Possible ABUSE, Young Man May Need Help.  His Name on this site is Rivern. His Q's,15,17&20 hours ago. Read*
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I have read his questions, I too am concerned, what can I do?
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not to make the father out to sound bad but i would be a little worried as well. check the child for signs of abuse. make sure they know that it's okay to tell you anything even if you have to make up a little game to play (i.e. get them to tell a toy what they do on the weekend with daddy). like i said i don't want to make an innocent man sound bad but they arent' always innocent. if my child behaved that way i would not let them see the father again until i knew for damn sure why. check it out.
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If he has opted to not make is info public, then the only thing you could do is report him/her for abuse (NOTE: The Yahoo team will look into the report of abuse, so make sure that your claim is valid and provide proof to back up any statement). Also, post questions like these in the Yahoo section instead of the computers section, you should get a quick response if your claim is valid.
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Randy - just maybe they can't cope (promptly) with the amount of abuse being reported to them, across all categories.\n\nThere've been a few questions from trolls, I've sought to answer today, that have been removed by the time I got to the Submit button.\n\nWe could all make a concerted effort simply not to answer such provocative questions (although I suspect that wouldn't be sustained)\n\nAlso, I think it's good etiquette (I've seen others do it) to post a response which says simply Reported - that way others will know not to do likewise.  Of course, in doing so you do lose the anonymity - But I reckon if we can talk about our sexual preferences on this forum, we can be honest enough to admit when we're defending them.   \n \nIn this way, perhaps Yahoo! Answers will find the reports of Abuse a little easier to handle.  \n\nAnyone else got any ideas on how we can help Y!Answers with this?
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Sounds like abuse to me, how do you feel?
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he probably read one of your answers or your questions.  try going to his profile and clicking on report abuse from there.  copy and paste his obscene message and say this is the message this user sent me.  i had to do that once too.
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I was going to answer this but the first respondent took the words right out of my mouth. If he has the audacity to hit you, please have him arrested immediately. If you have family, let them know you are living in fear and need help. Best wishes.
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From experience.. she should call the cops, go to court and get a restraining(protective) order and in many cases relocate and do not for any reason call or contact this person. Guys like this mess with the victims head and make them feel guilty for things that they shouldn't.Guys that abuse make the victim scared, depressed, and feel terrible about themselves.It is hard to get away and the person needs much ,much support. It is very complicated but she needs to do the above then talk to a councilor at a domestic violence org.
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Thank you for letting us women know. I just hope it,s not a lie, and you posted this ,,,to get back at him, If so  you can be in some serious trouble.If its true, thank you again, Us women need to stick together and help one another.
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I don't see this as abuse.  Why would you feel the need to report them?  There is no breach of confidence.
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newstudent is right. You should report the abuse right away to the police, Social Services, CPS, a teacher. Whoever is appropriate for the type of abuse should be notified. There is NEVER a reason for any type of abuse!
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You need to report the abuse. You can also file for adult status. This will allow you more options. You will be able to rent an apartment or buy a trailer. Please tell someone about the abuse.
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The things that have happened to you are terrible and of course it is abuse.  You really need a trusted adult to help you.  The fact that you were able to post on here means that you are ready to get the help you need.  I'm a licensed psychiatric social worker and I came from a really crappy upbringing too.  My dad was physically abusive and my mom was pretty depressed and didn't stop him.  I managed to get past the abuse and lead a productive life but even today, I remember the abuse and have to deal with the feelings surrounding it.  You are too young and your life is too precious to be lost in the cycle of child abuse.  The sooner you get help the more likely you are to move on successfully with your life.  You don't need your parents permission to seek counseling.  School counselors are an option.  I recognize that trusting adults right now is probably difficult and I'm sure you still love your parents to some extent.  What you need to understand is that if your parents are abusing or neglecting you, they are sick too and need help.  Right now you need to realize that you are worth saving and not all adults are bad.  Your life can and WILL get better.  I don't know where you live and what resources are available there but I would be happy to help you in anyway I can.  Please feel free to email me if you need more help or someone to talk to.  My email is jazzy_59602@yahoo.com.  Please stay safe and reach out to someone.
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I think it's ridiculous that this guy is getting what amounts to a slap on the wrist. I have no child, so I can't say for sure what I would do, but I would be pretty upset if this were the outcome.
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I have to thank you, for the report? Your not insane, the insanity is the children's behavior. Yes they are children, and we as adults have to apply the American laws that are available. These children don't have the capacity or knowledge to act like an adult. You can't fake-it kiddy's. I have a petition to Yahoo right now with alot of support, and it isn't from the children that are trying to rule these pages. You have got to realize this is there method. I propose that you just keep speaking your mind. These children are outside of their forum anyway, Yahoo has a teen & preteen site in here right now. So keep turning them in, and complain as often as you can. Yahoo says that they don't want to supply another Myspace.com thats in court all the time. I don't want any advise from a minor, what would that make me? I am not on their level thank GOD. So please try to help them, and maybe there will be a happy medium, and we adults might be able to talk freely in here.
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Hi young lady.  You're bound to get a ton of responses to your question, both from parents and from other teens who consider you either very lucky, or very unlucky.  I suspect that something happened this evening that upset you and probably prompted your to ask the question - perhaps they turned down a request or simply said something at a moment when you really weren't feeling happy with the state of your life.  Regardless, being a successful father myself (my son is now married and working on his master's degree to be a teacher), I can tell you something you probably don't like to think about; that is that raising a child . . . I'm sorry . . . a young man or woman, in today's world is a VERY scary and challenging thing to do.  Particularly in the case of young women, if you follow the newspapers or TV news at all, you'd see that the prevalence of sex crimes in our country is at an all-time high.  The Internet itself is being used as a tool by predators who want nothing more than to take advantage of gullible or naive young people who are too ready to trust, and not ready enough to protect themselves.  Your parents sound like they love you very much . . . enough to want to protect you from the very nasty and ugly side of humanity, for as long as they are able.  When you believe they are simply being mean or too strict, they are actually struggling with the choices they must make as you grow older, regarding how much freedom you should be allowed to have, as opposed to how much risk and danger could be waiting for them to allow you too much freedom, or perhaps more than you are fully equipped to handle.  Parents have a terribly difficult job, and very often they have to be the "bad guys" as far as their children are concerned, in order to ensure that their children remain safe and secure until they are old enough, and hopefully well enough prepared, to step out into this very brutal world on your own.  I don't want to put you to sleep here with a long message (I might have already done so:-), but I believe you will find in the long run, that in order to earn more trust and more freedom from your parents, you're going to have to demonstrate to them how responsible and how trustworthy you can be.  And if you attempt to mislead them, or you abuse a trust that they give to you, you shouldn't be surprised or angry at them if they back off and require you to earn their trust all over again.  As a retired military person, I can tell you most assuredly - freedom is everyone's right, but it is a right that we all have to earn, not once, but every day of our lives, but doing what is right (not just what is the easiest), and by setting a high standard of honesty and integrity for ourselves that no one can put a hole in.  I suspect that when you have become the kind of upstanding person your parents want you to be, you will discover that they will endow you with increasing levels of trust, and freedom, so long as you continue to prove that what they are doing is the right thing, not just for you, but for your entire family.  I apologize for writing so much, but I saw in your note some feelings of disappointment and frustration with your folks.  Try not to only consider their actions from your point of view.  To really understand what is happening in yours and their lives, broaden your point of view and try to consider what they're feelings are, and what they're reasons are for the decisions that they make on your behalf.  Don't be in too big a hurry to be out on your own - it's a far scarier and more dangerous world than you can possibly imagine, and your time in it will come all too soon.  Good luck with your question, and with sifting through all of the many wide-ranging opinions you're likely to see.  Use your brain, and not your emotions to determine who's advice is the most honest and the most intelligent, and don't just choose those answers that suppor
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Don't be a prude . . . but the decision is yours . . . in yahoo . . . there is usually a local abuse button.\n\nMeanwhile, can you add them as a link with your additional information . . . I want to take a look . . .