. If it is physical abuse then you go to a trusted teacher, school principal or the police resource officer if your school has one and show him or her the marks and explain how you came by them. They will take up the matter of protecting you and your brother from this type of abuse. Mental abuse is harder to prove as it is your word against your parents still you should go to the same people and ask for help.
One thing that needs to be mentioned since I do not know your age. Spankings are not physical abuse as long as only a hand is used. You can be spanked on the bare behind as long as only a hand is used. If you parent or parents us a belt, hairbrush, paddle , cane or anything other than their hand it is child abuse. Spankings may only be applied to a child bottom; legs arms or torso is child abuse.
You say your parents are rich. This may or may not be true. While they may spend money on themselves or your step-father may spend lavishly on your mother he may also be in debt up to his eyebrows. Who's money is it, your step-dads or your moms'. If it is your step-dads' he is under no obligation to buy you anything he is not you father.
I do not know where your dad is but if he is living he should be sending child support money and that money is meant to pay for your food and clothing as well as other expenses children have such as school supplies. If mom is spending this money on herself then again go to a trusted teacher and ask for help if you are not getting fed properly and do not have proper clothing. Proper clothing means clean proper fitting clothes for each season. It does not mean the latest fad or trendy designer clothes.
The amount of money mom may be receiving from your biological father may not be as much as you think. It all depends on what the court awarded your mother when they divorced if they divorced.
It is unfortunate but legally your step dad owes you nothing, not even the roof over your head or the bed you sleep in. Maybe if you and your brother were nicer to him and tried to get along with him he might be more giving to you.
If you mom and dad are divorced it is understandable why you may not like your step-dad. When Parents divorce it is unfortunate that the children get caught in the middle of something they were in no fault of. Parents divorce for many reason and those reasons have enough faults to divide between both parents. While it is easy to take your anger out on your step-dad for your parents divorce. As a general rule it is not the step-parent who caused the divorce. They are the result of the divorce so at the very least try and be civil with your step-dad. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
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