Hi, i'm Aislinn and i'm 16 years old in CA. I'm not sure weither or not to go through with the emancipation.I feel guilty yet restrained too... here's my story:
My mom died when I was 3 from MPD and severe physical/mental abuse. Since then my dad has been taking care of me alone. He's older (bout 60) and for the most part very caring... but lately i've noticed he's becoming verbaly abusive. he says things to put me down and twists every thing he says to make me believe that every thing im doing "wrong" is my fault and i end up mentaly abusing myself on an extream level. i've started going bald because i rip out my hair (ocd?) from my "mental fights"
i've tried talking to him, and he sometimes, when in the right mood, will agree with me. in the end he usally ends up breaking down and crying. i then put in to my mind that i'm just overreacting.
its gotten kinda of better, im in thepary up at school where my dad does not know.
I can't live with the extreamly up and downs. i dont know what to do. i want to then i dont know how my dad will react to it.
Will I get to chose where I get to live? Because I would like to move in with my boyfriend and girlfriend (i'm bi, btw) who have supported me through all this and have made me relize what my dad is doing is NOT healthy for me. because of him, my grades are droping dramaticly and i forge the reports so he does not know because i'm scared of him, and i have no energy or motivation left to finish school. my bf/gf have talked to me and told me that they want to see me finish, and they will help, but they also want to see me happy at home...
What should I do? or am i jsut overreacting. please respond: i want to decide asap. its eating me up inside.
thanks every one,
Aislinn niMuir

