Just When Things Were Looking Good

[Guest Draik]

So I just moved to Nevada and things were supposed to get better and For a while they were. Now everything sucks again. The guy that owned the house we were supposed to live in pulled out at the last second so we had to stay with my moms boyfriend who's apartment is like a shoe box and I had to sleep on the sofa for 4 days. Then my moms best friend just had her boyfriend move in with her so we could take her boyfriends apartment . Well about 3 weeks ago my moms friend and her boy friend had a huge fight and her boyfriend had to go back to his apartment. So now we are stuck living in my moms friends apartment. We don't have a house and my mom doesn't know when we will have one, my mom doesn't have a job, we don't have money and haven't had any since we got here, My mom said she would get me an orthodontist appointment but hasn't done that and I'm about to hit the 2 1/2 year mark for having them on, All my stuff is in storage, and worst of all she PROMISED she would get a therapist but has failed to do so. I think I'm going to go crazy. She just doesn't understand how bad this affects me and how important it is. She says that it can wait until she gets a job but I want it NOW. I have no idea what to do because I'm to young to get a job so I'm forced to sit around and wait for my mom who has her own stuff to worry about.

On top of that my dad just got sentenced to (Drum Roll) Life In Prison. I had to hear it from my "step mom" because my mom didn't think I could handle it. GAH I have an imbecile for a mom.

Anyway Kudos to anyone who reads this. Any ideas on how to handle the Therapist situation I'm all ears (eyes? ) because I'm out of solutions.

[Guest Drew]

is there an LGBT center or a youth center near you? they sometimes offer free counseling.

i'm sorry things aren't going so well for you.

[Guest Huff]

So... I'm guessing you're still in high school. If so, get started in finding help from counselors at your school. Start with the crazy home situation. Even if you don't really want to - it will get SOMEONE to start listening to you.... and if that someone is a counselor and is connected with the school district, they will have access to other connections. The important thing is to open your mouth and start communicating with someone who has the stability (which is apparently not either one of your parents by your description) to hear you. I didn't mean to be offensive to either one of your parents... rough times can happen to anyone... I know they've certainly happened to me. My point is: You don't have to spin out of control even if all the circumstances of your life seem to be. If you have no success at the school, find a YMCA or a church or some sort of youth outreach center... just find a stable adult to talk to and who can maybe help you find the resources you need.

courage, man, courage.

MK

[Guest Draik]

is there an LGBT center or a youth center near you? they sometimes offer free counseling.

There probably is but I don't know where.

So... I'm guessing you're still in high school. If so, get started in finding help from counselors at your school. Start with the crazy home situation. Even if you don't really want to - it will get SOMEONE to start listening to you.... and if that someone is a counselor and is connected with the school district, they will have access to other connections. The important thing is to open your mouth and start communicating with someone who has the stability (which is apparently not either one of your parents by your description) to hear you. I didn't mean to be offensive to either one of your parents... rough times can happen to anyone... I know they've certainly happened to me. My point is: You don't have to spin out of control even if all the circumstances of your life seem to be. If you have no success at the school, find a YMCA or a church or some sort of youth outreach center... just find a stable adult to talk to and who can maybe help you find the resources you need.

courage, man, courage.

MK

I'm supposed to be in high school but I don't actually go to school. My mom was supposed to register me for online classes but hasn't done that yet either.

I don't know anyone here. The closest thing to a trusted adult is Mom. I've barely been outside this apartment complex so I have no idea where a youth center would be.

[Guest Quinn]

I don't know anyone here. The closest thing to a trusted adult is Mom. I've barely been outside this apartment complex so I have no idea where a youth center would be.

Look one up? You have the world wide web at your fingertips - type in some searches and look for things, anything, in your area.

You're obviously in a really tough spot. Your mom is too, by the sounds of it, which unfortunately patience works against, but you really got hang tight. She probably didn't expect any of this to happen either, and therapy isn't too cheap, so she really should have a job or something before getting one. In the meantime, search for any groups nearby you, try and keep a cool head. It's a hard time, but freaking out will only make it harder, and you can get through it easier without goin' nuts, y'know?

Hang in there, man.