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i don't know what to do, im stuck at home with my mum, her boyfriend, their son(my half brother(4) ) and my little sister(13), im 17 ok!
To begin with i love the cold and hate heat but because i share a room with my little brother and he's only 4, the heating is always on full and window closed. when i got home from my uncles at 9 30 pm, i went upstairs and turned the heating off and opened the window to let it cool before i went to bed. i went down stairs to get a drink, next think i know my mums boyfriend is shouting his head off at me basically it went "why the f**k did you open the window, kieran(my brother) will get a cold" i sighed and then he grabbed me by the throat shouting as he choked me "don't be a cheeky little s**t " he then let go and stormed off, i phoned the police, almost had him on charges of assault but dropped it to have him in my favour,

what do you lot think i should do!!(suggestions are more than welcome!)

A: dROP IT AND CONTINUE IN SCHOOL FOR 6TH YEAR

B: leave and move in to the staff acomodation at work!!

C go to the staff acomodation and do my higher at college next year!!

many thanks to any help!!

If that's not unusual at home, then I'd get out of there. And take night courses, always. Some day it'll add up to a degree. Don't put yourself under too much pressure trying to see the whole future right now. Take care and good luck. Let us know how you go.

You should not tolerate those verbal and physical attacks.
No one has the right to treat you so badly.
This man has to be stopped by the police or judges.

I remember when i lived with my mum and stepdad... he used to get angry cos i wasnt 'normal' so he tried to 'beat' it into me, but as it only worked so far, he just got angrier and more brutal...

i ran away from home when i was 14 after a perticular vicious beating... ive never looked back...

im 24 now and my life slowly getting itself sorted, but not without 10 years of hell...

im a member of a offline community, i work part time on a farm, and im at college acing everything put to me and im going to Uni next year...

and to think, my stepfather used to say "you little S**t, your nothing, you will end up as nothing or shovelling S**t off the street"... BTW that side of my family didnt believe it when i told them i had AS two years ago after betting diagnosed... they just said i was lazy and didnt try hard enough

i'd leave and make your own way... but keep in contact with your half brother tho... mines starting to suffer a bit now and im a lifeline (Would you believe that he shows signs of being one of us, only because he loves his dad, he is in denial), people like that dont care who they hurt.

thats my two pence piece...

I left home when I was 17 because stuff like that was the norm at my house. I can't say that it was easy, because my mom wouldn't talk to me and I was still sort of codependant. I'm glad I did it, though.

So, if you do move out, don't expect things to get 100% better overnight. You'll also have different problems such as finances and housing that you wouldn't have at home, but you will be more or less in control of these problems (as opposed to other peoples' tempers which you can't control - I hope this makes sense).

Also, I did drop out of school for a while and it was really difficult to go back. I don't recommend dropping out. I'm not totally sure how your educational system works, though, so I'm not going to pick a multiple choice answer.

If it has happened more than this time, I suggest leaving and finding alternative accommodation, if you can. No-one has a right to treat another person like that, especially if they are aware of your difficulties. Have you explained to your mother and stepfather why you opened the window and the effect on you of too much heat?

Another thought... Is there some sort of charity that could help you with housing while you pursue an education? I know that in the past a few posters have mentioned Catholic Charities as helping them after they left abusive home situations. When I've read those posts, it made me wish that I knew about that organization when I left home...

Catholic Charities helped me too. You don't have to Catholic. It might be worth a try.

thank you Claradoon,janicka,Graelwyn,Aspie_for_the_Lord,topdome!!

thanks Claradon for giving me another option i hadn't thought of night school,i'll look into it!

thanks Janicka for putting things in procpective, im looking at more options!

thanks Graelwyn this has happened about 4 times but this was the first time i reported to the police, once this year at school finishes i'm going to seriously look into moving into staff acomodation, they both have known for about 7 years how much i hate heat!!

thanks Aspie_FOR_THE_lord i understand what you're saying, the reason i havent moved out already is so that the b*****d stepdad lays into me (beats me up) rather than my sister or half brother!!

thank you Topdome, i agree totally, by not bringing him up on charges this time though, i now have him in my favour and the police have it down on record that he's hit me before so if he touches me again, he'll go down for longer(which he'll deserve)! !

thanks again for now!!

Tell me where the b*****d is. I'll end him. I'm serious.

Please read this book - it's all about you and the problems you face - it's the book that saved me (and many others) - your library can get it for you if they don't already have it -

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Why the hell is your mother staying with the prick? If he's this violent, I would just have him arrested - I wouldn't give him another chance.

You didn't ask me, but in our home it was because Mom was co-dependent. In 40 years of drunken violence, she never stopped believing that he would turn into a good husband and father! It took 15 years after his (natural) death for Mom to ask "Why didn't I leave him?" Co-depence is a very strong force. Mom wasn't stupid either. Except re him.

Well the fact that he's a drunk certainly puts things in perspective.

Have you thought about going to al-anon? They were helpful to my mom when she was leaving my dad. I went a little bit, too, but mostly I lived with relatives when all this was going on.

um, it's *my* dad that was a drunk. I don't know about darkscorpion's dad.

Oh, my bad. Haven't had enough coffee yet today (speaking of addiction...)