What are you doing right now?

[EndOfTheEarth]

Besides posting on here and replying to this thread. Original credit for this goes back to Fate and Nathan on MX.

[Hannah]

I'm fuming.

Blech, I hate her. My mother, the spawn of satan. Grrrrr..... How dare she do that? Really! I. Am. So. ANGRY.

Mom: "Hannah, did you do the dish washer?"

Me: "Um, no... Do you want me to?" <--- Good kid, right? Apparently not...

Mom: "I want you to start taking the initiative and helping out around here. You expect me to be your slave?" WTF????

Me: "Look, I didn't do the dishwasher before because I didn't know I was supposed to. I'd be happy to do it now for you if that's what you want."

Mom: "No, forget it. If you're not going to do any chores around here, then you don't deserve the privilege of going to your show tonight."

They can't do the freaking show without me!!!!! Oh. Em. God.

Yes, and I'm sure you enjoyed my extra long rant about the demonic death eater that is my mother.

>.<'

[Nighthawk]

I totally understand. <.> My stepdad yells at me for the same things. And for doing things that I don't do, because my brother and sister do them. >.<'

[Hannah]

It's awful. But the thing is, she knows how unreasonable it is afterwords and she just acts like it was justified. Gr... >.<'

[Nighthawk]

In times like this, remember my best friend who has an evil mother and two evil little sisters. When she used to try and keep her sisters out of her room by closing the door, her mom just took the door. Took it right off the hinges. Her mom also takes a bunch of her stuff (iPod, phone, etc...) as "punishment" when she has no idea why she's being punished. And her dad's a preacher who lives an hour away. Talk about Cinderella. >.> Her family sucks.

[Hannah]

I don't know... You've never met my mom. I had a friend over one time and we were out walking in the snow. I tracked a couple drops of water into the house and she made me clean the entire floor as punishment. WHILE MY FRIEND WAS THERE.

And, it took me, like, ten minutes. Geez... I hate her. So, soo much. I'm running away when I'm 16. (And don't not take me seriously because I've been planning it for about three years. I really am going.)

[EndOfTheEarth]

You know that that isn't possible because according to state law, your parents are responsible for you until 21, whether you like it or not. If you do run, the police will drag you back home, and put it on your permanent record.

The only thing that happens at age 16 is that you are no longer required by law to attend school.

[RantingSidekick]

Unless you live in my state, in which the dropout age was raised to 18.
Also: At 16 you can apply for a job without parental consent and rent property.

[Nighthawk]

OK, that's pretty awesome. I need a job... >.>

[RantingSidekick]

But the likelihood of getting that job? Not very. Silly unemployment rates.

[Megan (Fishy)]

In my state running away from home at any age is not illegal and the police can do nothing but find you and ask you to go home.

[SilverMoonArcher]

Seriously? Great!

[Nighthawk]

Yowch. Okay... you could call DSS and get emancipated? I mean, we've already suggested this to my friend, and Mom even offered to adopt her if needed. Seriously. But if you get your driver's license and a car and drive away, I can't see anyone finding you easily if you're smart about it. It's as good an idea as any, I guess.