Uh oh, Britt, time to delete your posts I guess, since you can't delete the whole thread this time . Your parents have probably never even raised a hand toward you, because I don't think they know or care what you're doing all day long, especially on the Internet. OR, they are so sick of your BS that maybe they have wanted to give you a good smack. You obviously think you are a grown-up, an equal to your parents, and they give you way too much freedom for someone your age (including posting on Pet Talk, where you are supposed to be 13 to do so!) Or, my 3rd theory, that you are just talking nonsense again to get attention, which is lame and sad. First you say they "go to" hit you, then you say they never laid a hand on you, then you say your life is twisted (I guessed that MONTHS ago) but we shouldn't think that? Whatever. I suggest you do a search on the Internet (since you're on there all night anyway) and look for a chat group for children of dysfunctional families, because they would enjoy these stories a lot more than loving pet owners do. By the way, the description of the cat abuse sounds very familiar......oh, that's right, that was your SISTER that was abusing a cat, not the neighbors..........why don't you fix what's wrong in your own house before you start in on someone else's.