Alright, let me just explain. I am 17 yrs. old (the youngest) and my family is rather on the dysfuncional from my p.o.v. At the moment, I am focused on my mom. She's not exactly the brightest crayon in the box and so I'm constantly the more knowledged one between the two of us. I've become the mother figure, listening to her problems and trying to help her out, take her under my wing.. blah blah. So if I do this for her, then she's supposed to do it for me, right? well... like I said, she's just not the brightest. So no one listens to me and my problems. Yes, the root of much of my stress is carrying other peoples burdens with no one to hold my own...just thought you'd like to know....