There are a few things that have colored my relationship with my parents, namely the fact that my mother emotionally abused me for the first half of my life, because she was unhappy with her own.  My hair started falling out last year because of stress, related to my family.

She doesn't do it so much nowadays, but that's because I'm 17. But she does play favorites, and still treat me like a red headed step child.

I've been "grounded" for over a year now. By grounded, I mean, all my privileges are taken. No computer, no television, no car, etc. I literally sit in the house and stare at the ceiling. (I'm not at my house). My computer, when I can use it, has a lock on it, and is down in the central.

I will probably graduate before I will have any freedom.

Why did I get grounded? Because my mom likes to find a problem in everything I do.

The other day, she told me that she felt like I had a bad attitude when it came to my chores. I asked her why she felt that way. She said it was because I waited until late at night to do the dishes. It seemed like an act of insubordination to her.

Fuck Dammit. Weekends used to be fun, but now, they are just another 48 hours in which I have to spend staring at the ceiling .