Apathy...

[friendlynerd18]

..has been my constant of being since moving back to my hometown in February of this year and then sometimes the resentment shows up when I'm feeling particularly low. I don't know which one is worse but both make me feel like a shitty human being for feeling them because society dictates that I should feel some joy being back with my family but I

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[nahele_101]

What exactly does your mom need help with that you have to live at home? I assume as a teen in high school your sister is pretty capable of taking care of her shit ya? It sounds like moving out would be best for you, and you can stay nearby and assist when she needs a friendly ear/shoulder to carry weight.

[friendlynerd18]

I ask myself the same question all the time. They should be able to raise one teenager without my help (both my mom and stepdad have raised kids before) but, for some reason, they are completely out of their depth with my sister.I moved back because in the year I was gone my sister fell into depression and self-harm... something my traditionally hispanic parents have NEVER dealt with. The main reason I live at home is because I'm the go between in regards to communication... my sister does not speak with my parents and my parents don't know how to speak to her. I have an excellent relationship with my sister but that's mainly due to me practically raising her since she was a babe (there's 14 years difference). I tell her to do chores and she does them, I ask her how her day was at school and she'll can go an hour telling me what happened, I ask her to come to the store with me and she'll gladly do it. The same cannot be said for my parents. None of the therapists my sister has seen can really figure out why she does it and she will