Hi am am a 14 (almost 15 in oct) girl. My mom and bad are divorced, my mom is always yelling at me for the smallest things, i get grounder before i even have th chance to say anything, my mom used to say she was proud of me and loved me very much i never hear that anymore. SHe always favors my brother more than me, my dad has also noticed this. He is on my side, my mom says that things arent working out so i should go live with my dad. I am a very good student A's and B's I am on the honor roll and even got athlete of the year. I have wanted to run away, but i didnt becaus emy brother (11) was going to go tell my mom so i couldnt, i have never gotten in trouble with the law either. My mom has hit me once backhanded across the face too. I guess I am saking if i should just ignore it, if this is normal, and/or what I should do? please help i need it so bad. thanks

-- Anonymous, July 29, 2003