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I'm having some troubles at home...

My problem is how it is stated above, obviously. I live with my dad and sister; he separated from my mom about five years ago.

There have been times where I consider moving to my mom's house, but I didn't think that it would change anything. The problem here is that my dad criticizes almost everything that I do, telling me that I should know how to do things when I've never been taught how in the first place. He'll often nitpick at everything that I'd do, and it doesn't help with my already low self-esteem. I know that the main thing to do here would be talk to him, but I can't; I'm terrified. I shouldn't be scared of my own father, however, there's nothing that I can do for that. I tried getting used to it for all of these years, but nothing is helping out. If he yells at me 或者 anyone else, I'll start feeling upset, 或者 as if I need to get out of the house.

If I were to talk to him anyway, pushing aside all of these feelings, I don't think that it would work out. He would keep criticizing me. For an example, let's say that I told him that I wished that my sister can do some of his own work for me; a common example in my house being folding the towels. Instead of understanding and trying to help me out, I know that he would call me lazy and to stop complaining. My sister isn't that much younger than me -- she should be able to do the things that I can, which I know that she could.

The other problem is that I feel as if I can never get a break from him. I do well in school, but lately I've been slipping. It's often common for me in the beginning of the year, but now when I get a bad mark on something, I feel massive amounts of pressure. All I think about is how he'll yell at me if he finds out, and how I should be the ones making examples for my sister. I know that this is true -- and that these are the burdens the older sibling must take -- but I wish that he could understand that it's difficult. I long for him to see the other good things that I'm capable of
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Chibi-Baka3 posted 一年多以前
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doing, because I feel as if he doesn't acknowledge me as much anyway. I've even gone so far as to consider dropping out of school. There are other things that I would list, but I really don't want to write down any more. May I have a bit of assistance in what to do?
Chibi-Baka3 posted 一年多以前
 Chibi-Baka3 posted 一年多以前
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BabyBlud said:
I think this situation happens in every household with 更多 then one child. Being the eldest of siblings is a very big responsibility, and true like 你 say there are things that 你 should do to 'teach' your younger siblings on how to behave, but 你 have to think of it like this - they're not your kids. They're 你 parents kids. It is your parents who should be teaching then and getting 你 to 'help', not put the sole responsibility on you.
Instead of talking to your father, have 你 tried 写作 him a note explaining how your feelings and how 你 think certain things are unfair? That could be one thing to think about breaking the ice of having a conversation with him.
The other thing i can think of is talking to another adult 你 trust and getting their perspective on his behavior. A teacher at school maybe? 或者 even your mother?

As for your bad marks, i don't think that should worry 你 too much. 你 say it's common when 你 get into the new 年 thanks to the 圣诞节 break i assume, it's 更多 common then 你 think in other students too. To stop this from happening if your really worried about it, go see your teacher before the break and ask his/her 建议 on study strategies that won't interrupt what 你 have planned for the holiday. An hours refreshing study, re-reading your text-books 或者 re-copying your work 你 did earlier in the 年 is what i would do, an 小时 a 日 maybe.

Don't drop out of school just because 你 don't feel acknowledged for the work 你 do. School could be the escape 你 need from your 首页 life.
I say write your father a letter and ask him what he's playing at (but nicely of course).
See where it goes from there, and if 你 need any 更多 help, don't hesitate to send me a message.
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Well, I meant that the pressure makes me feel as if I should drop out... ^^; But anyways, thanks for the help.
Chibi-Baka3 posted 一年多以前
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