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Jan 30, 2011, 12:16 PM
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Member Since: Oct 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 6,543
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Look ~ you're 17 ~ isn't THAT old enough to make your OWN decisions about religion??? That's when *I* told MY parents that I'd had enough of Catholocism. I told them that I QUIT and I wasn't going back. There was NOTHING they could do to make me go back to that church!!! They said nothing, and i didn't go back. I think I stunned them a bit -- but they couldn't say much because in all the years I was going to Church and Catechism, they never went to church. My Mom was Catholic, but my dad wasn't. I'm sure YOUR parents go to church -- but I still say you're old enough to make your own decision. Why go when you're getting NOTHING out of it?? It's blasphemous.
Personally, I think being home-schooled is part of your problem. It keeps kids from being socialized. Kids don't get to "fit in" with other kids. Kids don't go to the games, the activities. Perhaps you didn't even care about those things, I don't know. But every child that I knew that was home-schooled had a BUNCH of emotional problems. Then after they "graduated" they REALLY cut loose - drugs, booze, problems with the law - you name it. Some even died because of it. 
I don't want to see ANYTHING happen to you ~ I've grown to care ALOT about you.  I wish I could give you a BIG hug right now!
I wish I had the magic answer to all this -- I'd love to give your parents the what-for.  Obviously they are completely BLIND as to what is going on with you. Are they into the country club scene or something? What are they doing, since they aren't parenting YOU? They must be terribly tied up with something. They sure aren't focusing their attention on you!!  It ticks me off, big time. How blind can they be anyhow? I could ALWAYS tell when my granddaughter was depressed! It doesn't take a rocket scientist.
Bless your heart ~ feel free to message me if you want to talk. Otherwise, PLEASE don't hurt yourself anymore. You don't want nasty scars all over your arms/legs/etc. If you feel frustrated, grab your pillow in your bedroom and SCREAM into it -- kick your legs/feet on your bed. Have a real tantrum on your bed!!! That's what *I* do when I'm frustrated. Can't you just see a 61 yr old broad having a tantrum?? Quite a sight. lol But I've gotta keep it quiet or the cops will get called. lol Anyway - don't hurt yourself PLEASE. God bless. Hugs, Lee
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