Hi, LittleForgetMeNot!

The mother you are describing is a toxic individual, possibly with a diagnosable disorder, whose words and actions are undermining not only your personal peace of mind but also your education. It may be best to formally document your experiences and officially complain to authorities.

I realize you (and your brother) are young, but that makes decisive action now all the more important.

Perhaps you have a trusted teacher or administrator or counselor at school to whom you could turn for help. You have a "real world" writing/research project and need assistance. You could even start with your above post, pare it down to just the facts -- including that the emotional turmoil caused by your mother is harming your ability to take advantage of education, print it and present it to somebody.

As strong as you are, you most likely do need to reach out for help to get to a safer, better place.

Document, document, document.