Attanond,
I am so sorry that you are feel so angry, sad, and alone. I lost my daughter Jennifer 7/4/2008 and not a day goes by that I don't miss her. I have full guardianship of my beautiful grandson Nathan, and he is what keeps me going. He was also 8 when he lost his Mom. His father was never really a part of his life and I am glad because he is a total loser. Do you have any relatives at all that you can talk to. I am so glad you want to study and have a career. I wish I could take you in my arms and give you a big hug, sounds like you really need it. Please don't talk about suicide, things will get better. Are their any counselors at school you can talk to. It's not healthy to be so angry but I do understand because their was a point in my life I also despised my parents. I had a mentally ill sister, she was evil, and I suffer daily from sibling abuse. She was only 11 months older than me. 48 years ago they really did not know alot about mental disorders so their was not much help available to my parents. I resented them so much, I had a little sister 8 years younger who was born deaf. I was the middle child, well behaved, a good student, and never seemed to get any attention. All of it was spent on the weaker siblings. My sister, past the daily beatings, tryed to kill me a few times. She put street drugs in my allergy pills. I carried this anger around for years, I was also molested by my grandfather which further complicated things. Once I met the love of my life at 16, got married at 18, and had my first child at 19 I really did not understand what parents face. As my children grew and I had some difficulties I realized that raising a child can be so hard and confusing at times. As a parent I wanted the best for my children, and since they don't give out manuals you learn through trial and error. I was so lucky my daughters were healthy, happy, and generally well-adjusted. By raising them and facing some issues I began to understand what my parents must of faced. I know its hard for you not to be angry but you seem like a very intelligent young woman, and please don't let this anger rule your life. Anger wastes your energy, it can give you anxiety and actually cause physical problems. I don't know you but I am genuinely terrified for you right now. Things will get better, I promise, their will be a light at the end of a tunnel. Don't give up, you are resilient, and I know you are capable of finding other options. Sounds like your Dad has some major issues himself. I can give you a suggestion, it may help, take all that negative energy, use a little psychology, and you may be able to manipulate the situation in your favor. Write a letter to your father, think very carefully about how you feel, do not chastise him, let him know how sad, abandon you feel, how you miss your Mom, that you need him, and you don't feel like he cares about you anymore. Approach him with a calmness in your letter, tell him you feel like you are all alone in this world. But whatever you do, do not chastise him, only explain how your heart is breaking, do not show anger only sadness. When you write a letter you have time to think about what you write, and he has to read it, and will problably read it over and over again. Don't put him on the defensive, just pour out your emotions without anger. Tell him how much you miss your Mom. Anger only begets anger and at this point it does not sound like that will solve anything. In this letter do not insult his girlfriend as much as you hate her. Tell him you miss having alone time with him. Try to do this, it may help. In the meantime please feel free to contact me. I am happy to help you anyway I can.
A caring Mom and Grandma
Cindy