My mother was the same way with me when I was around your age. Listen, and try to understand a few things.

First, she's likely at an age where things are starting to get rough emotionally for her too. It doesn't make sense to us growing up, but when women hit menopause, things get a little iffy. My mother hit it as I was hitting puberty. The clash was MOST unpleasant. We both were emotional ticking time bombs waiting to explode (and we often did). I don't know exactly how old your mother is, but this is a possibility. I wouldn't bring it up with her, because that will likely just make her even more upset.

Second, parents sometimes will exercise an unnecessary degree of control on you because they've had a rough day at work. You're most in danger of this right when they get home. This usually tends to happen when they have a rough day with their superior. Since they can't control that, they come home and take out their anger and frustration on things they *can* control, namely their kids. It's not fair, and it's really not right. The best thing you could learn to do in that situation is to let things go in one ear and out the other until they leave and calm down.

It seems to you that they really don't care. Believe me, they really do. The problem is, they were bred to believe that caring is shown in a different way than we need it. My parents didn't understand that what they were doing just made me more and more depressed. To this day, they still don't get it. I DEFINITELY recommend seeing a counselor, because parents will be more likely to believe it when an adult says something will be better for you than hearing it from their own kids. Parents generally want the best thing for you, so it's ironic that in cases like these, they tend to do the absolute WORST thing for you, because they're trying to be a "good parent." It's kind of a selfish thing from their spot.

In the meantime, try to find ways for yourself to "escape" in your own house. Make a special place in your room where nobody can touch you, and fill it with things that are special to you. If you want to talk about it some more, feel free to PM me, because I've been there before! Good luck with everything, and take care!

~TheDeliciousDish