Family Problems...., hurting me inside... Options

[Lightner]

Well... in my family (just me my mom, dad, and sister) we are having some problems... mostly about my sister... a while ago i made a topic about my sisters boyfriend and how terrible he was and jsut stuff like that... well she is still with him and now this is worse than ever... my sister and mom get in arguments EVERY day... i cant take it much longer.. every time i hear them yell it makes me cringe and just really hurt.. mornings are the worst because im just all emotional and just messed up because i have both mom and sister yelling at each other (me trying to get ready or school) and im in the middle... i cant take it... my mom is very dramatic, so is my sister, so for example about 30 minutes ago they got into an argument because my sister hasn't been home all day.. she was at dance practice for school and other stuff... of course her stupid bf...

so my mom gets really angry and doesnt want her helping to put ornaments up.. so my sister says she wont do her homework till she is in bed... so they argue for about 40 minutes then my sister leaves to her room.. this is a daily thing... my sister is a senior, going to college soon.. hopefully the house will get quiter... but for now its just really stressful and im forcing myself to stay away rom other bad things that people say make u feel better... in other words my friends say i should do drugs which i will not to EVER!!! but i just want to get out of my house and go somewhere else.. i guess thats why i cant wait to grow up and move out.. im just really confused and i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to relieve stress...

im sick and tired of hearing them argue but theres noting i can do about it... i dont want to open up to a school counselor because they will most likley reccomend some family therapy stuff which is too embarrasing... what should i do?

[nightowl89]

hm...family issues are always hard. Do you have a friend that you're comfortable maybe talking about this with? I have trouble actually talking about my family problems the most to friends even tho they are who i go to usually to get me through issues. I love and tlak to my parents too but u need someone to vent to. Its too bad you don't have other siblings(my brother helps a lot sometimes) If you don't have a friend ur comfortable talking to, maybe another adult? Sitting down with your mom and telling her how you hurt is also a good idea. And well...your sister is a senior then you only have a year left. its good that you're aware of teh drug issue too. they are def not your answer...good for you. Hang in there!