My parents split up when I was around 4 years old. My dad decided to date this one girl who is now my step mom. I only have to see them every other day but when I’m there I have to do chores. Like every teenager. But for my “chores” I basically have to clean the whole house. Whenever I get home from my moms house it’s a mess. And they make me pick it up. Sometimes I’ll get home and my step mom will already be home. Hasn’t picked up anything, when it’s mostly her mess. Then if she finally decides to pick something up she complains that she picks up everything for everyone. It’s so draining then if I cry because I’m stressed out about it they will yell at me. I can’t even tell my actual mom about it because her and my step moms are basically best friends.

when i was younger (like 7-12) my dad used to hit my sisters and my mom divorced him. he rarely did it to me but he would emotionally abuse me a lot. like being manipulative and narcissistic. i’ve been to a therapist ordered by the court about it but no one ever takes me seriously because “he never really hit me” it still impacts me a lot and i try not to think about it but when i do it really messes me up. recently my moms boyfriend had asked us to move in with him and my mom said yes. my dad used to move around a lot and so the town that we’re moving to he has lived in. it’s giving me severe ptsd and anxiety and i can’t control it but my mom is telling me to get over it because hes different. well she’s had boyfriends before and they weren’t different. i can’t help feeling guilty like i’m stopping them from being happy but i’m very unsure about it. her boyfriend hasn’t given me a reason to doubt him and he’s really good to me and my younger siblings but i still worth it won’t work out.

• August 4, 2023