Hi Cusack,

I also wish that I knew how to help you, but I just don't know what to say. The answers are out there somewhere, but we all have to find our own answers. Nobody can control another person, so I don't know how to keep your parents from hurting you. A lot of us came from families where we got hurt, and we can't change our families. All we can change is ourselves. If you are trying to change your parents, or trying to make them the parents you wish that you had, you will be disappointed. You can change the way that you interact with them though. Maybe, for a week, just as an experiment, you could try saying "yes" to everything your mom asks you to do. See if it shocks her, or if she treats you differently. Maybe she will think that she is going crazy. Try it for a week and then see what happens.

Good luck to you!
Rap