Pertaining to the Emancipation of a 16 Year Old

[hedreamsofstars]

Hello. I am a 16 year old living in NC. I am inquiring as to the possibility of me being emancipated. I live with my Mother who is a prominent early childhood educator. My father is not in the picture nor has he ever been. My mother has never remarried nor does she date. Due to this, she has very few ways of “getting her emotions out”. She constantly turns to alcohol but while she will admit in private that she is an alcoholic, she will not say anything when confronted. This results in a lot of her yelling at me for silly things such as not wanting to take ibuprofen. When I try and respond to these sudden, and frankly quite ridiculous, outbursts she takes it upon herself to leave. No warning, no information; she simply leaves and does not come back until after I am asleep. She has spent my entire life taking care of other people’s children to a point where she forgets about her own. I spent at least a week over the summer eating only hot dog buns and sprinkles because my mother was too busy with work to go shopping. She does not respect my interests and will get ‘hammered’ the night before and be rendered incapable of taking me to dance or other very important things the next day. The whole of my family (including my grandparent, my aunts and uncles and otherwise) refuse to notice anything as they are what I like to call “ignorant fools”. They are also very religious and do not see eye to eye with my slightly more atheistic beliefs. I try and remain mature in this situation, but it is becoming more and more unbearable as I am getting older. I do not have the same privileges and opportunities as other people my age since I am forced to take full care of myself. For a teenager who does not (and cannot due to lack of ways to get to work) work, this is very difficult. Granted, I have, many friends who help to make sure that I am getting what I need—it still hurts. She does not hit me but she has threatened to on multiple occasions on the account of me being ‘ungrateful’. Most of the “abuse” that I receive is mental. This does not make it any less harmful or any less real. Mental abuse, while not necessarily bruising, can still be life threatening and is not to be taken lightly.
I see nothing in my history that could potentially hurt my chances of being emancipated. I do not drink, not do I do drugs or have ever. I have never been in trouble with the law or with my school and get fairly good grades (high enough for the UNC system). I am a junior in high school and plan to graduate next year and attend either Brevard or UNCA. I am “mature for my age” and quite smart to top that off. But I simply cannot function in a house where I am neglected as a human being. I am not a snappy or sassy teenager who just wants to live with their boyfriend/girlfriend. I am simply looking for guidance as to whether or not emancipation is a possibility for me.

[Dogmatique]

Unless you are able to completely support yourself, you have no chance whatsoever.

Please read the "sticky" threads. Emancipation is about need, not want.

[cbg]

Emancipation is not and never was intended to be a means for a minor to leave a bad situation. It was and is intended to be a means by which to give legal protections to those minors who, for reasons outside their own control, found themselves living independently.

Nothing you have posted suggests that you are a candidate for emancipation.