I'm 17 going on 18 this year and my parents were divorced when i was 2yrs and i still think about it alot is t
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You are not being a baby. Something like that could have left deep scars at any age. Seek professional counseling. If you can't afford it, perhaps Medicaid can. Also, if at all possible try for some group counseling with your parents to help you deal with the issue. \n    Hurt is hurt. It doesn't stop until you deal with it. I am not saying that you forget it, counseling would just help you deal with it better in a more rational and deliberate way.\n    My boys are having to deal with a lot of that same hurt right now so I better than most know where you are coming from. Children from broken homes just want a normal family. They want their life back that their parents stole from them. That is just the child's perspective I know but that's where you are coming from older now or not.\n    I will pray for you and hope that your terrible pain will eventually lessen someday.\n    Remember, hope springs eternal.\n\n                        Regards,\n                        Magicman
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Im turning 15 and just got out of an 8 month relationship with a 16 year old who I still and always will love.
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When I was 16 lost both of my parents and little sister in a car accident. The only reason I was not with them is because like most 16 year olds I refused to go and wanted to stay at home by myself. I really have never gotten over the feeling of what made me so special that night and did God really have anything to do with this. 15 years later not a day goes by without the feeling of despair. I think I am going to cry rigtht now so I'll end this.
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I'm 31.. and I think about it once every hour at least.  My boyfriend is excellent.  He keeps it on my mind!
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My parents got divorced when i was about 22... the way I handled it was to just look at their marriage the same as any relationship... people break up! - its not that big a deal & life goes on... \n\nObviously its sad, but at least, after years of not talking, they've finally managed to become friends again & that makes a big difference too!\n\nOf course it depends on your age... for younger children its a little more complicated...
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l don't have any best kid story, my mother died when l was 8 and my father's whife made black my life till 18, now that l'm 22 l think l'm living with the one l love
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What you are feeling is quite common.  Your parents care about you and worry about you.  They know that you are going through some of the most difficult and turbulent years of your life right now and even though you may feel you are grown up, you still have a lot of maturing to do.  They know more about the dangers of the world than you do and they want you to be safe.  Show them how mature you can be by accepting their rules without a fuss and you might be surprised with the results.  Your parents will always be your parents and someday you will go to your mom and say, "I'm so sorry for the way I was and the hard time I gave you when I was 14 and 15."  My daughter did.
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I probably felt like I was an adult when I moved out of my 'rents house at 19. I'm 28 now and still don't feel much like an "adult".
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i know the feeling well, i think its because ur going through so many changes at that age that some things just seems 2 stay with u.unfortunately u were bullied and thats what u remember the most.\ni know its easier said than done but try and move on. ur not the same person now as u were then, for a start ur older and i would say definitely much wiser! if only they could c u now!\ntalk about it if it helps, a best friend helps. good luck.  :)
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they made me choose who i wanted to live with when they separated..(what were they thinking?!!!!) I was 11
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I had a abusive childhood to, my father abused me, even now after 20 years sometimes it still hurts so much, bruses can be seen and heal but scars on the inside remain - they maybe hidden but remain for life. I think when you have been hurt and rejected by a parent it hurts so much because it's not meant to happen, your parents are meant to be the ones that love, support, care for, and protect you no matter what, they are the ones that made you! the fact that they are the ones hurting you is so confussing and wrong. Sometimes even now, i feel why me?  after my father, my mother became ill and rejected me, i had no other family or friends.\n My father contacted me again when i was 18, to confirm that he could find me where ever i was, and to remind me that the abuse was all my fault!, as i was "such a horriable child"! I know this wasnt the case, i was seen and not heard, to scared to be noticed, I went on to marry someone at 17 who was the same as my father, after 11 years of abuse from him too, i had a breakdown, he visited me in hospital just the once while i was on suicide watch to tell me to "go ahead as your useless and unwanted" i had hit rock bottom, so i decided to fight, fight against all the people that told me i was nothing, it has been hard, lonely, frightening sometimes, and like i said you have moments when you feel that twang of pain and desparation, dont dwell on it, they were the bad ones not you. turn your back and walk away, The hardest thing i find is with my little boy, knowing not only does he not have a grandfather,but his father repeated the rejection and fear that happened to me as a child, and that was something i didnt want. Now however, 2 years later i am married again, to the most wonderful man ever, there is happiness out there, but you need to take the chance to believe you deserve it, and fight for it. I dont think i will ever feel perfect, but i know my son and i have the right to happiness, Counselling has helped me alot to, so much so i am on my way to becoming a counsellor myself, Try talking to your doctor to, years of people telling you your nothing takes it toll, antidepressants can help give you that little bit of clear thinking that you need to escape. In answer to your question: Nothing, your human, alot more human than those who hurt you.Good luck
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I remember being a teenager, and always running out the door going somewhere with my friends.  I loved my parents, but didn't spend much time with them.  They are gone now, and I wish I had spent more time with them when we were all young.
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Dont worry - you could be thirty and living by yourself and they will still treat you like you are 12. Thats something parents do :)\nDont worry - move out when you can and move on. Love and respect your parents but sooner or later, you need to take responsibility for your life
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well both my parents are deceased but one of my brothers still tries to treat me like the "baby", and i'm 40yrs old.  feel blessed that u still  have ur parents no matter how the treat u.........they r still with u...........u r blessed
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Lol, that's a funny way to forget your problems.\nWell, let's see, I'm 17 and have never had a boyfriend, my family moves around every year so I never get to keep any of my friends for very long, my parent's can't afford to send me to high school or college so my future looks extremely dismal, I've never beed outside of Asia, I've never met my grandparents or relatives and I've never been to my home country, my visa in this country expires when I'm 20 so by that time I have to have saved up enough to either put myself though college or leave the country and God only knows where the hell I'll go. \nThere's a little bit more but I don't have space for it here. I hope this helps you feel a bit better.
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no my parents are 20 years apart. I am 13 an i went out with a 6th grader. but lets not get into that. but no defintly no 2 years difference? NO not at all lol
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Yes!My parents got divorced and I had to move with my mum and my sister with my dad.When my father married again,my step mother wouldn't let me talk to my sister or see her and my dad knew all this but he didn't move a finger.I cried a lot,I was crying home at school,everywhere.After a while my father got divorced again and I could see my sister.I've learned that everybody makes mistakes and I learned to forgive him even if that was very hard for me.Now,I decided to forget that and I'm happy cause I've let go of my past.