i am 16 and am going crazy i have been working since i was 10 babysitting but its still a job. i have been working in a restraunt now for only 3 months cooking i make enough to support me but is that enough to get emanicipated. i buy my food, my clothes, Everything that i need to live. i basicly live on my own because my dad is never home and when he is i'm at work or were fighting. i am supporting myself my dad has done nothing. my dad and i have never gotten along i have always taken care of my self when i get sick i take my self to the doctor. when i need food i go buy food. living with my dad is very stressful and it makes it harder for me to work. and if i can't work i can't get the money for the things that i need to live. my dad has never been there for me. he use to beat me and now all he ever does is threatn me. i am scared to live at my house. i love my dad but i have to worrie about my safty and my live on this earth. i really need to be emancipated but i need help to understand this law someone please help me. valirez@yahoo.com

