First off, I want to say thanks everybody.

I'm in tears again. I feel like they all hate me now. My mom keeps yelling at me. My dad is mad at me, but he doesn't show it to my face. Sarah and Michael...it seems like they don't like me either. My mom is being so rude, she's not listening to me, I asked if we could have a discussion tonight, about Major coming in the house, and my dad said maybe, but he thought it was pretty clear Major was staying outside for the winter. He said "he seems to be the kind of dog, that if we put some heating thing in his house, he could survive" and I wanted to tell him something, but I didn't want to make him upset and I knew he wouldn't understand. My mom just started her same old rambling on "I'd get rid of him before he came in here"

I think Major will be safe outside (probably happier and everything inside, I know that)but I just mean my mom wouldn't let him loose or anything. She wouldn't she just sais some things sometimes...

I hate it how they always talk about me though. When they think i don't hear them...it happens all the time now.

carole -

whenever my mom is in a good mood (which isn't often) as soon as she sees me, she gets mad/grouchy again. I i know he will survive...but...I just think it's plain mean. I don't know what to do about it. There are a lot of things I want to say on this topic..but I don't think I really want to/can say them here. Thank you though.

slick - I don't think my mom is going through menopause...I'm quite sure she has passed that already. She is 52.

I have a dad, and while he's usually nice and tries to understand, he just doesn't. And here's not here that often and never has that much time. He is a farmer and our crops are doing really really bad this year.

Thanks Val. I know my mom would NEVER EVER consider counselling. She doesn't have the time (is what she'd say) and there'd also be 'no reason for it' and she would make me go, if anyone.

I am not the greatest person in the world, placed with the worst mother. I know that I probably don't have the greatest attitude. I'm trying to change that, but everytime, she keeps giving me reasons not to.

caseysmom - I'll try that tonight (if and when, hopefully we have a good discussion) but I doubt it will do any good. She refuses to open her mind up and see my opinion.

Thanks everyone - I think this is all I can write right now, she's mad again..