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my parents are divorced and lately i’ve been thinking about living with my mom full time. i turned 18 two months ago so legally i can choose who i want to live with and when. for the last 5 years my dads house and the atmosphere within it feels like it has crippled me. the thought of even telling him that i want to live with my mom and not scares me so much. i feel like i’m going to rip my family apart even more. i once heard that you can’t heal in the place where you were once hurt. and that phrase has stuck with me for a long time. my dad isn’t a drunk, he doesn’t do drugs; but over time i feel like i’m just living with him for HIM. not because i enjoy doing so. i wonder if he’s a toxic person in my life; and even thinking about that makes me me feel like such an asshole. my dad is loved be so many people around him; but i can’t help but always see his flaws. i just feel sick. our relationship is always different in his eyes than mine. he thinks we’re fine. when i’ve literally been at the point of suicide thinking about if i told him i needed to leave his home. i feel very desperate and i appreciate anything thank you. i wish you all peace
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Hi, it sounds like you've answered your own question pretty well - it's time to move out. I agree with what you said "you can’t heal in the place where you were once hurt" and maybe you can use that as your reason for wanting to move out, if you want to avoid the confrontation about your dad being toxic. That's what I would say, that a change of scenery is needed. Maybe this will be a wake up call for your dad, and he'll change for the better. Gotta hold on to hope, you know?
ReplyDon't live with either of them. Find somewhere else to go.
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