My stepdad is a

[Vulpes-Velox]

My family, and stepdad more specifically, treats me like a future convict. Well, I am not wearing a halo or anything, but this pessimistic attitude certainly doesn't help because I feel like it is influencing me, like little by little I am accepting the idea of being a failure in society.

They say I have their support, but I don't want that kind of support. The kind of support that becomes more like constant nagging. If maybe, a few years ago had they cared so much, I wouldn't be how I am today... And how I am today, isn't how I neccessarily feel in the inside...

Anyways, I want to know why my stepdad is such a drama queen (king?), and how to make him see how he is. He will blow stupid, meaningless things into a big deal that the family must adress. Of course, I will think it's complete bullshit and act blatantly disrespectful in response. And I look even worse.

I was told the advice to just play the game and act straight, but damn it's hard playing the game when you are being criminalized for almost no reason...

Look this man accused me of taking,"uppers" just for acting in a chirpy mood.

[jmalouin7]

I hate people like that, where before you have even done anything, they are accusing you of doing it. For example, when I was young, My mom always accused me of smoking, when I didn't. This happened everyday of the week, and it got to the point where I finally said Fuck it, I am being blamed for it, I might as well do it.

After I moved back home, she started up with the same bullshit all over again, this time with drinking. Ever since my 19th(drinking age is 19 in canada) whenever i go out, I always get told "Don't drink and drive" and It drives me up the wall. Like I am not smart enough to know not to do that.

[WhaleSnail]

your stepdad sounds a bit past his use by date. Perhaps this is some kind of Mid-life Crisis he is going through.

I suggest just telling him how you feel, no matter how awkward that may seem.

[Im-A-Pirate]

Man, you could make children in africa cry about your life problems.

Oh, wait.

Noone cares.

[Vulpes-Velox]

At 11/6/09 03:52 AM, Im-A-Pirate wrote:

Noone cares.

I wasn't asking for your sympathy either... So, um, I guess that would mean that I don't care about you caring to care... or something...

[EvilerBowser1001]

Sounds like a stepdad that really feels threatened by the teenage son of his wife, so he feels a need to throw around his authority.
Are there siblings in your family that he treats similarly, or more importantly, differently from you?

[OffensiveReality]

Go snort painkillers like real men who have problems.

[REDSPADES]

I must admit you do sound pretty fail. I wonder if its your fault or your family's? Probably yours.

HANG IN THERE, BABY!

[megakill]

nobody starts caring untill something becomes a problem or inconvinience.

anyway, you mentioned playing the game and act straight or something?
i think a better idea would be to play your own game, and act how you think is appropriate to act. i mean im sure your not dumb enough to not realize that getting tanked up and starting random fights, and stumbling home drunk isnt appropriate. so act how you think you should, try to be mature about it, and if your dad keeps blowing things out of proportion, keep just acting the way you are. maybe then he'll realize that his over-bearing and over the top reactions arent helping, and are infact just pushing you further away.