I can't bear that. C.) is the hardest option, and the least common.


My dad's staying in the house, while my mom's at rehab for a month at the most. He tells me we (my brother and I) have got to choose where we want to live, when my mom comes back.

My brother never tells me anything of his thoughts, he just completely shuts me out.
I can't stand it, but what am I to do?

I feel like, it's a chore to be around my mom right now. She makes everything so difficult. She cries to manipulate me.

I know, it may seem that I'm making her sound like a witch that rhymes with a B.
But she's not. She's scared and she's hurt. Because of all the shoulder surgeries they've given her all these medicines, which combined with her Prozac and antidepressants (because she's bipolar) made her body get an addiction to them.
She tried stopping altogether, which is very bad.
It made her body very sick. She's been in bed for days. If she hadn't admitted it, and gone to rehab this week, she could've very well died.

Because of her unstablity, I've had to grow up a lot quicker than normal.
I've always had to take care of her. It's been like that for years on end.
I find these moments are rare, when I find her soothing me.

I love her to death, but she's so...I don't know.

My dad's a lot more stoic. he's such a sweet, and warm guy with a big heart. He's very strong in his principals and had very well instilled them in Gray and I. I take after him more than I do my mom. Which may be the reason why I find it easier to be around him. He has quite a temper though, and I don't think he loves my mom anymore.

He doesn't wear his wedding ring.